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hi all

just wondering if there are any LEGAL wieght reducing mods that can be done particularly to an NB8A...? heard of someone removing the soft top, how longs that take?

and why not... what are some illegal ones like removing air bags

haha.

be interesting to see if theres some that can be done quickly and easy on track side, ie drive there in a legal car race a part striped car, leave in a legal car ......... WITHOUT using a trailer and a second car heheh.

legal issue? not that i am aware of. u might do it at ur own risk .

i am told that weight of items on a NA:

the softtop: 60 ponds
ps and ac: 100 ponds


have u removed ur spare tire yet? how about 2 lightweight bracket seats? try to remove the passenager and c how u like it. say no to ur passenager and save another 60 kilo or more.

i like your thinking Mr Me who needs friends when you have a 5 anyway

and without the pas seat it might double as a bed!... hmm beds a little rich... sleeping location... place......spot.

anyone got a rough stab at NB soft top wieght and hard top wieghts?

wonder if theres much behind the door trim that could be.. left out

err bit hevier than the NA's.....you have a glass window.

I know James (aka Sidewinder) pretty much took most things out of his NB for the jenny craig effect. And he still had his rego plates.

I'd say carpet is a good starting point. It's a biatch to get out, but there's a good 5kgs, then take out the jack, the toolkit, and as mentioned the spare tyre and softop.

Then get stuck into the towhooks (baby teetch) front and rear

If you want to go more drastic?

junk the stereo, the windblocker, the A/C etc.

Then go lightwieight exhaust, lightweight wheels.... the list goes on!

here is a free one, dont eat for a week, take a huge dump b4 a race

Light wheels are the way forward when you prepare a race car you concentrate on unsprung mass (wheels and suspension) saving weight there is most important because all spinnig mass drains horsepower and then you try to get the weight central and low in the body. All weight loss is good but there is no point loosing the roof is you have a heavy set of wheels on it.

Check out Slammer's car.
Parts of it look like Swiss Cheese!
Get yourself a bloody big drill, and start making it holier than thou.

haha, eggbox good idea, sounds like my kinda wieght loss programe.

can live with less carpet in the boot and maybe parcel shelf and.. wind blocker

but how long dose it take to remove the soft top? and further more, put it back on?? would it be a afternoon job?

what CAN i take to with a hole saw and not be in trouble for?

is the car road registered???
then check with the RTA as im sure you cant remove the air bags and keep it registered...

the roof is about 20Kg??? and i know a lot of people have changed theirs.. but from what i have heard its a "give it to some one else" job
and takes about an afternoon...

like everyone else has said, remove everything from the boot, tyre, jack carpet, plastic linings and the metal plate infront of the fuel lines...
carpet in the car, passenger seat if you like, centre console (just leave the switch for the power windows)

dont remove the tow hooks if your going to the racetrack.. most track days and racing you need them to get through scrutineering.. so if you get boged they can tow you out.

other than that.. it strats to become permanant mods.. ie drilling holes...
but you can remove the plastic gards behind the front wheels etc...

StanTheMan wrote:err bit hevier than the NA's.....you have a glass window.

All the literature at the time of the release of the NB said the opposite.

nath wrote:the windblocker

Yes! Remove the wind blocker, I'll take it off your hands!

Casey wrote:

StanTheMan wrote:err bit hevier than the NA's.....you have a glass window.

All the literature at the time of the release of the NB said the opposite.

well how about that

StanTheMan wrote:

Casey wrote:

StanTheMan wrote:err bit hevier than the NA's.....you have a glass window.

All the literature at the time of the release of the NB said the opposite.

well how about that

Surprised me too - must be a hell of a heavy zipper