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Jed D
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30th Oct 12 at 08:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looking for some ideas here

whats people done to their chassis to get it lightweight...

iv already got the wheel well/back panel out and a flat plate in to replace it. yesterday i took off the brackets for the rear seats.
hole saw to the rear panel area below the boot maybe??

whats people done??

my cars a non sunroof so iv got that sussed

things still to do:

- the skin off around the gear stick area
- air bag ecu bracket out
- passenger side of dash bracket off
- inner doors out
- plastic the door windows

any ideas much appreciated
bigron1988
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Get it running right first
Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
Get it running right first



im on it

rear knock sensor is the only thing left to try now
antnee
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Fibreglass doors, bonnet, wings, boot. Light wheels will make a massive difference too
Jed D
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30th Oct 12 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
already got a fibre glass boot, 3 rear windows are plastic and will eventually get more fibre glass bits and do the front two windows when i lighten the doors
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30th Oct 12 at 11:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not telling you lol


BHP vaux
Jed D
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please
antnee
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What wheels are you running?

Taking brackets off in the grand scheme of things is only saving you around 5kg, which is a decent shit, piss and a shave
Nic Barnes
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Trimming every unnecessary wire from the loom is great fun and saves a few kg
Jed D
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What wheels are you running?



14" steels with high slim tyres on the rear and 15" 6.5j steels up front with r888's
Jed D
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quote:
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Trimming every unnecessary wire from the loom is great fun and saves a few kg


no way!! already had to change the car loom cos i got a bit too trigger happy doing that
Jed D
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...also not using any bumper bars behind the bumpers and all sound deadening has been removed apart from a tiny little bit in the front wich will be coming out

[Edited on 30-10-2012 by Jed D]
Mieran
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cut the 2 bars that run across the doors and skin that is under the bonnet
Nic Barnes
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Fit smaller brake calipers and disks
3CorsaMeal
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Fill it with Pigeons
AndyCorsaSport
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Scrap it and get a 106
Jed D
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30th Oct 12 at 14:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
cut the 2 bars that run across the doors and skin that is under the bonnet


yeah i was going to get the door bars out as iv still got all the lecky window mecs in there too but not sure which bit of the bonnet your on about...? any pics please?

quote:
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Fit smaller brake calipers and disks


what, like putting 1.2 8v's on a 3.0l
3CorsaMeal
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Decent big brakes can weigh less than shit small brakes
Mieran
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/327064-vauxhall-corsa-2-0-xe-club-7.html#post3431695
Jed D
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it doesnt really have any brakes tbh haha, its got standard 1600 gsi ones on atm but they dont work very well. going to give them a bleed, they'll do fine for what its for
craig-dodd
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have lightened your doors, boot bonnet etc?
Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/projects-restorations/327064-vauxhall-corsa-2-0-xe-club-7.html#post3431695


ahh rite, aye, i get you now, good call cheers
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Decent big brakes can weigh less than shit small brakes
not on a budget though
Jed D
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quote:
Originally posted by craig-dodd
have lightened your doors, boot bonnet etc?



boot's fibre glass mate, doors are to do and now bonnet is on the list
craig-dodd
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could you drill loads of holes in the inner rear quarter panels also?

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