Weight reduction

[macder]

Is it worth the trouble of removing the AC outta 1g talon, anyone know how much this unit weights aprox.

[kjewer1]

IT doesnt weight much. Around 20 pounds. Removing the evaporator under the dash (you lose heat too) makes it a whopping 35 pounds I wouldnt take it out for weight reasons only. In my case it makes it 10 times easier to drop the tranny and pull teh motor, and with my FMIC, I had trouble overheating with the AC condenser in there.

[dsmodder]

yea im gonna do it in the future but not for weight just for more flow from the fmic to radiator

[1lo94]

I bought my 94 clipse with the A/C broke. I never looked into it to try to figure out the problem. I thought "Either I get 'er fixed or rip 'er out". So I ripped 'er out. It was a good chose, its always cold in Indiana anyways

[dsmodder]

another thing you can do to reduce some weight that really wont make a difference is actually cut out the spare tire area. im gonna cut it out and weld a thin piece of metal over it but not for weight just because im gonna modify my rear bumper and i dont want to see that stupid boob on teh ass of my car

[kjewer1]

On a hatch the floorpan is part of the structural design and strength. People generally dont mess with it until they have a roll cage installed to keep the car straight.

[dsmodder]

dammit so what kinda roll cage? what about just welding the 2 strut towers together?

[1stGenRocks]

does anybody know how much it would cost to get a 1g hatch rear window replaced with lexan? i figure thats gotta be the biggest weight saving we can get since the hatch weighs so much. it shouldn't look too bad since its mostly flat already.

[macder]

That is true, the 1g hatch is way to heavy, figures why the hatch struts always break

[kjewer1]

A couple vendors off glass hatches/front clips. Magnus and bushur offer some parts off the top of my head.

Most poeple install a 6 or 8 point cage that will pass NHRA/IHRA tech. That will negate any weight savings you get from removing the spare tire area.

[helliviknow]

hmm gives me a product idea.. carbon fiber hatches with lexan installed....

[dsmodder]

the rear hatch is heavy but the weight distribution of our cars in mostly in front so consider losing that before you make the ass really light. cf hood, fenders, shit like that.

[dsmodder]

i was looking at the sparetire area last night and it really donest look like it holds much. its at the very endof hte car literally so im thinking if i weld a plate over it i wont see any bad side effects. anyway how much should a shop charge for a 6 or 8 point cage.

[kjewer1]

Local shops charge about 700-800 for a 6 point cage with one swingout.

[1stGenRocks]

what about a price on a lexan rear hatch?