Extreme Mk1 stripping.

[Rob.]

going to the extreme when stripping my mk1 ph1 Clio ( you may have seen my project thread )
Just wondering if any one has any ideas of ANY thing no matter how small that can be removed.
i'm not botherd if it removes Kg's or gram's. as long as it can be safely removed and not needed

Cheers

Rob

 

[Chris_Cliomk1]

Steering wheel and the whole dash could save a bit of weight

 

[Final Maxim]

side impact bars, power steering, all glass-> perspex

 

[172Ben]

i drilled big holes out of the doors in my metro

 

[Rob.]

Steering wheel and the whole dash could save a bit of weight

Done

side impact bars, power steering, all glass-> perspex

Ph1 didnt have Impact bars, (well i havnt found them)

perspexs getting fitted

power steering hone and rack changed

 

[Rob.]

i drilled big holes out of the doors in my metro

done a couple of Nicely placed holes Cant really think of any where else for them lo..

 

[Final Maxim]

cut the roof off completely? just smooth it off into the quarter and b post, will save a good weight

 

[f0xy]

 

[Rob.]

i drilled big holes out of the doors in my metro

cut the roof off completely? just smooth it off into the quarter and b post, will save a good weight

maybe a bit more extreme then the extreme i meant

 

[Rob.]

heres a picture of my car atm lol picture taken from my project thread ( http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=328104 )

 

[Final Maxim]

petrol tank out? use a smaller one?

 

[Rob.]

petrol tank out? use a smaller one?

Done also all the old bracket (spot welds drilled out and removed)


along with all the pipes from the petrol filler + all the tubes

 

[Final Maxim]

tailgate inner skin off ? rear quarter inner skin cut down?

lightweight alloys?

 

[Rob.]

tailgate inner skin off ? rear quarter inner skin cut down?

lightweight alloys?

Tailgate inner skin cut down a small bit >

Rear quater inner skin cut down abit 2

Also bonnet is one skin now

Need some lightweight alloys but cant find any nice ones



Pictures are not finished btw stil need tiding.

 

[172Ben]

carbon fibre roof FTW??

 

[Phoenix]

inner skin of the doors can be cut as long as you dont wanna open the window lol
noticed you have the same pedals as me

 

[Phoenix]

if the cars not going to be road legal then you could think about removing all the lights and replacing with custom carbon fiber covers...

 

[Peperami]

To be fair mate thats going to be pretty light already. Not much more you can remove that will make any difference...

 

[Rob.]

inner skin of the doors can be cut as long as you dont wanna open the window lol
noticed you have the same pedals as me

inner door skin removed
snap lol

 

[Chris_Cliomk1]

cut away the metal dash thats left, and then cut through the footwells so u can rest ur feet on the engine or fred flinstone style, through the floor!!

On a serious not, uv taken pretty much every think that can be done now mate, mite wanna try putting it back together lol

 

[Rob.]

Every day i look at it i keep seeing more and more stuff thats not needed lol. ( so dont really wana finish it up untill i'm 100% use its as light as it can be

Removed the Inner lip of all four arches today
also the old backets that the spare wheel cage hung on.

 

[Rob.]

Opps posted in wrong place

 

[Rob.]

Any one got any More good ideas to remove weight from a mk1

 

[kevin.s]

cling film instead of glass that`ll make it lighter lol. your doing a grand job by the looks of things tho mate

 

[Spark]

removing all the locks and joints in the passanger door and welding it up, basically like cut all unnecessary sills and weld just the basic door panel on.

 

[Spark]

also could try treadmill for 6 hours a day and living on one meal.

think u should name the car somethin to do with size 0 haha

 

[Rob.]

removing all the locks and joints in the passanger door and welding it up, basically like cut all unnecessary sills and weld just the basic door panel on.

I still want the car to pass an MOT so i can drive it to track days :-D
Don't the doors have to have a manual way of opening from the inside ??

also could try treadmill for 6 hours a day and living on one meal.

think u should name the car somethin to do with size 0 haha

HAHA Size 0 (I'm going have to look into a number plate or some thing )

 

[Spark]

im not sure on that for an mot. now im sure i seen somehwere a euro'd punto tht had these wing mirrors that were just like a metal rod thing going onto a round mirror, kinda like an extendable bathroom mirror with a flexible straight shaft thingy. could remove the mirrors and get something along those lines. if u knwo what i mean. I think for the mot it would be cool to only have one door for exit. I hope after all this you wont be taking passangers and only have one seat haha

 

[Spark]

ps what have u done with the bootlid. is that still using a lock or are you welding tht into place

 

[Rob.]

im not sure on that for an mot. now im sure i seen somehwere a euro'd punto tht had these wing mirrors that were just like a metal rod thing going onto a round mirror, kinda like an extendable bathroom mirror with a flexible straight shaft thingy. could remove the mirrors and get something along those lines. if u knwo what i mean. I think for the mot it would be cool to only have one door for exit. I hope after all this you wont be taking passangers and only have one seat haha

ps what have u done with the bootlid. is that still using a lock or are you welding tht into place

Passengers weigh 2 much
The Bootlid is a single Skinned metal bootlid thats Pinned into place.
With Plastic window.

I've made my standard mirrors pretty light and they still look normal ;-)
But this does mean they have to be pushed into place and not got adjustment thingys. I've seen them lil mirrors look a bit silly

 

[Spark]

im trying to think of other things man, would love to come and help u tear it apart, i want to do this next year when iv got a bit more money

 

[Rob.]

im trying to think of other things man, would love to come and help u tear it apart, i want to do this next year when iv got a bit more money

It is Fun I work with cars as part of my job and Ripping them apart is part of my job I LOVE IT

 

[Spark]

haha. Im an apprentice electrician workin on petrol station forecourt and stores so alot fo what im doing is really processed and fiddly. but sometimes we get to dismantle the spreader boxes above the petrol pumps, getting out the hammer and bolster and ripping the sh*t out of it, its great fun

 

[superbenji88]

maybe take the rubber off from around the windows?
might be in trouble if it rains though

 

[Phoenix]

think your only options left are replacing every pannel with carbon(it is possible if you have the money... alternatively fiberglass bonnet/boot remove sunroof if it has one

 

[kie1an]

thats nuts from the pictures . go kart ftw !!

 

[mx1_champ]

take a wheel nut out of each wheel lol undo all electric tape from wirin loom erm..... no silencers centre section backbox or cat / cut all the bolts down take sidelight bulbs out .

 

[Rob.]

take a wheel nut out of each wheel lol undo all electric tape from wirin loom erm..... no silencers centre section backbox or cat / cut all the bolts down take sidelight bulbs out .

done done. And got some light weight alloy wheel nuts