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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 08:07 PM
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you got 15-20 hp from dryer duct? i dont think so... especially if its on a turbo.

smurf didnt lighten his car, 137msupra did, or whatever John's name was. thats the car that Bucsfanatic59 has. that car was stripped out. basically had 2 seats and not much else. probably the center console.

smurf is Fixin to lighten his blue turbo but hasnt done it yet. its not even legalized yet.

the fenders are probably 15 lbs each. i know for a fact because i had to remove the fenders on the JZ clip to get to the body harness. the front fenders are just tin's, not heavy at all. the hood is heavy as fuck, so is the bumper support. you cant remove the entire bumper support because thats what the front fascia is bolted to. w/o it, youd have 6 bolts holding on the entire fascia and it would flap in the wind like your boxer shorts run up the flag pole. there are 2 bolts on either side of the nose, 2 bolts holding the corners to the fender, and 2 nuts holding the lower corners to the flimsy brace behind the fender liner. thats all there is to hold it on when the bumper support is removed. your best bet is to cut the bumper support and just leave the ends where they bolt into the frame rails. youll at least have 10 more bolts holding the bumper on. alot safer and alot sturdier.

the sound deadener takes up quite a bit, but alot of the weight is stuff you need to keep you from dying, like the DOT side impact beams, front and rear bumper supports. the rest is to keep the car from collapsing in on itself, like inside the A pillars and such.

whats more important; having an interior or having a lightweight car?


your spare tire alone is ~45 lbs. ditch it, carry some fix-a-flat and a cell phone w/ your AAA card.

buy some new rims too.

honestly, there isnt alot on the supra that i could stand to lose. most of it is supposed to be there. not alot that is just flab and useless. the shit that is useless doesnt weigh all that much, like tow hooks, fog lights, Tems actuators, etc.
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