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Post pics of the tear down and as much info as poss mate. Us FI guys need to make sure were all doing are best to keep the motors running well!Fingers crossed its minimal damage. Anyway 700bhp will chear you up

I was/should be hahahaha I have a good 10kg to lose easy so thats coming too don't worry. Im just trying to get my cars power to weight as good as i can for the time being

Finished the rear brace off today Sick of drilling this thing now lol.. I could have taken another 200-300g out but this was far enough for now. Brace now weights bang on 4kg. (excuse the really shitty garage lol) Re-fitted after I have cleaned the rear bulk head off with silicone spray Weight loss from brace work = 2.01KG TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS = 44.63KG CAR DRY WEIGHT = 1435.24KG

Only issue for me with lexan side windows is security. My zed does still see about 1k miles a year on the road and sliders in side windows could be a security issue? Rear quarters and tailgate glass no issues there. I have managed to get the side glass to seal quite well even with the doors gutted but I'm not so sure about lexan? Its not a major issue but i doubt they will be water tight.

Listening We need a proper car thread for all our cars. help for weight loss and aero tweeks etc.. Bennet can you weight you boot hatch ones you have de-skinned it! I want CF as it saves 15+ kg but I'm still trying to figure out the best wing mounting for it?

Love the dimple die work mate! can't wait to see this finished!!

Come on alex just a few pics is enough hahah

yes! Only thing is i have sold my OEM rays years ago and then are not wide enough to fir the rubber i need.

Im not in the best position so answer that as my takata harnesses were not genuine items... sold on ebay as gen but turned out to be fake. I swapped to schroth as the buckle and ASM system is very good.

I have an ISF and had a RCF test car from the dealer for a day a while back.. EPIC car... Big but shifts and looks amazing on the road. Sound in car was cool too.

More work today Rear bumper off and drill out rear brace was today job. Rear bumper off... Took a while as I had top pop clips I needed to remove that would have been easy but the cf diffuser covers the underside of the car so i could not reach them! Took in total an hour to get to this point. Bumper off and rear brace removed. Started the mammoth task with the hole saw lol... 3 hours later and i had this! Just looking at weight loss mid way though the job. Original brace weight... 5.45kg 4.8KG so far... Rear foam off brace. 0.51KG The rear brace is far thicker than the front end one.. the outset skin is about 3mm thick, top and bottom skins 2mm and back skin is very thick.. 4-5mm i think. I have the back side left to drill out so more weight to come off this plus ill cut a few more smaller holes where i can. Total weight removed today = 1.16KG TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR = 43.81KG

Paul can you do me a big favour and weight the intake manifold please?? I may move to one if its a decent weight saving Not sure how accurate my scales are but it's coming in at exactly 6kg Thanks a lot mate! Now i just need the OEM kit weight haha.. I take it this replaced the upper and lower plenum but leaves the lower runners?

Paul can you do me a big favour and weight the intake manifold please?? I may move to one if its a decent weight saving

If you can make one that has a brake feel improvement I'm very interested in buying one

Epic mate!! Your fab skills are great!!

Come on Alex! Im sure more people than me would love some more details??

Great. Thanks alex. Small weight saving and a clean new brace. Ill get one ordered asap.

Very nice! OEM +

Any update on the two parts weight yet alex?? That would be a big help to me

Cheap price!

Cheers alex. Im quietly hoping its a few kg lighter as its somthing else to help me on my cars deit.

Alex any chance you can weight these items? Ill more than likely take an ultra racing one as my oem brace is a mess but i would love to know the weights please!

More work done today. I have finally changed out the "takata" harness for a matching schroth racing PRO EF 2 ASM on the passenger side Not a lot but every bit counts haha Takata weight. 1.65KG Schroth weight. 1.55KG Harness's fitted I can weight to get matching passenger seat! lol.. Makes the OEM eats look so FAT! I have made a start on the passenger door weight removal as well, I thought i should weigh the door card this time round as i'll end up ditching these soon for carbon paneling. Potential weight loss from doorcards is another 7.45KG! (total doors weight loss would then be 16.05KG) Door card. Weight Door handle, elbow pad and bolts etc. Small boot trim from around rear high level light. Picked up a new racing battery made by odyssey Its a called extreme 22 or PC625 and comes in at a very light 6KG! Its tiny as well haha. The other benefit of these over my old full size Bosch unit is this one is sealed and won't leak. Normal car batteries can leak and give off acid vapour. New vs. Old for size! 8.3KG LIGHTER! Specs. These batteries are susceptible to vibration damage so I was recommended to fit a foam base. This was just cut from garage floor foam Nice and cheap. Anti-vibration foam fitted. Tiny new battery in place. (I need foam to cut to the space at the back just to be extra shore it won't move. Old battery on the scale. 14.3KG (Bosch website quotes 16.4KG for this model??) I have a little more weight to come out on the battery as its now using M6 posts vs. standard battery terminals so I can now use small light weight spade connectors and get rid of the heavy originals i have used. They must weight another 100-200g's TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR = 42.62KG CAR DRY WEIGHT = 1437.25KG

More work on weight loss today The door windows have not worked for over a year so Ive decided to gut the motors and rail system in them to save a few Kg's Window was removed, All parts of the power system removed and them 1mm Alu plate was used to brace the window back into the correct position. Few pics with the door gutted Its not staying like this yet so the door card has gone back on but i may make a carbon sheet door skin soon Job done! Door card back on! Window in correct place! Motor and rails Weight Inner door skin. Weight Foam from inside the door card, nuts and bolts plus the bose tweeter. Drivers door done today only but same will be done to passenger door ASAP. Weight saved today 4.3KG x 2 for both doors = 8.6KG TOTAL WEIGHT LOST SO FAR = 34.07KG

Booked onto a RMA Gold trackday at Donington Park with no noise limit in march If don't make anglesey in feb this will be a time to set up and test out the car I need to take tire temps across the bed and set up shocks and see if i can run more aggressive camber etc. Exited! Plus its with supercardriver.com and loads of ferrari's and lambo's booked on as well as a mate in his V10 supercharged R8 so will be great to see how the little zed does against the big boys.