Lightweight Mods

[Gts-t]

I just made templates of the old windows from floor lino, and texta outlined them onto some plastic sheet, then cut with a saw, bandsaw works best, jig saw will cause it to break very easily

probably a wiser idea to use lexan, as its less likely to crack and break like plexiglass/perspex will

not sure on what lexan is per square meter tho

Hmm i need to find a place that specialises in this, and just send them my windows.

How much weight did u loose? 5kg total?

[Kaido_RR]

unpracticable lightweight mod (due to cost) = carbon fiber tail shaft

althou it add bulk wank factor!!!

[Gts-t]

There was some threads on this awhile ago, some place in europe can make them. I think they were about 1500 from memory.

I would pay upto 2k for one, and will try and investigate it some more when its time. If its just a matter of giving them some measurements it might become a possibility.

[SLY33]

No but u get the prize for being the first dickhead in this thread

^^ lol

What is your intended use?

[D-limo]

im thinking of having the sunroof remade from plastic too.

I want to do this to the Cefiro eventually. For weight of course, and slightly lower center of gravity. If you don't mind loosing function of the sunroof you could save a few more kg's removing the motor and rails.

[Gts-t]

To SLY33

Track style car, that happens to have road rego. Will include street driving, re555s or similar when these S-03s wear out.

Toy car basically, i have another car i daily drive.

Edited December 29, 2006 by 2630GTS

[D-limo]

Also all glass is concaved... It's not as easy as making a template and wah-lah. If you want to do it properly at least.

[Gts-t]

Also all glass is concaved... It's not as easy as making a template and wah-lah. If you want to do it properly at least.

Hopefully there is some place that specialises in it, then i could send them the windows and sunroof, have the plastic ones retinted and put them back in

[Kaido_RR]

2630GTS; got the advan ad07 or potenza re01-r

[MANWHORE]

For some reason, every car that i've ever weighed on a weigh bridge has always weighed significantly more than the quoted weight. They don't have fully sik subs or anything, but for some reason, they all weigh a bit more.

Edited: I know why. A lot of the stuff you mentioned wasn't on the car that they originally weigh. e.g. driving lights, floor mats, stock spoiler is lighter, no sunroof etc.

I'm not sure how the weight is quoted, but is that full of fluid, full fuel tank etc?

Edited December 29, 2006 by MANWHORE

[MANWHORE]

the sunroof weighs heaps. Last sunroof we removed could have weighed up to 20kg from memory.

[R31Nismoid]

Fully removed, ive listed whats done in the first few posts....

whops

didnt see that one.

[Gts-t]

I only weigh 65 i guess that will have to offset the sunroof

heavy bastard, u gotta love em tho

[Gts-t]

whops

didnt see that one.

Heh all good, were all guilty of it now and then

[shanef]

what about titanium pipework?

[Denver]

Also all glass is concaved... It's not as easy as making a template and wah-lah. If you want to do it properly at least.

yes but not

on the side windows, the curvature of the glass is pretty minute, a flat piece of plexi works fine, this will apply for 2 and 4 door models

the rear window is a different msatter, and will require a custom job, you can get them out of japan tho, at some insane amount

you CAN NOT replace the front windscreen with a plexi glass unit, in nearly every catergory of cams recognised racing, the only exceptions i can think of off hand, are sports cars, drags are again different, but from memory, there is also a rule requiring glass in most normal tin top classes.. <by normal i mean somnething that isn't a full tube chasis car>

[GeeTR]

Aren't weight bridges meant really for larger scale automotive vehicles?

Go to a decent suspension place, get em to check heights, then get measurements with corner scales; progress from there.

I too am in a process of moving easy weight to the rear if i can. HICAS, batt, wash bottle cetra.

Happy stripping

- M

Edited December 29, 2006 by GeeTR

[Sumo]

My 33 GTST wieghed in at 1430kgs on the bridge.

[nizmo_freek]

For some reason, every car that i've ever weighed on a weigh bridge has always weighed significantly more than the quoted weight. They don't have fully sik subs or anything, but for some reason, they all weigh a bit more.

Edited: I know why. A lot of the stuff you mentioned wasn't on the car that they originally weigh. e.g. driving lights, floor mats, stock spoiler is lighter, no sunroof etc.

I'm not sure how the weight is quoted, but is that full of fluid, full fuel tank etc?

Most of the weights quoted by manufactures are dry weights, no fuel etc. So if you happen to weigh your car with some fuel in the tank thats why it will be heavier.

The way i worked out my old cars weight was to go and fill the car up with fuel untill it cant be filled no more (the stock r32 fuel tank holds 65litres so i have been told) then put your car on the weight bridge (make sure there is nothing in the boot etc) ,mine came up as 1390kg. the car had a full tank of gas and some heavier than standard 17" wheels and tyres, i have also been told that 1litre of pertrol = 1kg so subtract 65kg's of weight for the 65 litres of fuel in the fuel tank, which would bring the weight down to 1335kg, take away another say 4kg for each aftermarket wheel and tyre as they are quite a bit heavier than the standard wheels, so thats another 16kg of added weight over the stock figure.

1390kg full tank -65kg for 65litres of fuel -16kg for the aftermarket wheels =around 1320kg which is pretty much bang on nissans quoted weight

Edited December 30, 2006 by nizmo_freek

[dan_the_man]

take a dump b4 driving. at least 3kgs there