Weight removal questions...
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Weight removal questions...
I was just curious how much weight (practialy and street legal) can you loose on a C5? Is the C5 still a fiber glass body? Sorry I'm into C-2's and C-3's and don't know much about C-5s. What would it take to get one down to 2800 lbs?
Thanks guys, and please.. don't flame :lol:
Nick
Thanks guys, and please.. don't flame :lol:
Nick
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From: Sindelfingen Germany
Re: Weight removal questions... (NickSimcheck)
I´ve been asking this too. As the vette is not my daily driver, just for fun, I think the fun will be even more with less weight. Taking off AC, stereo, door panels with power window and the heavy seats.
The only reason I didn´t do it yet is the lower price I will get when I sell the car. In other words: I do not have the money to strip the car.
Frederik
The only reason I didn´t do it yet is the lower price I will get when I sell the car. In other words: I do not have the money to strip the car.
Frederik
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From: Wilmington DE
Re: Weight removal questions... (NickSimcheck)
Nick, you did say street legal, and assuming that you don't want to strip it on the interior, you will be limited.
The Goodyear EMT tires are very heavy, so you could replace the tires with lighter ones and while you're at it replace the wheels with lite racing wheels. The seats are also very heavy, so replacing them with lite weight racing seats would save a bunch of weight. If you don't mind hot summers, remove the air conditioning system. There are exhaust systems that are a lot lighter and also sound better than the factory system. Also replace the battery with a lith weight racing battery.
The body pannels are plastic but not fiberglass, and weigh less than fiberglass. So assuming that you like a good looking car, there isn't anything you can do in that department. I don't think that you'll be able to remove as much weight from the C5 that you would like, but you should be able to shed a couple humdred pounds doing the things I have outlined above. Good luck with your project. :D
The Goodyear EMT tires are very heavy, so you could replace the tires with lighter ones and while you're at it replace the wheels with lite racing wheels. The seats are also very heavy, so replacing them with lite weight racing seats would save a bunch of weight. If you don't mind hot summers, remove the air conditioning system. There are exhaust systems that are a lot lighter and also sound better than the factory system. Also replace the battery with a lith weight racing battery.
The body pannels are plastic but not fiberglass, and weigh less than fiberglass. So assuming that you like a good looking car, there isn't anything you can do in that department. I don't think that you'll be able to remove as much weight from the C5 that you would like, but you should be able to shed a couple humdred pounds doing the things I have outlined above. Good luck with your project. :D
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From: Lake Martin ALABAMA
Re: Weight removal questions... (NickSimcheck)
I think Chevy did a pretty good job in the first place...
The easy stuff, (spare, jack) is already gone.
If you dont have the HUD, you're way ahead of the game.
I suppose there's some fat in the exhaust system...... Also, non-runflats would help.
I refuse to sit in front of a loaded cannon shell (airbag) so after disconnecting both of them, I thought,
"Why carry the extra weight around?" Those two items, driver and pass. airbags, were good for
over 25 lbs.
Gas weighs 6 1/2 lbs per gallon, that's 65 lbs if you DON'T put in 10 gallons.
Empty the windshield wash fluid.............
I don't really see what else (besides the entire stereo system) is left.
:seeya :seeya
[Modified by steve badalamenti, 7:00 PM 4/30/2002]
The easy stuff, (spare, jack) is already gone.
If you dont have the HUD, you're way ahead of the game.
I suppose there's some fat in the exhaust system...... Also, non-runflats would help.
I refuse to sit in front of a loaded cannon shell (airbag) so after disconnecting both of them, I thought,
"Why carry the extra weight around?" Those two items, driver and pass. airbags, were good for
over 25 lbs.
Gas weighs 6 1/2 lbs per gallon, that's 65 lbs if you DON'T put in 10 gallons.
Empty the windshield wash fluid.............
I don't really see what else (besides the entire stereo system) is left.
:seeya :seeya
[Modified by steve badalamenti, 7:00 PM 4/30/2002]
