Spose it all depends on how commited you are to doing it and how much you wanna spend as you could always get lightweight replacements for things like the bonnet, but i would start with simple stuff like the spare wheel and anything else that isn't desperatley needed, im sure someone on here knows about stripping cars out and can help more than me.
good luck with that lol
many ppl have stripped theirs out, but dont think anyones achieved down to a tonne.
searching would be handy, especially for 'subframe weights'
many ppl have stripped theirs out, but dont think anyones achieved down to a tonne.
searching would be handy, especially for 'subframe weights'
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Revo Kev, Mork, and and irish guy with a silver mk3 have removed lots of weight from theirs.
Was reading about it recently.
search for mork, and weight.
Was reading about it recently.
search for mork, and weight.
Here's what i was reading:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41517&highlight=remov*+weight+mork
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41517&highlight=remov*+weight+mork
badgermobile is pretty skinned too these days.
dashboard is next on the list
got to get it weighed
dashboard is next on the list
got to get it weighed
picked up my roll cage at the weekend, so once mine back the diet starts to see if can get it down below the ton mark!! so ill keep you posted
stripped a 106 to a bare shell so easy to start with as know what to take out:
full interior, roof liners, trims ect
carpets, sound deading
spair wheel and jack
remove dash and take off fire wall liner, as these normally are heavy
also remove it from engine side
airbags
and like people said the engine damper weights
then get naughty with the hole cutter and grinder
then anything else what goes back in make sure its lightest can afford
look at poly windows, fiberglass/ carbon pannels
stripped a 106 to a bare shell so easy to start with as know what to take out:
full interior, roof liners, trims ect
carpets, sound deading
spair wheel and jack
remove dash and take off fire wall liner, as these normally are heavy
also remove it from engine side
airbags
and like people said the engine damper weights
then get naughty with the hole cutter and grinder
then anything else what goes back in make sure its lightest can afford
look at poly windows, fiberglass/ carbon pannels
ibizacupra said:
Might be worth not ditching it purely because one day you might venture onto some other race circuits in other championships that require a dash
dash is drastic ill keep mine as looks alot tidyer with one, just slim it down bill, be plenty of spair plastic can cut out of it to get the weight down
I cant ditch it m8 in Combe's regs, although some peeps must have som eother interpretation on that rule LOL.... essence of dash in some of em.
A cut down version tho is fine.
Need to find a slot in my timetable of other mods to do this bit.
A cut down version tho is fine.
Need to find a slot in my timetable of other mods to do this bit.
No - even poverty spec ones come with the well. you can remove the well easily though & then there are nice flats to secure something.
Use alu plate - it's lighter than steel & bond it on
Use alu plate - it's lighter than steel & bond it on
im a tart as going to paint the inside of mine all anthricite, so would want to have it looking standard,
guess the well be staying for now, unless easy to find a boot repair pannel from another car and use that to weld in
guess the well be staying for now, unless easy to find a boot repair pannel from another car and use that to weld in
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