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Eddy goes on a diet (few updates)
jonnyc:
--- Quote from: NeilM on February 18, 2011, 04:05:53 pm ---Hi Jonny, what did you have to do to get it down to 1175kg? I think with the DSG and roll cage I'll struggle to get anywhere near that.
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Mine was DSG too..
Well first of all it was weighed without fuel.. So say 30kg there if you were over half full when it went on the scales..
Recaro Pole positions, 10kg each including frames etc.. I think your seats are around 25kg each so theres another 30kg saved
No cage, that must be 50kg
Wheels I had Pro race 1.3's which are way lighter than CH's.. Around 10kg total loss there..
Turbo kit was 5kg lighter than OEM
Bonnet was 4.5kg, not sure how much yours comes in at..
Stripped totally A/C and interior like you so no difference there..
Brakes were project Mu which were 11kg a side.. Not sure if you got a weight for yours but I expect closer to 15kg as far as I remember.
Removed rear bumper bar 8kg
No headlight washers and light weight bumpers (cut out all the supporting plastics) 10kg
Thats about 150kg already and there was some other stuff too..
Still a LOAD of weight to come out..
1050kg would be possible :)
NeilM:
Jonny you were on a weight saving mission, well done.
I would have loved the Pole position seats but just couldn't manage without the tilt & slide.
I keep looking at the front doors, their must be a fair bit in those and a crash bar I think, Also changing the rear side glass & rear screen for plastic???
I have seen a replacement carbon roof panel................... :rolleye:
RedRobin:
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Carbonfibre bootlid, Neil?
jonnyc:
Neil,
With all of my calculations, using realistic figures I expected that if you went mental on a MK5 ED30 you would be able to get below 1000kg
Just depends how far you want to go really
Hurdy:
Didn't you have a lightweight battery too Jonny?
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