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carnagexxxx · 10-18-2006, 03:32 PM

I am going to start to do my weight reduction project on my s13 coupe. I have been doing some searching and have come across some great info on this site. Here's my worry. I initially was planning on ripping all the non-essential crap out like the back seat, trunk lining, spare, carpeting things like that. What I am afraid of is offsetting the weight balance. Can anyone give me some insight on what I can expect?

What have you done to your car to make it lighter? What worked? What didn't work out that you wish you could change? Thanks guys and girls.

DJPimpFlex · 10-18-2006, 03:36 PM

it will offset it to some extent, but at the level your at it wont matter much. At some point you can compensate by moving the battery to the back, fiberglass fenders, CF hood, ect. Removeing sound deadining and all extra unessicary wiring is good stuff too. You should search cause this has been coverd.

vanish1 · 10-18-2006, 03:46 PM

the one and only link you'll ever need for S chasis weight reduction:

http://www.mysportscar.com/features/...ings/index.htm

backroadtouge · 10-18-2006, 03:48 PM

yeah thats all really easy. jsut keep the backseats to put back in if your gonna dailydrive that cause trust me, after a year you get annoyed at not being to hear the radio on the highway. mainly use it as a sound deadener from the exhaust. seats are easy to remove when you dont want the whole 10 pounds of them in there.

best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy!

sillyvia13 · 10-18-2006, 04:01 PM

best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy!
/\/\/\/\
Well put!
Dude I saved 12 lbs with a carbon fiber hood...Awesome...lets go to Burger King!
http://www.drifting.com/forums/print...p?t=1097&pp=40
here some more info...
welding...helps a bunch too!
Pour some foam into frame rails to stiffen it!
More tricks than San Fran!

...lol...I know I have a bad sense of humor...
at least I still have one...

Wei240 · 10-18-2006, 04:01 PM

there was that other thread, the s13 could be as light as under 2k lbs

*NemeGuero* · 10-18-2006, 07:26 PM

1 800 97 Jenny
(53669)

DJPimpFlex · 10-18-2006, 08:07 PM

^ohh you think your funny, you got jokes? lol.

carnagexxxx · 10-19-2006, 12:28 AM

I was more or less wondering what each of you has done as far as weight reduction and what you want to do. Tonight me and my boy got rid of pretty much all of the internals. Once I get the pics on my comp I'll post a bit of a review.

DJPimpFlex · 10-19-2006, 01:33 AM

Well heres a few pics of my cars to give you an idea.

This is my old shell, I'm swapping everything over to the new shell

This one:

articdragon192 · 10-19-2006, 02:02 AM

If anything, you can cornerbalance the car to help deal with any offset in weight.

revd34 · 10-19-2006, 06:48 AM

if you are worried about the offsetting weight balance just convert your car to middle drive

g6civcx · 10-19-2006, 05:54 PM

DJPimpFlex, how is fitment on those doors? Your windows and door locks swap in with no problems?

*Yuri* · 10-19-2006, 06:04 PM

One way to keep out the trunk noise, is just keep the trunk carpet, and hang the backseat carpet section from the seat latch hooks. Works for me.

DJPimpFlex · 10-19-2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g6civcx

DJPimpFlex, how is fitment on those doors? Your windows and door locks swap in with no problems?

The fitment is fuckin awsome, they fix absolutely perfect. I dont know about the waterprofness cause the bottom seal is just a fake one, its CF not rubber. I think if this was a DD I would put the plastic sheilding over the inside to protect it, but its not..heh

g6civcx · 10-20-2006, 06:57 PM

What do you mean the bottom seal, the door seal? It's no big deal really. The stock door isn't watertight without rebuilding the seals anyhow.

My main concern was whether the windows and door lock mechanisms fit without too much modification.

They look great. I will pick up a pair when I redo the paint. The way I see it, I'm saving money on paint so they're justified

DJPimpFlex · 10-20-2006, 11:43 PM

^ yea the lack of painting nessicary is nice. The seal is the one between the window and the top of the door.

g6civcx · 10-20-2006, 11:47 PM

I see in the pix. You don't have any weatherstriping on the window trim. That will definitely leak. No big deal. You should get new ones any way if you really cared that much. My old ones are busted up and torn.

DJPimpFlex · 10-21-2006, 01:15 AM

^yea I dont know how much I care, I mean its going to be stored under and overhand most of the time, so its not to big of a deal.

driftstyre · 10-21-2006, 06:39 PM

Does anyone make a fiberglass doorset? A fiberglass rear hatch or even precut lexan/perspex? Carbon is so expensive now.

DJPimpFlex · 10-21-2006, 06:54 PM

not that I know of. A precut lexan rear hatch would sell like hotcakes. I would buy one right now. No one that I know of makes fiberglass doors, but there has been talk of fiberglass hatches and there are fiberglass hoods.

