tacker Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 guys, what a light R32 weight? mine is down to 1280kg but wondering how much more i can get out of it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnr#@ Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 What have you done to get it down there if you dont mind me asking? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3650500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacker Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 removed everything down to the sound proofing muck on the floor, 4w steer long gone, all unused brackets bolts heat shields. fuel tank when today and put a fuel cell in and that alone will be the best part of 15kg i think. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyskyline Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 start replacing everything with light weight carbon fibre Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 if rules allow for it maybe remove the rad support and front and rear reinforcement bars and replace with chromolly tubing. also maybe start drilling holes in flat non structural body panels and dimple die'ing it. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacker Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yes carbon fibre panels would have to be next. Is it possible to get them down to 1200kgs Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Smart Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I've gotta put my fat boy on a diet soon. four wheel steer pumps etc to go, but i think i'm only going to end up somewhere around the 1300kg mark Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinful Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 if you havent already stripped out behind the dash the heatercore, ac evaporator, fan etc etc all adds up. Our car weighs 1220 and there is still a bit more that can come out if need be. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacker Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yes that all long gone. door windows winders motors etc are gone door trims too still need to take the hole saw to the door frames though. I do have a substancial cage in the car though so there would be 30 odd kgs in that. Looks like some gram light wheels and carbon fibre bonnet and boot are next Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnr#@ Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Go carbon doors... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3651955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risking Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 a few other things you may or may not have taken out, rear wiper and motor. In mine I stripped back the entire wiring loom and removed all the excess wiring that is now not used. There was a substancial ammount of "free" weight there. You can halve the wiring under the dash easily. ABS been removed and the assosiated wiring?? Running a full exhaust still or side pipe?? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
icydude Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) Go carbon doors... where can one get some for a r32? i can get frp but not cf Edited February 17, 2008 by icydude Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 What engine bay parts have you guys removed apart from ABS? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risking Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 There is not a great deal you can do without besides the ABS, air conditioning etc its more about saving weight. Besides the obvious, you can strip the loom and rewire with the bare essentials. you'd be suprised how much wiring is unused once you remove the HICAS, ABS etc. Single turbo conversions are lighter than typical twins. Stick with alloy piping if possible. Carbon canisters can be removed as well as the piping Heater hoses and other water lines if you have stripped the inside out Washer bottle and hoses. Smaller battery You can pretty much take anything out thats not needed if your building a circuit car. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giant Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 (edited) gee... i dont know how come ours is so heavy? our car still weigh's 1380! carbon boot carbon doors carbon airfilter box no dash cluster carbon panel and stack dash one seat no air conditioning no abs no hicas or pumps nothing behind the dash lexan door windows no interior at all some internal panels cut out all bumper reinforcement gone no rear wiper or motoboot and bonnet cathes gone all boot hinge mechanism gone most brackets gone not sure how i could lose another 100 kilo, let alone 150!! Edited February 17, 2008 by giant Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR-32U Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Just out of curiosity roughly how much weight would come out of the car from only removing HICAS and its related pumps etc ? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 If its a track car then i think you would be silly to remove ABS. Thats only my 2c...along with the fact that everbody seems to be obsessed with removing weight, which is fair enough. But no one ever seems to consider that you can do a hell of a lot with relocating where the weight is located. ie moving it lower in the car or into the cabin/centre of the car Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giant Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 i think about 10 kilo, roughly including all the lines, maybe a little more Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risking Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 you have a pretty comprehensive cage in it though. Mine only had a rear jap half when it was last weighed. besides the carbon pannels mine is as stripped as your car. There is always the chance of errors on the scales behalf as well I guess (public weigh bridge in my last case) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Dont weigh bridges only have a 60kg resolution though? The rounding error could be considerable??? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/206293-gtr-r32-weight/#findComment-3652591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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