Weight Reduction!???

[maximumangle]

^ wow.that puts it pretty damn close.

[wildstoats]

This might be worth a look?

http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/e30-3-series-prior/114624-e30-weight-loss-guide.html

[Goya20]

Things you will need to remove to get it to 2000lbs:

Interior

Air Conditioning

Power Steering

Sound deadening in trunk

Sunroof

Hood

Engine

Transmission

Chassis

Good luck.

Just wheels

[spooledtt]

Easy, buy a 318i and throw out the seats and a few other non essentials. Done

[gazellebeigem3]

Ship me your car... Will cost about $10k, and then you'll have to repaint it (I hate to paint).

haha you would autopawn the car and shoot the proceeds into your veins.

[Luis325]

Thanks guys!
im getting ready to start this weekend to remove all that i can... Dont know where can i weught the car but ill find out...

Lexan windows are a good idea....

[twofocused]

I don't see you taking another 100lbs out just by gutting the rear doors, hood and trunk. Even with lexan.

I was messing about and skinned a hood the other day, right down to the just the outer skin, no reinforcing and some speed holes in the exterior sheet :P about 7kg so whats that around 15lbs?

My doors on my 2dr e30 race car are also skinned, just the window frame, hinges and catch. I can't remember off hand the weight but it wasn't all that much that came out.

Although I know there is weight saving from switching to lexan, that glass is quite heavy.

Somewhere on e30 or here an individual with a red 325i 4dr gutted and lexaned the rear doors and everything weighed came out to I believe 85 lbs. Somebody must remember the post.

If the 85 lbs is correct I figured there is at least another 15 lbs in skinning the hood/trunk and leaxaning the sunroof. We shall see............

[p0cket penguins]

just take out whatever you dont need.... but make sure it is not integral parts and that you can still pass tech.... when you run out of things... well then you just add some power.

[daniel]

Hood

Engine

Transmission

Chassis

removing these is the key to a fast, good handling car.

[M5wanaB]

how about an aluminum block m52 out of a z3?? that should shed a little weight, and up front too , thats the hardest place.

[SA E30]

I've removed 291 lbs out of an 87 325e 4dr. I still have to lexan and gut the rear doors/sunroof and skin the hood and trunk. With the above done I should be around 400 lbs total with both front stock seats.

With all that I bet it will still weigh 2300ish. Theses are heavy bitches.

GL to ya

I don't see you taking another 100lbs out just by gutting the rear doors, hood and trunk. Even with lexan.

I was messing about and skinned a hood the other day, right down to the just the outer skin, no reinforcing and some speed holes in the exterior sheet :P about 7kg so whats that around 15lbs?

My doors on my 2dr e30 race car are also skinned, just the window frame, hinges and catch. I can't remember off hand the weight but it wasn't all that much that came out.

Although I know there is weight saving from switching to lexan, that glass is quite heavy.

[JGood]

Not this shit again.....

Titanium seat brackets, lightweight rivets, and hollow cams FTW

[twofocused]

I've removed 291 lbs out of an 87 325e 4dr. I still have to lexan and gut the rear doors/sunroof and skin the hood and trunk. With the above done I should be around 400 lbs total with both front stock seats.

With all that I bet it will still weigh 2300ish. Theses are heavy bitches.

GL to ya

[rThor432]

Not this shit again.....

Lol if that comment was directed at the one directly above yours...

Otherwise, lol @ Colegrove.

[z31maniac]

Not this shit again.....