weight reduction thoughts

91blazins10

91blazins10

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Re: weight reduction thoughts

Spinall4 said:
I shipped mine a while back when I sold it. It was just under 75 lbs for the back seat, bolts, box & packaging.

I say if you want to take it out, take it out. Let all the haters kiss your ass, It bolts in and out so its not like you couldn't put it back in in the future.
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wow that much, I had mine out a few months ago and it didnt really feel that heavy.
 
SY2455

SY2455

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:hijack: Silly, Seriously on a side note, you should be a race car driver.
 
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Spinall4

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Re: weight reduction thoughts

91blazins10 said:
wow that much, I had mine out a few months ago and it didnt really feel that heavy.
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I remember it because the first time I weighed it, it came in at 76 something, and FED EX ground won't take anything over 75 lbs now.
 
gjp

gjp

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Re: weight reduction thoughts

115lbs... 125lbs
Crap my son is 10 and weighs more then you guys. He is 5foot even and weighs 126lbs. I am 5' 9" and I weigh 186lbs. I just lost some weight too.
 
George Blake

George Blake

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Mines out. I can weigh it. With the seat and the steel spring loaded plate, I bet its over 75 pounds.
blktyphoon said:
Has anyone ever thought about or has taken out the whole back seat? It feels really heavy when i put it down. Honestly i only need a passenger seat for my girl, and the whole back area lol. I dont know how much this would help to make my poor ty faster. What if i took bolth out. Someone please enlighten me. Thanks :tup:
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Jimmy

Jimmy

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Just take a Sawzall to the whole ****ing truck.
 
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12secondSY

12secondSY

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Re: weight reduction thoughts

gjp said:
115lbs... 125lbs
Crap my son is 10 and weighs more then you guys. He is 5foot even and weighs 126lbs. I am 5' 9" and I weigh 186lbs. I just lost some weight too.
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Im 5'11". :rotf: Thing is I eat every 2 hours. My metabolism is so fast im skinny and always hungry. Gotta love it for goin fast though :tup: I hopped on my friends Hayabusa and went .2 faster than him the first time riding it, hes only 160lbs. Also killed another friends newer R1 with my old 954, then we traded and I beat him again :lol:
 
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crusader8

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I dont think a rear seat removal would loko that bad if you finished it up real nice, maybe get the rest carpeted and fill in any holes you might have
 
Silly

Silly

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So no other ideas? I am going to be working on the truck tonight and was hoping for other ideas of what to remove.

As far as the rear seat that will be taken out on track days but overall it will remain.

Think about the doors? Whats the guts of a door look like? Wonder what I could remove from the inside and still allow it to operate correct with power windows?

I tossed around the idea of fiberglass fenders yesterday, I mean for $150 each and they only weigh 8lbs its an interesting idea but a fellow owner was worried about them "waving" and rattling with the lumpy idle of my truck. Also, how would you mount the cladding?

So let's hear more ideas, I need some work to do while the other guys work on the wiring!

Thanks again.

PS: Right now I do have a stock sumped gas tank, really don't want a fuel cell but that is always a possibility.
 
warmpancakes

warmpancakes

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theres lots of stuff you can remove, pull the crash bars from the door, remove the interior, and trim out all the bracing, or just make the braces smaller, how far are you willing to go? you could halways have the exhaust made from aluminum pipe, remove the heater box behind the dash, wiring for all of the extra crap in the truck, like domw lamps, rear wiper,
 
Silly

Silly

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warmpancakes said:
theres lots of stuff you can remove, pull the crash bars from the door, remove the interior, and trim out all the bracing, or just make the braces smaller, how far are you willing to go? you could halways have the exhaust made from aluminum pipe, remove the heater box behind the dash, wiring for all of the extra crap in the truck, like domw lamps, rear wiper,
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Yeah I think I am going to look into the insides of the doors tonight.

I am not sure on the bracing part, seems almost like too much work for the actual worth.

Everything else was/is already covered though.

Good ideas though and thanks!
 
warmpancakes

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crash bars are probably close to 30lbs each but dont get broadsided , How much comfort are you willing to give up?
 
Silly

Silly

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Re: weight reduction thoughts

warmpancakes said:
crash bars are probably close to 30lbs each but dont get broadsided , How much comfort are you willing to give up?
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The truck will hardly be driven on the street when not being raced. So thats why I am not worried about crash bars. I have the PEP core support so im already screwed from the front, might as well add the side to that list.

I am on the fence with the comfort thing. I mean i refuse to get rid of the power leather full interior. I just think its sexy and even more so when you make the power I make ya know?

But I am still thinking about the carpet aspect. But that is something I think i might regret once I feel the rattle and hear the cacklin inside the truck.

I guess my main quest is the "invisible" weight reduction? There is already nothing under the hood or behind the dash.
 
warmpancakes

warmpancakes

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pull the door panel you will be amazed at the extra metal there, also thers lots of extra stuff in the rear behind the qtr panels you can remove
 
Silly

Silly

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More questions:

1. Where can I get fiberglass inner fenders? going to make stock ones work

2. Should I just make a lighter weight set? Cut up stock will be lighter and fit

3. If so, what material/thickness? using stock inner fenders

4. should/do i need inner fenders to begin with? truck will not see rain or snow again I've concluded i do not NEED them, but WANT them

5. The borgeson steering shaft... is it worth it strictly from a weight issue? Handling aside, just weight + cost $225 from waller I believe nevermind found out stock is lightest and i know it works and fits already

6. I read about Hood's 13 gal fuel tank for a syclone, well what about with a typhoon? Will that work? If so, what part #?

Well seems that I answered my own questions from talking to people off the board. Anyone have insight on #6?
 
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TDSRacing

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Silly said:
More questions:

1. Where can I get fiberglass inner fenders? going to make stock ones work

2. Should I just make a lighter weight set? Cut up stock will be lighter and fit

3. If so, what material/thickness? using stock inner fenders

4. should/do i need inner fenders to begin with? truck will not see rain or snow again I've concluded i do not NEED them, but WANT them

5. The borgeson steering shaft... is it worth it strictly from a weight issue? Handling aside, just weight + cost $225 from waller I believe nevermind found out stock is lightest and i know it works and fits already

6. I read about Hood's 13 gal fuel tank for a syclone, well what about with a typhoon? Will that work? If so, what part #?

Well seems that I answered my own questions from talking to people off the board. Anyone have insight on #6?
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I too was wondering about the fenders, inner and out, and how much can be saved by going to a fiber glass cowl hood?
 
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Slowcone

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wow so 60 lbs for the crash bars.....how hard are they to remove? anything else like this we can ditch?
 
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