My supra is fully stripped ill upload pics later but does anyone else rock the stripped inteior? And Anyone got pictures of it and suggestions for what are heavythings you can take out ?
Weight reduction
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Remove the seats, center console, entire dash, the hatch, replace body panels with ones made of cardboard and paper mache, remove pedals, shifter (if your car is manual install automaic), remove all glass, stereo equipment, replace bumpers with cardboard and duct tape, replace hood with cardboard and duct tape. And now for the good part! Install remote control unit, connect unit to throttle, trans, brake master cylinder, sit back relax and enjoy your new found weight reduction! Hope this helps 
It's been done man they actually can get pretty light considering there starting weight.
Now i don't remember exactly but there was some type of PDF file or list of almost every single part in the car and how much it weighs. Hopefully someone can pst it for you.
The easiest way to lose weight in our cars is installing aftermarket Seats. But get quality because you don't want to kill your self because your seat was a ebay knock off
Now i don't remember exactly but there was some type of PDF file or list of almost every single part in the car and how much it weighs. Hopefully someone can pst it for you.
The easiest way to lose weight in our cars is installing aftermarket Seats. But get quality because you don't want to kill your self because your seat was a ebay knock off
Interior really isn't that heavy... The heaviest parts are the seats (especially the power driver's seat).
Only reason to remove the interior is to chisel out all the sound deadener (and yes it will be LOUD), after whcih, replace the interior again. Only things worth getting rid of are the driver's seat, and the airbag if you're 90+. Our cars are nose heavy, so getting a cf hood and light weight battery relocated to the trunk should be good. Aside from that you can't do much that'll make a huge difference.
Invest in a quality suspension set-up. It doesn't matter how much the care weighs if it can handle well with it. Even NAs are a lot of fun to drive with a good set up.
Buy a Miata, turbo stock motor or install LS3, and enjoy your Supra for what it is.
Seriously though, aside from the driver power seat, nothing in the interior makes enough of a difference to make putting up with a rattle can car worth it IMO. Replace the seat with a Bride or something of that type, start working out (skinny driver can make a difference), and relocate as much weigh to the center of the car as you can. Then if you're really serious about it, start replacing parts like your wheels, suspension, and brakes (all your unsprung stuff) with as light as you can afford. Still not good enough? Start swapping out body panels for carbon fiber.
Consider this: balance is more important than any one number.
Seriously though, aside from the driver power seat, nothing in the interior makes enough of a difference to make putting up with a rattle can car worth it IMO. Replace the seat with a Bride or something of that type, start working out (skinny driver can make a difference), and relocate as much weigh to the center of the car as you can. Then if you're really serious about it, start replacing parts like your wheels, suspension, and brakes (all your unsprung stuff) with as light as you can afford. Still not good enough? Start swapping out body panels for carbon fiber.
Consider this: balance is more important than any one number.