10-18-2006, 03:32 PM	#1
carnagexxxx Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: weirdoville Age: 43 Posts: 244 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	Weight Reduction worries I am going to start to do my weight reduction project on my s13 coupe. I have been doing some searching and have come across some great info on this site. Here's my worry. I initially was planning on ripping all the non-essential crap out like the back seat, trunk lining, spare, carpeting things like that. What I am afraid of is offsetting the weight balance. Can anyone give me some insight on what I can expect? What have you done to your car to make it lighter? What worked? What didn't work out that you wish you could change? Thanks guys and girls.

10-18-2006, 03:36 PM	#2
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	it will offset it to some extent, but at the level your at it wont matter much. At some point you can compensate by moving the battery to the back, fiberglass fenders, CF hood, ect. Removeing sound deadining and all extra unessicary wiring is good stuff too. You should search cause this has been coverd. __________________

10-18-2006, 03:48 PM	#4
backroadtouge Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TEXAS Posts: 217 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah thats all really easy. jsut keep the backseats to put back in if your gonna dailydrive that cause trust me, after a year you get annoyed at not being to hear the radio on the highway. mainly use it as a sound deadener from the exhaust. seats are easy to remove when you dont want the whole 10 pounds of them in there. best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy! __________________ お金も腕も、何も無い・

10-18-2006, 07:26 PM	#7
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	1 800 97 Jenny (53669) __________________

10-18-2006, 08:07 PM	#8
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	^ohh you think your funny, you got jokes? lol. __________________

10-18-2006, 03:46 PM	#3
vanish1 Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 655 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the one and only link you'll ever need for S chasis weight reduction: http://www.mysportscar.com/features/...ings/index.htm

10-18-2006, 04:01 PM	#5
sillyvia13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: nh Posts: 1,645 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	best weight reduction ever is putting Yourself on a diet lol. get healthy! /\/\/\/\ Well put! Dude I saved 12 lbs with a carbon fiber hood...Awesome...lets go to Burger King! http://www.drifting.com/forums/print...p?t=1097&pp=40 here some more info... welding...helps a bunch too! Pour some foam into frame rails to stiffen it! More tricks than San Fran! ...lol...I know I have a bad sense of humor... at least I still have one...

10-18-2006, 04:01 PM	#6
Wei240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: socal Posts: 1,778 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there was that other thread, the s13 could be as light as under 2k lbs

10-19-2006, 12:28 AM	#9
carnagexxxx Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: weirdoville Age: 43 Posts: 244 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	I was more or less wondering what each of you has done as far as weight reduction and what you want to do. Tonight me and my boy got rid of pretty much all of the internals. Once I get the pics on my comp I'll post a bit of a review.

10-19-2006, 01:33 AM	#10
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Well heres a few pics of my cars to give you an idea. This is my old shell, I'm swapping everything over to the new shell This one: __________________

10-19-2006, 02:02 AM	#11
articdragon192 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West covina Age: 39 Posts: 6,792 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	If anything, you can cornerbalance the car to help deal with any offset in weight.

10-19-2006, 06:48 AM	#12
revd34 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: burbank, SoCal Age: 38 Posts: 338 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if you are worried about the offsetting weight balance just convert your car to middle drive

10-19-2006, 05:54 PM	#13
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	DJPimpFlex, how is fitment on those doors? Your windows and door locks swap in with no problems?

10-20-2006, 06:57 PM	#16
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	What do you mean the bottom seal, the door seal? It's no big deal really. The stock door isn't watertight without rebuilding the seals anyhow. My main concern was whether the windows and door lock mechanisms fit without too much modification. They look great. I will pick up a pair when I redo the paint. The way I see it, I'm saving money on paint so they're justified

10-20-2006, 11:43 PM	#17
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	^ yea the lack of painting nessicary is nice. The seal is the one between the window and the top of the door. __________________

10-20-2006, 11:47 PM	#18
g6civcx Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 5,764 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I see in the pix. You don't have any weatherstriping on the window trim. That will definitely leak. No big deal. You should get new ones any way if you really cared that much. My old ones are busted up and torn.

10-21-2006, 01:15 AM	#19
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	^yea I dont know how much I care, I mean its going to be stored under and overhand most of the time, so its not to big of a deal. __________________

10-21-2006, 06:39 PM	#20
driftstyre Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boston Age: 46 Posts: 748 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Does anyone make a fiberglass doorset? A fiberglass rear hatch or even precut lexan/perspex? Carbon is so expensive now.

10-21-2006, 06:54 PM	#21
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	not that I know of. A precut lexan rear hatch would sell like hotcakes. I would buy one right now. No one that I know of makes fiberglass doors, but there has been talk of fiberglass hatches and there are fiberglass hoods. __________________