Sawzall.
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1st there is the stuff everyone already knows about: sound deadening... excess junk removal...Aluminum control arms... etc.
Then:
Sub frames strategic lightening with drilling 25mm bit up to 80mm hole saw (afterwards they were annealed in a kiln then re-tempered)
Undercoating removed (replaced with a Teflon clear coat)
Steel fasteners replaced with titanium nuts & bolts (right down to the oil pan screws this was at a cost of nearly $3k), previously bolted screwed parts were replaced with aluminum rivets or welded.
Bumper cores (heavy fiberglass supports) hollowed with a plunge router and lighted with a hole saw, bumper shocks replaced with aluminum brackets.
Wiring harness and electrical system reworked. Excess wire, connectors relays removed or replaced with lighter solid state components. Wire replaced with lighter gauge higher conductive quality (ultra fine strand Teflon insulated) wire. This was a total weight loss of 20 kilos
A lot of the body re-enforcement has been replaced with zip welded seams and high density closed cell foam. All the accessory attachment brackets ( jack, spare tire, coil mounts...) were removed.
A few things you may think are crazy:
Alternator, starter, power steering pump cases lightened. P/S lines replaced with plastic hydraulic line. And yes, the fuel tank is custom ABS plastic (8.5 gallon).
There is more... but I'm sure you get the gist of it.
I'll be adding some weight soon (light roll cage = about 60 kilos)Comment
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Next time I lift the car at the shop (if I can remember to) I shoot a few.
Even better than what I did on this one, on one of my friends cars (M54 powered {MS43controlled OBDII and all plus a Paxton supercharger} '89 E30) we built aluminum front and rear sub-frames out of 1/8 plate and rear trailing arms from 1/8 plate and billet.
It took about a week of 8+ hour days of cutting bending welding and machining.
(fuck that...I hate work.)
His car weighs in at around 2600, I'll have to ask him on the P/W ratio but I can tell you it's really uberfuckinfast.
This is the nice thing about being an "old guy" in the "tuning" business...If you want one...You just pay the price and build it.Comment
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As time went on, the factory developed the car each year, making it faster, more comfortable, and capable of handling at higher speeds.
You don’t want this. You want the trickiest, most dangerous, oldest model you can find. Only then can you prove to the world that you’re a man.Comment
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..about 450hp/ton once it all gets going :)
And 100hp/L would be achievable :)
Lsx/t56 Swap progress |----------| .0000000005% - Well below poverty line.
Getting purists panties in a knot since 2007. ;)
E30 count = 6! :shock:Comment
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