Legal ways to light car.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Wanted to know how to handle bumper braces.
What is considered legal lightening?
Are there any aluminum components that would work?

In answer to your initial question..No, aluminum or drilled out bumper brackets are not legal.

However, if you're a hands on type, with metal working skills and tools, there's lots of places where you can removed a pound or two, and not be noticed.
If you're a checkbook / bubble pack racer, you're just going to have to open the wallet wide and kick it out..It's only money.

[Tom Meyer]

Look for after market glass, steering gear, steering shaft. Tom

[TommyPettigrew3076]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I use a single core aluminum radiator. Alum is lighter than brass. Also the single core reduces the amount of water in the system. My system holds just over 2 gallons. Small fuel cell. 3 gallon cell and only haul a couple of gallons of fuel in the car. A gallon of fuel is about 7 lbs. water is about 8 lbs per gallon.

Hey mike you ever had any problem with your lithium battery ? And what brand if you don’t mind me asking

[richie 2]

Originally Posted by TommyPettigrew3076

Hey mike you ever had any problem with your lithium battery ? And what brand if you don’t mind me asking

and cost please/thankyou

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by TommyPettigrew3076

Hey mike you ever had any problem with your lithium battery ? And what brand if you don’t mind me asking

No issues with the lithium battery. You do have to take care of it charge wise. It charges quick usually about 20 minutes after the run. I have a Go Lithium brand battery and charger. Check with them as they run specials every so often the battery is about $600 plus the charger. I have been using it for about 5 years. I only run one of them and have not had any issues with power in the late rounds. I carry a pony battery in the trailer to run the water pump and fan to cool the car after the run while the lithium battery is charging.

[Tom Goldman]

Seats,front and rear ,wiring harness, sound deadener , factory carpets ,all the unnecessary underdash stuff ,} defroster ducts and dash controls must stay }are the biggest gain for the least expense.
Door guard beams are also good for quite a bit of weight .
Aluminum bolts and screws on non suspension parts can reduce as much as 15 - 20 # on big cars. using the shortest bolts possible elsewhere all adds up.
Getting rid of the factory fuel tank in favor of a 3 gallon cell and pump is a big weight loss, but will take several hundred bucks from the budget. .
On the more pricy side are the lithium batteries ,but the weight savings are huge and when getting to the last 30-40 # is necessary an expense that may need to be taken.
I've had very good results using batteries from Antigravity Battery .
You mentioned adjustable seats , unless drastically different size drivers are going to be running the car, a waste of both money and weight .
Some modern steering wheels are are very heavy to dampen vibration, and to frevent breakage during airbag deployment .
Ive found light wheels that weigh as little as 1 3/4 pounds [Stock car stuff]

[bykr]

Originally Posted by Tom Meyer

Look for after market glass, steering gear, steering shaft. Tom

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[james schaechter]

If you thought sound deadner was a necessary part of a stocker you need to re think your goals. Seriously, scrape that off and read the thread. Some great commons sense ideas here

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

OK... FWIW
I lost 20 pound of wrinkle filling fat last year..!
Think that helps.

The body right now is a Shell on a rebuilt Chassis.
Did have the floor sprayed with a sound deadener.
Have the Stock Carpet and Headliner.

What are the Best Adjustable Seats?
It has the Stock Drums on all fours.
What Disk Brakes are recommended for this car?
What Booster is used for Power Brakes?

Lightweight Lithium Batteries, good idea.
Is it useful to have two batteries? (one in Trunk)

What about wheels?

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by bykr

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Actually ,a lot of the glass for older cars is substantially thinner {i.e. more cheaply made] and not as expensive as O.E glass.
I've seen some windshields that came from Mexico , China and South Africa that were 12 -15 pounds lighter than original and were not overpriced .
Optical quality ,sometimes I've had to say no ,get me another one .
I put one in an AMX that was actually 18# lighter than an O.E.