lighter z?

anyway to lighten up the z32. i thought maybe a custom made carbon hatch with a plexy window or something.

umm, almost everything on the z is there for a reason. the hatch, spare tire, ummm, not much else. a carbon fiber hood weighs more than the stock hood, so that defeats that purpose.

i took the spare tire and jack out of mine but it prolly isnt worth it. the jack is made out of aluminum i think. and its all in styrophoam so it weighs next to nothing. spare tire is reall the only thing that weighs anything and it doesnt weigh much. AC compressor i have heard of removing and power steering but to me neither of those are worth it so i suggest just leaving them. also the driveshaft can make a difference. http://www.z1motorsports.com
they make an aluminum drive shaft that is supposed to shave 0.2 seconds off teh quarter mile. im pretty sure i read that on there site somewhere. i was told not to put an aluminum driveshaft on my car because they will break and half and go through the floor board. they also make a steel driveshaft though.

I was told somewhere that u could take the HICAS out, and that would reduce weight, but i really dont know much bout that, that may help or not.

HICAS (HIgh Capactiy Actice Steer) is only on Twin Turbo models.

And it cannot be taken OUT.

It can, however, be immobilzed. The kit is about $375.

Only thing I could think is this. If the car is a race application, gut the interior to death.

Take out the AC condensor, and thats about all you can get away with in the engine bay. Other than the plenum cover, with will save about .1 lb's.

I would suggest removing the center console, and replacing it with an aluminum panel... Just so something is there.

You can replace the windows with Lexan all the way around. Saves quite a bit

Also, if you have nuts... Try this:

Find a wrecked Slicktop. Chop off its roof, and swap it onto your car. It is a tough job, it must be done FAST. If you are going to do this, have everything measured out and in place before hand. Leave the roof off for no more than 2 minutes. NO MORE. Otherwise the car will total itself.

There are plenty of ways to save weight... Just be creative.

-Wes

I know where you can get Carbon Fiber T-Tops... but I'm not gonna tell you where! Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

They are so COOL! And I'll be one of the first to have 'em!!! :sunglasse

http://www.amzperformance.com/product_image/ttop16.jpg

Well... I can't be a total prick... I'll tell you where you can get them:
http://www.amzperformance.com/?page=shop/index&;

They are not avaible yet... but in a few months! BUT IF YOU DARE GET THESE BEFORE ME... I WILL PERSONALLY BLUDGEON YOU!!!!!! :evillol:

Oh-yeah... they weigh 8lbs. a pop! Talk about light, huh? :naughty:

Oh and freak is right! Those damn Carbon-Fibber hoods weigh like ten pounds more than stock! Don't bother! Anyone ever see a CF Hatch for a Zed??? That would be 'uckin' cool!!!!!

somebody is in the process of making a carbon fiber hatch. i have read about it over at tt.net. i also have read about the cf t-tops at tt.net, we had a thread on the t-tops a few weeks ago. but i will get the cf t-tops before you 1via :)

Prepare to be BLUDGEONED, freak!!!!


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It's not so bad... you are in another State... but if anyone in Cali gets them.....!!!

I cant afford carbon fiber man, haha.

I would diffinately get those CF T-Tops though. That would look some kind of nice on my car.

-Wes

yea i was wondering about those damn glass t-tops.well im in florida so dont worry about that.and i would also like the whole cf hatch thing what about cf fenders?

oh and any ideas on to lighten up the dash

I have an 88 Z-31,, mechanically she's pretty solid,, but hte Body is strait up hagard,, so what do I do? Gut it,,, I am fixxing the body,, and stripping out EVERY OUNCE of sound insulation and EVER Piece of MEtal that was doubled over,

She have DROPPED OVER 400LBS so far and looks stock still. As for my spare tire it weighed like 35 lbs,, it was the first to go, I am, also in the process of making some custom fibre glass stuff for her,, Body kit, Hood, Feners :)

I also have little money and far too much time,, I am currently Un-employed,, lol...

CF T-tops would be nice....but I bet there is no such thing for Z31s...we get the shaft on most of the cool aftermarket stuff.

if i removed the spare tire in my z32 will there be a sink hole where the tire use to be if i tried putting stuff in the trunk?

How do carbon fiber hoods weigh less MORE than the stock hoods, I thought that was impossible because isn't REAL carbon fiber lighter than aluminum and fiber glass?

i dont know the reason why a carbon fiber hood weighs more than a stock 300zx hood, but i have heard from many a 300zx experts that it does.

if i removed the spare tire in my z32 will there be a sink hole where the tire use to be if i tried putting stuff in the trunk?

hey my spare tire is different,.,, its an oddball,, but a cool deesign idea,, but it is mounted to the side,, but it would easity sag,, but you could easily make a small wooden piece to support it if you did want to remove you spare :)

maybe the stock hood is fibreglass? just a thought? i have no idea i'm just tossing random ideas