Mark's 1G Winter Projects

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by CornFed2.4

40lbs sounds like the diet is off to a good start.

The diet is in full progress!
- 40 for the fuel tank
- 30 for the front STM brakes alone
- I have the molded flex-a-lite rear windows. We will see how much they shave off, they are super light.
- Being conservative with 15 on the battery move

[Mark Leasure]

My father in-law cut up my rear rotors, he has a cnc in his garage. I need to weigh them to see how much came off.

[Pushit2.0]

Very nice, also looking at the in car video again, I think you let off at the first cone for the final trap and ET, make sure you drive threw the markers to get a great pass.

~John

[turbotalon1g]

Hmm 40 lbs weight loss.

I wish i was fast enough to have people give me go-pros.

[Goat Blower]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Hmm 40 lbs weight loss.

I wish i was fast enough to have people give me go-pros.

Going to the track might be a better start.

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Going to the track might be a better start.

ouch, soon old timer. and I won't be stuck in the 12s, probably just damn low 11s.

[Mark Leasure]

Made a new battery mount today, I’m going move the battery back to the front of the car. Currently I have a rear mounted PC680. The battery is on its way out so I picked up a PC545, It’s 4 pounds lighter. I will be removing a lot of 2AWG going to the back of the car, the sealed box and some other stuff. It should shave off 15 pounds, at a minimum. I’m also integrating a solid state relay up front for the shut down switch.

[turbotalon1g]

Very nice.

[turbotalon1g]

fuck that is awesome. I wish I could drop 300 lbs off my car total. Get it down to 2950 or less without me in it.

How much did your car weigh the last time you checked it?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

fuck that is awesome. I wish I could drop 300 lbs off my car total. Get it down to 2950 or less without me in it.

How much did your car weigh the last time you checked it?

2870 with me in it. I weigh 195.

[CornFed2.4]

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

2870 with me in it. I weigh 195.

So that was the weight before these last few weight reductions? Or is that as of today?

Rotors looks awesome. Cool that you made your own!

So 8's next yr? It's gonna be a long winter I hope you have no plans to change to an auto.

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by CornFed2.4

So that was the weight before these last few weight reductions? Or is that as of today?

Rotors looks awesome. Cool that you made your own!

So 8's next yr? It's gonna be a long winter I hope you have no plans to change to an auto.

That was the old weight before any weight reduction. Goal is to get it under 2500. It will remain a shifted car.

[turbotalon1g]

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

2870 with me in it. I weigh 195.

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

That was the old weight before any weight reduction. Goal is to get it under 2500. It will remain a shifted car.

That is light!

Badass, that thing will be crazy at 2500lbs.

[goodhart]

Those rear rotors look sweet! So those are just scalloped stockers?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by goodhart

Those rear rotors look sweet! So those are just scalloped stockers?

yep just scalloped stockers.

[Speedfreak]

Couldn't you get some sort of bladder to put inside? Fuelsafe.com may have something for you.

[Mark Leasure]

I finished up the lexan rear window installation. I don't know the exact weight savings, but its a good amount. The diet is going good I'm estimating 110 pounds removed so far between the lexan, battery move, front and rear brakes, and new tank with much less fuel.








The next photo is all the stuff I removed for the battery relocation. It shaved off 19.5 pounds!

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by Speedfreak

Couldn't you get some sort of bladder to put inside? Fuelsafe.com may have something for you.

I have a sealable fuel vent to seal the tank from air, to avoid moisture getting to the fuel. I also welded in a drain plug too, so I could drain the fuel for long term storage over the winter.

[Tachyon]

It's amazing how much weight is tied up in a battery relocation to the trunk. I know I saved 12lbs just in wiring when I relocated back to the front!

[turbotalon1g]

Very Nice.