super extreme weight reduction

[motozachl]

I think I will either leave the hood alone (not worth the 3lbs for the work) or get a CF one.


Also if I were too add reinforcement to the door, I would weld one in it like this....

 

[untouchablecc]

I have thought about this just as a lot of people have. I would not do it unless i had a cage an thats going to add weight right there so i might as well not untill im running out of mods. Only benifits to a cage are chassis rigidity which is a plus an the obvious "roll" reasons. I always did think it would be sick to have cf doors though. A thought though if i may. People who drive bikes, hogs, rockets or what ever dont have anything around them at all to protect them so under that thinking your car is still safer. No matter what way a bike gets hit at 50 its going to be bad from any direction. A car with gutted doors is still safer but has its risks. I would think just a simple crash bar from a roll cage would solve this issue an not add a ton of weight.

 

[SBstar]

^ I always add that disclaimer just from purely a liability type standpoint. I'd never actually suggest daily driving your car like that but I'm not going to lie and say my car never see's street time without bumpers and the previous one with gutted doors. Closed course only of course.

 

[1gDSM4g63]

I think I will either leave the hood alone (not worth the 3lbs for the work) or get a CF one.


Also if I were too add reinforcement to the door, I would weld one in it like this....

Who cares or at least I wouldn't if it's the gutting the passenger door. I mean if you really care about weight than you're surely not going to add another 100+ lbs. on a passenger.

 

[dsmfa9nutter]

The weakest part of the car would be at the doors where you just have the floor and roof to maintain strength. The doors are reinforced for lateral compression so that weak area wouldn't do the accordian like mentioned above. Cutting out the support will cause a major safty issue for yourself if you get into an accident.

You completely missed my point. Between gutting your doors (taking the safety beam out), getting CF doors won't be safer than the gutted door.


As for a track car, get a cage with door beams and hack away every bit of non-strutctural metal you can find. You'd be surprised how many pounds you'll lose with a holesaw and getting rid of excess brackets.

 

[99gst_racer]

As for a track car, get a cage with door beams and hack away every bit of non-strutctural metal you can find. You'd be surprised how many pounds you'll lose with a holesaw and getting rid of excess brackets.

Quoted for truth. Between the saws-all, cut-off wheel, and spot weld removal bit, I've removed 100 lbs of random stuff that most people don't usually bother with.