Weight Reduction!???

[scaraveos]

^dude, where is the rest of your cage?! The angle of the shoulder belts can't be within spec.

Yes I know. Will add this soon:

[SkinnyVT]

^dude, where is the rest of your cage?! The angle of the shoulder belts can't be within spec.

[scaraveos]

This is the interior of my 2100lbs E30


The trank is completelly empty with only a 15lbs battery.
The engine bay hosts a M20 engine and a strut tower bar.
The wheels are lightweight 15x7.5

I am pretty sure that with a 4cyl engine and no cage the car would weight a little lower than 2000lbs so you get the idea of what must be done to get to 2000lbs with no fiberglass parts :)

[Luis325]

Ive gutted almost everything i can.
im finishing up my rear lexan windows and removing the sunroof casset and replacing the pannel with lexan also...
Im planing on getting the car weighed in 2 weeks!!
hope i can get close to 2,200lbs.

[ITAracer]

i have a friend with a 84 318 with a 5lug conversion everything gone on the inside i mean everything accept drivers seat. and he weighted at a truck stop at 2250 (when my race car weighed in at 2650 which is a bit heavy im normally around 2610-2620) he is about 250 so that puts him real close to that 2000 lbs car you were hoping for with out going lex or cf body

[Wh33lhop]

I think those numbers are conservative considering I am at 2450 with essentially the same weight reductions performed except body panel, bumper or window replacement. I would figure on another 100lbs easy with those changed.

Still quite a bit shy of 2000lbs.

[rThor432]

In stock trim, they weight 2400lbs...

Yep. My fully loaded '85 323i was ~2620 lbs. iirc. That's with all of the electric options, leather, and added US DOT safety ballast (ie. door bars and bumper reinforcements).

[Massive Lee]

Those of you who really want a lightweight e30 should seriously consider early Euro e30s. In stock trim, they weight 2400lbs...

[SkinnyVT]

Not really. Keep in mind, the more weight you shed, the harder it is to shed weight. He's still 300lbs shy, and he's already done all the CF/FG and lexan stuff.

I think those numbers are conservative considering I am at 2450 with essentially the same weight reductions performed except body panel, bumper or window replacement. I would figure on another 100lbs easy with those changed.

[rThor432]

Do you want to tell everyone you have a 2000 lb E30 to a bunch of forum people? Do what Liam did and just make it up. Simple.

:D Priceless.

[Eric]

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............

wow, 85lbs is alot for just the rear doors, i might have to try that!

I removed alot from my track car, and i'm hopping for 2200-2300lbs. 2000lbs would be crazy light and crazy money!

[rwh11385]

Do you want a light track car that handles well? Drop the few big items off your car that you don't need, and spend your time, money, and effort on the events themselves.

Do you want to tell everyone you have a 2000 lb E30 to a bunch of forum people? Do what Liam did and just make it up. Simple.

[Liam]

Not really. Keep in mind, the more weight you shed, the harder it is to shed weight. He's still 300lbs shy, and he's already done all the CF/FG and lexan stuff.

1st: Acid bath the whole shell... Break out the plasma cutter, tig & flair punch.

2nd: The devil is in the details (as in gram here, a gram there).

[Wh33lhop]

Just wheels

Show me wheels that weigh -300lbs apiece and I'll believe you.

[Wh33lhop]

^ wow.that puts it pretty damn close.

Not really. Keep in mind, the more weight you shed, the harder it is to shed weight. He's still 300lbs shy, and he's already done all the CF/FG and lexan stuff.