Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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Right, just been looking up my car on the Vauxhall website..
It weighs 1270kg (which was suprisingly low). How much work would it take do you think to cut that weight down to the 1000kg mark?
I can't see it being possible, but seem to remember some people claiming to have corsa's that weigh in the region of 700 and something kg which is a 200kg reduction.
I was thinking complete interior strip down, new dash made up, fibreglass wings and bonnet, possibly boot lid, perpex windows, lightweight wheels, suspension, seats, flywheel etc.. and then finish it off with a custom carbon fibre roof panel, BMW M3 CSL style! 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i est my corsa to be 850kg...... and it is BARE
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AK
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but.... patrick...... you're not going to do this to your car..... so why ask 
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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Was actually thinking about doing it.
Am pissed off how much the value of the car has gone down since I bought the car so refuse to sell it now. Because it is stupidly expensive to run on the road, I was thinking of making this into my fun car, selling the leather interior and buying a cheaper runaround for the family.
Just imagining a fully stripped, 300bhp Astra Coupé Turbo. 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i'd buy a damaged repaired one, move your goodies to it..... then take it from there..
sell your std, unmolested car
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chris_uk
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you forgot the spare tire.
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Patrick
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I did say complete interior strip down, that includes everything!
Damaged 2nd hand one's an idea though.
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chris_uk
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erm.. what about side zorsts... cut down ont he length it has to travel (more power)
and less weight coz your cutting the back 50cm off the exhaust.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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titanium exhaust would cover that 
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Patrick
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Na, think that looks cack!
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chris_uk
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you asked for ideas 
im giving you em!
what about... plastic bonnet? (FNF2 Supra)
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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it all gets very expensive onve you have removed/replaced the basics.....
drilling holes in panels, removing floors etc etc
my mates S2000
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Patrick
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Registered: 25th Apr 02
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Surely cutting out the floorplan and drilling holes in the shell would make the car pretty dangerous if it was involved in a smack. 
Would weaken it a fair bit.
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chris_uk
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u said save weight.
didnt say anything about saftey issues
what about... differnt seats..
some leigtweight ones.
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AK
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pat - the car has a rollcage throughout the car....
welded through the bulkheads etc etc.... cross bars etc.
all main structural panels, supports etc will remain unmolested!
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M2RTY
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fuck u got to have mental money to rip up a 2k
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Depends how deep your pockets are as there will be no off the shelf parts.
First 50 odd kg's wont be too hard, after that it will get very hard!
I'd never do it to a car of that age/value tbh, doing it to a 300bhp Calibra Turbo would be much better! Cheap to buy, money in the leather, 4x4, loads of stuff to ditch for weight saving....
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