interior weight reduction

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ESPER
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hello!! i was wondering if anyone has a good understanding regarding the front seats and their components. i ask cuz its a bit intimidating as i dont want to take mine's apart and break it, but i was wondering if anyone knows how much the front seats weigh vs buckets and if there is a way to reduce the weight in the stock cloth seats for my s14. thanks!!


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red240ne
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my s13 rear seats probably weigh around 30-35 lbs. I couldn't imagine the s14 seats weighing much more.

MainEvent212
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i'd say theyre 20 lbs at the most...i could pick up the seat portion of them with one hand and hold it straight out...

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red240ne
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yea, you're probably right, i was almost exaggerating. they don't do much for weight reduction.

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there is nearly 1000 lbs of weight reduction possible on a 240SX.

Don't get me started listing all the **** I've pulled off to get that extra 0.1 seconds to win a track race.

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b240
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Very true Aries. =]

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aries, your car is sexy :) i wanna see some more pix of it..

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Exar-Kun
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the chick in your avatar is sexy! Yeah aries, I've been there...its like "wow...4 bolts? I bet I can save .4 ounces if I just use 2!"

-chet

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"2 mirrors? who the heck needs 2?"

Structure240sx
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hey aires, added a lil more power to the LT1 i see.

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Aries wrote:there is nearly 1000 lbs of weight reduction possible on a 240SX.

Don't get me started listing all the **** I've pulled off to get that extra 0.1 seconds to win a track race.


ever concidered getting on the old treadmill??? yah fatass..... :D ;)

MainEvent212
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you know what weighs alot if ur using it for track use only?

unnecessary hinges :-p

weld anythin u dont need shut and remove all the latches/hinges... and cut holes in un-necessary parts of the chassis....remove all the protective plastic parts underneath the car....this is if it's trailored to and from the track

oh yeah (dont trust anything i say, i dont know what i'm talking about :D:bsflag )

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Wow, J-Spec Tuner just laid hard into the ol' fatass, I mean Aries. :D

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well it just make sense that only fat guys need a V8 + nos in their 240 to haul their fatass down the track. :cool:

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LMAO!205 lbs of muscle is a lot of extra weight...But we have the girlfriend mod for that ;)

she always runs .1 to .2 faster than me because she only weighs 110.

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red240ne: damn cuz'n your a pretty weak kid homie unless you took out both parts the seat and teh part that folleds down.

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Nismo_Freak wrote:LMAO!205 lbs of muscle is a lot of extra weight...But we have the girlfriend mod for that ;)

she always runs .1 to .2 faster than me because she only weighs 110.
Doh, Nismo left himself logged in on my computer...

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again!-chet

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Exar-Kun wrote:again!-chet
yes again:mad:

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Hey man, did you ever see about getting NISMO rear subframe bushings? I need a set pretty soon...I may get my car back soon.-chet

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Exar-Kun wrote:Hey man, did you ever see about getting NISMO rear subframe bushings? I need a set pretty soon...I may get my car back soon.-chet
I'll call first thing in the morning (there)


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