I feel a bit geeky

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi Lee, wiring loom would be around 20kgs, you don\'t need all of it - but to trim it is a HUGE!!!!!! job.

The body deadener would be around 10kgs in total, and a SHIT of a job to remove (I did mine! would be 2+ solid weeks of work).

Power steering gear is heavy, A/C is heavy.

In a few months time, we may be able to weigh mine with suspension on etc.  we are aiming for 1000kgs final, but it will be tough to do that (probably 100kgs of rollcage to go in).

[J4P RX]

Something like a wiring loom would be a bit extreme.  I can understand it on yours bit it would be too much for me to think about!

I know the deadener is a pain, but I have a few friends who have done that on theirs so some good tips

I think I like power steering too much as well :p

[Initial-D]

Get some acrylic windows and rear boot lid - that\'ll save some weight! Swap all the panels for carbon fiber;) Can\'t be cheap tho.

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rx7store.net sells a carbon fibre rear boot lid with the plastic type glass (forget the technical name)

A somewhat stupid question but where is the sound deadening on an FD?? Under the carpet?? I had my carpet out the other week and all i saw was bare metal everywhere, unless it was some sort of liquid deadening???

Ryan

[Glenn Butcher]

Body deadener is under the carpet, check this photo (it is the darker red areas - so not everywhere).




This was taken after, all the parts showing grey or bare metal had the body deadener on it (it is like tar):

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Bloody hell! No wonder it took so long to get out, no doubt it shaves a fair bit of weight off the car though!

[grinder]

its a right pain to remove - best way is to use a chisel - thats how mine is coming off

i read on the yank forum ( so not sure how true it is ) - but for every 100lbs you remove its 0.1 of a second off the 1/4 mile run ( it could have been 10lbs not sure )

infact 10lb sounds more feasable - 100lbs seems a lot of weight to loose

they go mad though - remove P/S , A/C , elec windows , mirrors , window glass , spare wheel , jack , ICE , seats !!

[sadgoth]

well I\'m most of the way there, all sound deadening gone (except the thin layer of odd tar type stuff which is next), carpets, rear seats, parcel shelf boot lining, spare wheel is next along with jack (don\'t need it in no spare and replace with foam based tyre filler. Ally bonnet. so now what I need is a CF sunroof panel, remove the roof, door and side panel lining. replace rear screen with perspex item and poss get rid of Power Steering pump. Wha hey!

[grinder]

thats crazy matey ! - but impressive

i have mailed a few people about carbon fibre roof panels - but no ones come back to me yet

i dont understand how people can run a company when they dont answer emails

[Initial-D]

Looks like a big task, how much louder is it when removed? How do you pass your MOT when this is done?

[grinder]

i cant see the MOT people minding that you have taken out the sound deadening - they cant see under carpet if you put that back in !!

[Initial-D]

Ha haa! Good point v.crafty!

[MikeLMR]

did my sound deadening in the 323... didn\'t take too long. just make sure you do it on a cold day and try to get it to crack along the creases in the floor then it comes off in big chunks (must\'ve done 4 or more cars now !)

[J4P RX]

Ive been informed that dry ice is your friend for this job

[Glenn Butcher]

I used a heat gun, and bar & tar remover (like thinners - but not as strong), lots of cloths.

I started doing it with a chisel/paint scraper but it was wrecking/marking the metal.