Originally Posted by ChrisFormula355

Well yeah, so I got bored tonight,and decided to put my new digital scale to use. I managed to rip another 44.5 pounds out of the car. Today's weight reduction includes the rear carpet and padding, the wiper blades (motor is long gone), the hatch struts (I have no spoiler so I don't need struts), the horns, and some miscellaneous wiring along with the alarm system that no longer works. Last time at the track I got 2,970, so I figure I'm right about 2,930 or so right now. Need to lose another 50 pounds to get into the 2,800s. Any ideas? This is pretty much a track only car that sees street duty only for late night racing or weekend joy rides to work. I was thinking of removing the rear bumper and replacing with a small aluminum beam, but I'm concerned about traction. The car already has no traction, weight loss needs to come from the front, not the back any more. Engine is already setup with aluminum heads, intake, pump, ect..ect....

I had this idea......can I run the power steering box without the pump?? I have 165R15 skinnies up front so I don't think it would be an issue with manual steering......that could be another 20 or so pounds I could remove.

Originally Posted by mw66nova

i've given up on a running "mod" list of things to remove, change, drill, sawzall, etc. but i did recently scale the car. 2948lbs with 250lbs driver, full glass, and only fiberglass being the hood. this is with a heavy iron block ls engine, heavy t56, and heavy iron cased moser 9". with some more attention to detail, i'm confident it could be sub 2850 with driver.