how light can you make a gp

[1quick]

im not talking completly gutted, id like to keep the door pannels on and the seats in the car, can you get them down around 3k with an interior still in it, i cant remember for sure but i think my 06 was 3400 with only the spair removed

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[Euro]

Without removing the interior I think it'd be tough. Try ditching things like a/c and shit, bumper supports, sway bars.

 

[RICH17]

Theres no way a 3rd gen wbody is 3400 pounds?? A 3800 1.5gen is 3450 no passenger

 

[SinisterSHO]

My SHO was probably around 3300 pounds originally and its probably at 3100 right now. It has no interior, all of the sound deadening has been removed, nothing under the dash and no a/c components. No rear door panels, and the doors have been gutted, trunk lid gutted.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Theres no way a 3rd gen wbody is 3400 pounds?? A 3800 1.5gen is 3450 no passenger

My 00 gtp was right about 3400 lbs

 

[RICH17]

I figured the 2nd and 3rd gens would be heavier with the newer crash test requirments.

I want to gut the hell out of mine as well. But currently I am looking at getting a rust free southern car first.

 

[01abboud]

I weighed my 01 Regal at the track... only weight reduction was the removal of the spare tire... without me in it, 3450 pounds.

A member on the Regal forum gutted the crap out of one, got it down to 2700 pounds... but I don't think you want to go that nuts! He did, however, break 11s with weight reduction and spray. :-D

 

[RICH17]

I want my car to be more balanced so I am focused on the front end more than just overall weight loss.

That regal looked unsafe...

 

[RICH17]

Brett if you were going to make a fun rave car you could lose alot in just replacing the glass alone. But it gets expensive with going acrylic and what not.

My plan was to run the rear doors and rear wnd shild in acrylic and remoce the door mechanisms and just put aluminum sheet over the door for panels. And go old school and use straps and buttons for the front windows like in the 60s. I'm sure that right there is 200-300 pounds

 

[SinisterSHO]

Leave the rear windshield, its heavy enough to keep the car balanced. Without it, your rear might be come a little happier than you want.

 

[RICH17]

I want a happy rear end

 

[The Broken Regal]

3k with the interior still in it? no way jose

to get down to 3k you will pretty much have to remove everything but the drivers seat

less than 3k and you start shaving/drilling metal from recent threads ive seen

it basically comes down to the creature comforts you want to remove and how much all t he little things add up to

 

[RICH17]

My car would be gutted already. But I drive it everyday.

 

[1quick]

Mine is a plane Jane gt so no sun roof, already has no a/c, no exhaust, no spair, I'm thinking about pulling the speakers and radio since you can't hear them anyway whe your driving, no front bumper support, no abs, what else can you take out lol I'm going to do the rear bumper support

 

[SinisterSHO]

I would drive my track car everyday until it got too cold too. But I'm glad I dont have to. Lol

You can get a lot of weight out if you remove the sound deadening on the floor. But its a paint in the ass. You could do this and just lay the carpet back in.

 

[RICH17]

Gut the rear doors of the regulators and just make the glass stationary. cut some of the rear deck metal out thats just there for te speaker supports. spare tire well could be cut out. replace priver seat with a lighter one. air bags. hvac units.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Fuck rear brakes style.

 

[Yaj Yak]

My gtp is heavy as fuck, has only been to the track with 18s, I'm 220lbs, and the car has 60 lbs of additional sound deadening

 

[Yaj Yak]

That being said, I wish it was lighter.

 

[01abboud]

I want my car to be more balanced so I am focused on the front end more than just overall weight loss.

That regal looked unsafe...

Haha, yeah... I saw it in person. That thing didn't do anything but go fast in a straight line. And then go back on the trailer. No way you'd get me to actually GO anywhere in that thing! He removed EVERYTHING.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

how light can you make a gp

the burned out shells at the junkyard look pretty fuckin light

 

[02BlueGT]

Mine is a plane Jane gt so no sun roof, already has no a/c, no exhaust, no spair, I'm thinking about pulling the speakers and radio since you can't hear them anyway whe your driving, no front bumper support, no abs, what else can you take out lol I'm going to do the rear bumper support

IIRC My GT was only 3300 when I took it to the track, GT's are lighter than GTP's (Cloth manual seats, plastic UIM vs SC, and dozens of other small things)

it is around 3450 w/o me in it nowadays.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

or you could switch to a toyota wagon

pro's
3000lbs curb weight
rwd

con's
pita pos


put two engines in it, it'll be heavier but each motor will only have to lug around 2000lbs

 

[Euro]

GT's are lighter than GTP's (Cloth manual seats, plastic UIM vs SC, and dozens of other small things)

depending on what they were optioned with, yeah. Mine was like 35xx lbs with every option and me in it.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i wonder what fat kevins ego weighs.

probably slowing down the TR

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