umm i put natasha on a diet, handling and overall performance Options

[Ale_lock]

Just curious, how exactly you intend to survive a accident if you happen to get into one in the gutted celica?!

edit: Page 2 NOT pwned. It got old for me...

This post has been edited by Meonspeed: Sep 28, 2004 - 5:42 AM

[slipgun]

... did you take out the front support bar or something?

[zipstrips]

theres tons of things to remove and ways to remove weight... i dont think its against the law at al. i know a few people that pretty much drive a shell as a DD and have never had a problem... the cops assume its stolen all the time thou...

[Coomer]

You should post some pics on PhotoBucket.com or something so we can see them. Does your car have a dash or anything?

[shadycrew31]

yea i had a cop staring at it. they were filiming a comercial last night so they had the place lit up with like thousands of lights. so i roll up to the stop light, the cop is right there just chillin. i got my techno goin, nothing at all inside the car. but my seat. then he peeks up front to see a airfilter/headlight. it was funny... actually in our cars there is nothing to protect you from an accident, the only thing is these lil 2oz plastic things, oh yea theres to huge metal pices that support the middle of the shell. i started taking them off and thought now im just asking for it.

[Coomer]

Wait, so you took out 400 lbs., but left your stereo and stuff in? Which of those support beams did to cut to begin to take them off? I know that removing those is not only suicidal, but also highly illegal.

[Digndoug]

after he sent me some pics to my e-mail, It looks as though, he just pulled out all the interior nice-ness.. Like plastic trim, rear seats passenger seat, an carpet.. door panles .. Im still not sure if that would even go over 100 lbs, but its your cr.. I think I would only do that If it was a race car or somthing... an def not With an AUTO...

[Defgeph]

[Digndoug]

Im posting these pics for you, if you have a problem please let me know, and i will remoce them,

[Defgeph]

Damn he missed plenty of stuff to take out !

he still has the center dash peice in, the clock, the glove box all the vents, plastic piece under the gauges(where the ignition is), plastic on the gauges, that sticker on the window could go too, the passanger airbag, kick panel above his feet, the lifts for the hatch, power window motors could go as well, only thing that should be on the floor is the shifter, the piece around the glove box can go too.


please remove everything listed above

[Hanyo]

removing the air bags and dash r illegal.. other then that its all up to you...

[shadycrew31]

i didnt take out the center console casue of air bags. and there is random objects in the engine bay you can take out. if someone can help me with the air bag part that would be cool. and i need the windows cause im in cali ,and i have no ac... the piece around the glove box is connected to the airbag i need to remove the airbag sensor but im scared. i still need this as a daily driver ya know. but i took off another minute of my track time. im now at 3.00 minutes flat this isnt a regular track. i mean like the canyons in cali track. oh and i drive my auto like a manual it sems to run fine. and the pics are fine thanks. but theres more that came out since those pics.

This post has been edited by shadycrew31: Sep 28, 2004 - 8:45 PM

[GTAlmond]

Its good looking.

Remove all the glass and wear goggles and a helmet.

Did you say you already got a Fiberglass hood?

Bore you block out, put in aluminum forged pistons, piston arms, aluminum heads. that'll get a little bit of weight.

Remove the bumper, but leave the cover on.
Remove all emblems.
Remove your window regulator and lock your windows in the up position.
Remove your rear windshield wiper.

Switch your driver seat with the passenger seat or find a seat that isnt powered.

Remove Power Steering
Remove your gas shocks.
Remove your brake rotors and calipers.
Oh yea, remove the stereo, speakers, wiring, ect.

Yeah, thats it.
some of them are serious, others are not.

Have fun.

Gtalmond

[Consynx]

daily driver = gutted - False.

hope u'r friends like riding in a nice comfy nothing

[Mike]

Just get a goddamn motorcycle

[Kwanza26]

400 pounds is a lot. My AE86 is totally gutted with JDM bumpers and it only lost about 200 pounds (most of that with the JDM bumpers weighing less than 1/2 of the USDM ones)... down to just under 2000 pounds with 1/2 tank of gas.

Did you happen to simply subtract the weight of the old stuff without adding in the weight of the new "lighter" equipment? Happens alot when people do weight reduction...

Anyways... unless this is gonna your project car and you're gonna go all out race... I think you're crazy. A nice comfortable driver is much better than a weekend racecar. Tis my love affair with my Celica.

[shadycrew31]

well yea the 400 pounds is a total loss like over the whole shell. lighter parts in the whole car. in terms of comfort i love it... my girlfriend is in colorado and isnt coming out here for months. so i just race it in the canyons all night its great. and theres no way in hell im goin to bring a passenger into the canyons with me.

[Uppitycracker]

ewwwww your car is an auto! put all that stuff back in! Buy an old corolla or something and gut it, make sure its 5speed too!

[SlowCelica94]

The douche is here to give his 2 cents.

Light weight is great idea. And if you can bare the eye sore, more power to you. Do I think he lost 400lbs? more like 100-150lbs.

I'll back up Anderson, my GT will beat you too. Twisties? Bring it. You have sprint springs as far as I can see. Mine are Tom's and I ride on Eagle F1 gs-d3's, some of the best tires on the market. You pick your posion.

Also, do you know what your aftermarket rotors and wheels weigh?

Airbags are easy to pull out. And lightweight steering wheel isn't a bad idea. When I put my sparco in, i was pretty surprised. THe stock has to be almost double the weight of the sparco. IM me sometime, I'll walk you through removing your airbags. Raziel215

[shadycrew31]

yes my car is an auto. and i lose about 10 hp becasue of it. but its all gained back to due driving skill. i dont drive in straight lines and i shift my auto perfectly fine. i find it easier espeacially when driving cross country.