Getting Some Weight Out
Hi,
I'm currently building a 4dr Loon Road Rally car. The number one priority at the moment is lightness so:
Anybody got some innovative ideas on how to get some weight out of the loon? I'm planning on chopping out anything and everything form the shell (carpet support, rear bulkhead, seatbelt anchors) but I was wondering if there are any ideas out there that I haven't thought of.
And please don't say that I should have got a 3dr hatch shell, I'm sticking with the loon.
Thanks
Peredur
how much do you weigh?
^^^ did you just read that? what a idiot ^^^
PROJECT 2 FAST 2 FAT clicky
''lifes what happens, while your busy making plans''
Gut the doors of everything not needed and just cut away any metal not needed, poly windows etc
TJ, I'm about 70kg, gonna work on that don't worru.
Bazza, I've taken 8kg each out of the back doors, fronts will be the same.
If you're planning on using it for competition i'd leave the rear bulkhead or replace it with an ally one. Relocating the battery to the boot or cockpit will aid weight distribution. With regards to the gutting it depends how far your willing to go but it's not really advisable to take a starrot cutter to every visible panel without a cage (to gain strength that is lost with gutting) although this will just add weight. a way to shed a lot of weight would be to remove the rear doors completely and weld shut just the outer skin.
you weigh 11 stone I hope by working on it you mean eating somethingOriginally Posted by Peredur
what about fiberglass bonnet and front wings and a superlight weight battery
^^^ did you just read that? what a idiot ^^^
PROJECT 2 FAST 2 FAT clicky
''lifes what happens, while your busy making plans''
you weigh 11 stone I hope by working on it you mean eating something
what about fiberglass bonnet and front wings and a superlight weight battery
Might only be three feet tall in which case he has a problem
thanks guys, there will be a pretty comprehensive cage going in, a FG bonnet will go in, battery will be a dry cell job in the nav's footwell
Don't forget to take out the sound deading material on the floor of the car it has some weight in it.
Don't you have to keep the rear seats for road rallies?
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