How To Make A Stagea The Biggest Loser

[Ska]

english.auto.vl.ru says that the Series 1 is 1620 and Series 2 is 1650

All the weights are in the workshop manuals, if I can be bothered I'll take screen shots and post them today.

[pixel8r]

My S2 is 1658kg (kerb weight) so thats fairly accurate. I'd guess the extra weight could be attributed to tiptronic auto, bigger cooler, bigger turbo housing, bigger brakes, possibly more panel on the front?? and just small bits and pieces all round...

I'd also be interested in lightening the stagea but have concluded that everything is pretty much needed, either for legal or for comfort reasons.

The advantage of a lighter stagea for me would be primarily fuel economy but the added performance would be welcome.

[jasevr4]

Just bringing this back up again..

Where is the weight in Stageas? I know someone said the rear tailgate is pretty damn heavy. Is it just a heavy chassis? Or are there actually panels that could be replaced to make it considerably lighter? Would a FRP/carbon bonnet same much weight or just be a negligible saving?

[Duncan]

bonnet nakes a huge difference min 10kgs and probably 20. There would be 10kg in each window and window motor too....

[jasevr4]

yeah.. mine will be a daily, so obviously it still needs to be drivable and livable. did rear window winders ever come for skylines that would work in the stagea rear doors?

[yokotas13]

ill be taking stuff out of my car this week getting ready for hte track day

seats

rear trim

etc etc etc

ill give you guys some weights hwen i do!

[jasevr4]

sounds good mate.. would be interesting to see where she could lose some lard from

[yokotas13]

im hoping ot remove almost 200 LBS from the rear of the car to help keep it sideways

might take some from the front as well

Im still debating as i might try and sell it again after this 2 day drift event

IF i dont, its getting ocmpletely stripped nad caged

[mike40sydney]

mmm me thinks if i wanna car to race im better of goin a skyline maybee after all kids its a WAGON WE GOT lol

[rb26stagea]

I reckon I've got at least 10kg of excess flab on me....

[jasevr4]

mmm me thinks if i wanna car to race im better of goin a skyline maybee after all kids its a WAGON WE GOT lol

at the end of the day you could race a silvia which would be lighter than a skyline

some people choose specific cars for a reason....

[yokotas13]

mmm me thinks if i wanna car to race im better of goin a skyline maybee after all kids its a WAGON WE GOT lol

have any of you ever heard of doing something out of the mold?

Ive had a skyline

Had a 180sx

i wanted something that every fanboy of drifting didnt have.