mostly gutted festiva.... numbers inside

[oxbrain]

Gutted?



The rear side windows are flat and easy to replace with lexan without being too obvious.
You can cut out the supports for the rear seats.
Ditch the washer fluid bottle.
Remove side marker housings, glue lenses in place for appearance and drag.
Ditch the 3rd brake light.
Ditch windshield wipers.
Ditch the stock fuel tank and get a small fuel cell. Gas is 6lbs/gallon and time attack runs shouldn't need more than a gallon or two.
Remove the plastic bumpers, remove metal bumpers, make lightweight brackets to hold plastic bumpers in place.(not recommended unless you have a full cage)
If you want to get extreme, there's about 20 lbs of wiring you don't really need for a track car.
If you want to get REALLY extreme, there's probably 10 lbs of sound damping gunk on the floors.

[sasquatch]

1980lbs with no passenger seat, rear seat, spare tire, and about 1/2 tank of gas... oooo and me in it and im 6'5" @ 220lbs...

[festivaWES]

Crush bars in the doors are good for 20lbs.

[gorgonheimer]

i have a bp, g trans and no interior panels. i will go weigh it and report back tomorrow.

[eurotiva]

Mine is 1950, with b8 and turbo full int. And A/C

[187festiva]

my cared weighed in at 1860 with a bp+T swap egt trans full interior

[lxoom]

tow hooks have to stay as per the rulebook

it will have a BP in it which im sure weights a bit more then a B3, also bigger brakes, front control arms, and rear axle that will all increase the weight of the car.... lots of fab work

and yes my exhaust will consist of nothing but pipe and a glasspack

[bravekozak]

tow hooks

Unbolt the front tow hooks.
Unbolt & cut off the rear towhooks.
Remove the hoisting eyes on the engime.
Trash the cat. (Platinum sure is heavy).

What else can he take off?
Anyone?

[GenevaDirt]

you were under 2000 with you in it before removing anything. The car weighs 1800lbs without you.

[lxoom]

spent a couple hours tearing out what i dont need in the festy tonight, it will be a time attack car next year

heres what i removed :

spare tire & cover
jack
all seats
all plastic panels (NOT including door panels)
speakers
seat belts
all carpet
glove box
ash tray
floor mats
center console
shifter boot
door sill plates

AND including all the nuts, bolts and screws off all the removed stuff, it was a total weight loss of .......... 171 LBS !!!

i still have the following to remove

radio
hvac control
heater core
blower motor/fans /duct work etc
hatch strut

the door panels and oem dash are staying to allow me to run it in super street class

im super happy with the amount of weight that came out of it, ideally Id love to be under 2000 LBS with me in it at the end of the day, and im only 150 so it might be doable !