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By now everybody and his brother has seen Colonel's weight reduction thread over at LS1Tech. Mike's (94Bird's) thread over at LS1.com was a big hit also.

In another week or two I'll be doing a bunch of weight reduction to the car and getting it ready for a 6-point rollbar over the summer. So I decided to pull up Mike's thread and assemble the several posts into a checklist to use on my own car. It's a great list of weight reduction specific for cars that still have to be able to turn (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Mike's list (as well as Colonel's) can be accessed as a formatted Excel spreadsheet here.

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     Mike Taylor's (94Bird's) weight reduction list      

     Interior
           
49     Driver's Seat
43     Pass. Seat
19     Front bumper
2      Hatch Release Panel
42     Rear Seat and Belts
5      Steering Wheel Airbag
2      Foglights
15.5   Pass. Airbag
5.5    Rear Speakers & Panel
2.5    Rear Sound Insulation
0.5    Airbag mod. center console
0.5    Amp
4.5    Ctr. Speakers
4      Radio
3      Upper trim panel insul
3      Center console insul
-27    Corbeau Clubmans
-10    Seat Mounts
4      Cruise Control Mod
31.5   Carpet
26     T-tops
0.5    Front cap airbag sensor
5.5    Center console
14     Window
9.5    Interior Door Panel
8.5    Window Motor, Support Levers, etc
3      Door Speaker
4      Wiring, Screws, Etc
7.5    Door bar (ea)
2.5    Glovebox
28     Spare Tire
6      Jack


     Exterior
           
9      AC Condenser
15.5   AC Compressor
29     HVAC Box, blower motor, heater core, assorted hoses, etc
4      Headlights
19     Front bumper
2      Horns
7      Windshield washer reservoir (full)
3.5    Air pump
17.5   Stock battery in exchange for Hawker
42     Front lexan


463    Total

Any additions / changes?

[JKnight]

I don't see mirrors on anyone's list of ways to save weight. Those things weigh 5.5 pounds or so. Here's a pic from a bad angle, but the actual weight was right between 5 and 6 pounds.

http://www.z28racergirl.com/images/29work/...tockmirrors.jpg

What's behind you doesn't matter, right? But I figured just in case we wanted to check who's out there before turn in I'd put something back, so I installed some Spa mirrors. They weigh a lot less:

http://www.z28racergirl.com/images/29work/.../spamirrors.jpg

Chris had expressed concern about those big ass stock mirrors getting hit during a race, so I've had spa mirrors on my list for a while. She went to Vegas, I fabbed up mounts for the mirrors.

Jason

[Edit - looking at the spa mirrors, it looks like I've got the screws for the passenger side sticking out the wrong way. Another thought is that I could use the current brackets as a plug and make some fiberglass mounts. Probably not worth the effort except from an educational standpoint.]