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Really nice build man.
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Thanks Victor!Really nice build man.
Come on Corey, that's an AEM UGEO. Thanks! I'm very happy with how it turned out. I may try the hole saw trick in the doors when I gut them. I'm going cover them in sheet metal and try to fab up a Porsche like pull cord through the sheet metal using this stuff: http://www.mountaingear.com/webstore/Gear/Climbing/1-inch-Climb-spec-Webbing/_/R-640108.htm?voucherCode=97950&gclid=CKj5sfry1rICFZGiPAodKA8A2ANice narrowband.
Dash looks great man, I'm still a fan of the hole saw diet.
If you're going to do all that to the dash, why not remove the center console and the carpet, scrape up the sound deadening and paint the floor black to match? Looks good thus far. I just recently pulled my dash to take everything out underneath. I didn't like the look of the dash without the metal outer shell, but with the filler and paint, that looks pretty good.
The wiper system will be removed this winter. I'm still driving it every now and then right now though so can't get rid of too much stuff. I see what you mean about the glare, ....don't forget to pull the windshield wipers and the wiper switch on the steering wheel!
I knew it was a WB, the glare in that picture made it look like a narrowband is all.
Thank you so much! I'm hoping that it will be a beautiful drag queen thoughI read this post to get an idea of the format for my own build journal, but after reading all this I'm a bit bashful. Theres no way I could touch half of the stuff I just read. Quite amazing what you have done, Im a bit jealous (even tho that beautiful car is going to be a drag queen).
Windshield wipers aren't necessary ever since RainX hit the shelves, the 2g wiper assy. was an easy 30lbs lost and I just spray RainX on the windshield if I need to drive it out in the rain. To be honest, I spray RainX on the DD Prius and I don't even think we use the windshield wipers because the RainX works so well.The wiper system will be removed this winter. I'm still driving it every now and then right now though so can't get rid of too much stuff.
Windshield wipers aren't necessary ever since RainX hit the shelves, the 2g wiper assy. was an easy 30lbs lost and I just spray RainX on the windshield if I need to drive it out in the rain. To be honest, I spray RainX on the DD Prius and I don't even think we use the windshield wipers because the RainX works so well.
Just some food for thought.
I bought some Rain-X today so this evening I will be pulling the wiper assemblies out! I also bought some driving lights that I will be installing in place of the factory headlights like how Jose (Arctic-TSI) did.The wiper assy. on a 2g is a bit different since the motor is under the cowl and, IIRC, on a 1g it's out in the engine bay mounted on the firewall. I wonder how much those motors weight that flip up/down the lights weight.
You shouldn't have a problem lightening her up man, there's a lot of stuff to pull still!
Yes, I will be getting some lightweight seats and harnesses to replace the factory seats and automatic seatbelts.Are you getting rid of the power seat belts?
Headlight frames and motors will save you around 8 lb if you cut down the light frame. The wiper system may save you around the same unless you still have a full wiper fluid reservoir to remove.
Are you going to remove the sheetmetal inside the doors? everything that goes inside the door panesl.. Also getting the manual rack should help a lot!
Ahhh i wish i had money to buy stuff for my Dizzum..
Stupid Rx8
gotta love u-pull it!! they have tons of 1.8 1G's..
keep us updated Nate... I Love you car
Thanks! It wasn't bad to pull it out at all.Nice. I'll be getting into some of the same thing here shortly!
How hard is it to yank a manual rack at the junk yard? Wouldn't mind having one myself!
Thank you very much man! It's an ever evolving project.just awesome man, spent last hour and half reading this build. Great
Thanks Corey! I had already removed both crash bars prior to my weigh in. Also I'm cutting out most of the harnesses as I go. I do plan to cut out and sheet metal te trunk and back seat area similar to how it was done in Project Goodwill:Looking good Nate. I saved 18lbs just cutting out the spare tire well on my 2g, of course I made a floor but it's removable so when I go to the track it's another 18lbs gone. Something else to consider!
What about the front and rear 5mph crash beams and doing a "wire tuck" to the body harness?