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Discussion in '348/355' started by Ajax de 1e, Feb 19, 2018.

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  1. Ajax de 1e

    Ajax de 1e Formula Junior

    Feb 21, 2014
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  2. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

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    Rip out interior (leave seats and shifter)
    Remove carpets
    Remove sound system
    Remove valance and dash--leave instrument pod
    Remove windows and mechanism, replace with plexiglass
    Ventilate rear fender guards for more airflow through radiators
    Remove A/C
    Remove Heat
    Replace bumper shock absorbers with aluminum tubes w/ flange

    But, at this point you should have a roll cage installed.
    At which point one wants:
    Stiffer springs and shocks and the car lowered
    Which requires you to strengthen where the springs apply loads to the chassis. (Upper shock towers)
     
  3. INTMD8

    INTMD8 F1 Veteran
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    Jun 10, 2007
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    There aren't any bumper shock absorbers. Unless you count the rubber spacers.
     
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  4. Ajax de 1e

    Ajax de 1e Formula Junior

    Feb 21, 2014
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    Clutch; flightwheel.
    Remove seats, replace them for lightweight
    Wheels
    Read something about the rear window replaced for lexan/plexiglas...
    Lightweight battery....
     
  5. surfwolf

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    Braille AGM battery & carbon fiber airbox remove a couple of heavy boat anchors. And a Fabspeed Supersport Exhaust with 200 cell cats, drop more weight & performance is waaaaay better. These changes reduce weight without loss of any creature comforts.
     
  6. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #6 ernie, Feb 19, 2018
    Last edited: Feb 19, 2018
    There are 3 very easy things that can be removed that will drop around 100/lbs out of the car, especially the early models.

    1) Dual can muffler
    2) Stock Seats
    3) Stock wheels

    Replace those with some lighter weight variants and you'll drop 100/lbs easy.

    Next places that can drop weight are the body parts. Ferrari did this for the Cometizione by using light weight carbon kevlar parts.

    4) Front and rear bumpers
    5) Front hood
    6) Front quarter panels
    7) Engine deck lid

    Then the stock glass will need to be replaced with Lexan windows. You can lose a few more pounds by replacing the stock headers and catalytic converters with custom headers and hi-flow cats. You'll get a bit more power too. The brakes could also be replaced with a race setup using floating hats. That is about as far as you can go and still have the car look "stock".

    After that it's time to start stripping out everything that is not needed to drive. Basically gutting the car.
     
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  7. ernie

    ernie Two Time F1 World Champ
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    That should have read Competizione. The 10 minute post edit limit expired. Speaking of, that needs to be extended.
     
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