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x-treme weight reduction 101

Old Dec 22, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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Talking x-treme weight reduction 101

ok so how do u get most the weight out your ride well lets start.
1.pull bumper covers off and pull bumpers off the car and toss them fuckers also while doing this toss all that extra plastic bs and place bumper covers back on.
2.pull carpet up and toss it.
3.pull all speakers and radio out and toss it.
4.take any screws out that are for the inside that u do not need or if u will never remove the such sade item and super glue it back.
5.pull dash out and remove the heater core.
6.remove all ac shit from engine area.
7.remove back seats.
8.remove pass. side seat belt
9.remove front sway bar.
10.remove jack and spare tire.
11.gut the door and by this i mean take out that cross bar thats in the inside of the door.
12.remove any wireing that is not in use.
13.replace everthing else with lighter parts.

now welcome to my world if u got anything to add to the list just post it up.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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Scrape the tar crap off the floor=around 30pnds.....Cut the spare tire hole out replace with flat sheet of aluminium=20pnds or soo..Jamie
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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your talking about that shit on the bottom of the car right.i never even thought about that.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ghost 727
your talking about that shit on the bottom of the car right.i never even thought about that.
Yea peeling that shit off is for the hardcore car dieter only..But it weighs a good 30pnds ...On some cars it weighs more..
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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Take out the windshield washer fluid reservoir and the wiper motor. The tank is usually around 10-15 lbs. full and the wiper motor just depends.
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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...better yet....take EVERYTHING out...

and put back what you need to drive.
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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this thread is 2 years old..lol

its from when i had the 4th gen
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Nothing like a little sprucing up...
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Take a big shit before going to the track. lol
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