Weight reduction

TxDAEWOOxT · Post by **TxDAEWOOxT** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:41 am

Looking to drop a couple pounds in my Lanos (the car not the motor).

TxDAEWOOxT · Post by **TxDAEWOOxT** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:05 pm

What can i take out? I would like it to look like a decent car and not completly stripped. I know i could pull the stero,insulation and spare tire. What else? sorry i didnt give more info in the first post.

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:43 am

you could ditch the AC compressor, and condenser. its not a very good idea, but you could take the front and rear bumpers off (not the covers, but the actual bumpers inside of them) all of the plastic trim pieces in the trunk the heater core, and blower motor. airbags. all you have to do is be creative and you should be able to loose a lot of weight from your car

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:51 pm

Easy.
- Remove spare wheel and replace it with an anti-puncture kit (air compressor and a quimic liquid thing).
- Remove rear seats.
- If you do so, you could move battery to the trunk in order to restore a little balance.
- Replace front seats for racing buckets. (can be done for "cheap" if you use sparco buckets - good quality-price ratio)
- Replace steel for fiber-glass in hood and fenders. If you have the skills it can be done cheap.
- Polycarbonate instead of glass on windows. (a little more expensive than the other mods, actually)

EDIT:
- 15" alloys would be the best compromise choosing wheels for a lanos.
- Good tyres help in weight reduction too.

Man with no name · Post by **Man with no name** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:35 am

daewoomofo wrote:its not a very good idea, but you could take the front and rear bumpers off (not the covers, but the actual bumpers inside of them)

And when you crash your car will completely disintegrate right?

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:01 am

not completely, but like i said, its not a very good idea, but you can do it

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:22 am

Keep in mind if you were to remove them, that should you get in an accident, the frame will bend and the car will probably be totalled

jorge · Post by **jorge** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:39 pm

One more go to the Gym to less weight in the body

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:17 pm

Audacity Racing wrote:Keep in mind if you were to remove them, that should you get in an accident, the frame will bend and the car will probably be totalled

thats why i said its not a good idea

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:50 pm

I was going to suggest losing some weight as well! haha driver-wise.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:14 pm

http://www.daewootech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8415

MMamdouh

TxDAEWOOxT · Post by **TxDAEWOOxT** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:31 am

No guys i dont want a tin can!!! I still need it to be ridged because my wife might be driving the car. I was looking for the basic stuff not anything crazy.

The seats and some basic parts could go without leaving me stranded.

What ever happened with that hood? Looks nice!!

Joso · Post by **Joso** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:27 pm

Chose what you would afford to do:

Joso wrote:Easy.
- Remove spare wheel and replace it with an anti-puncture kit (air compressor and a quimic liquid thing).
- Remove rear seats.
- If you do so, you could move battery to the trunk in order to restore a little balance.
- Replace front seats for racing buckets. (can be done for "cheap" if you use sparco buckets - good quality-price ratio)
- Replace steel for fiber-glass in hood and fenders. If you have the skills it can be done cheap.
- Polycarbonate instead of glass on windows. (a little more expensive than the other mods, actually)

EDIT:
- 15" alloys would be the best compromise choosing wheels for a lanos.
- Good tyres help in weight reduction too.