My latest weight saving mod...

[Tighten My Nuts]

Only seems like a small amount, but the change in charcter of the car is HUGE :approve:

Louder, coarser, more fidgety, tyre whine, exhaust drone, and quicker (obviously) - goodbye to 8.8 kgs of waste...

Also, a big thumbs up to Dave at Rentech for his handywork with a few cable ties

For the record I chucked a 16" Turini on the scales too, and with a worn-to-the-indicator 205/45/16 fitted it weighed 17kgs dead.

 

[Marky_]

Liking the ghetto doors Mark

Get the electric windows out and swap them for winders

 

[jamesp24]

Sweet might aswell start drill holes in chassis lol.

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

Liking the ghetto doors Mark

Get the electric windows out and swap them for winders

They're heavier apparently. I'm sure Rentech Mike said they were.

 

[GarethM]

good stuff fella

 

[Graham Gooch]

You could of lost more by having a big shite

 

[AhmedRSi]

Take the speakers out!

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

Take the speakers out!

I've got to have some kind of creature comfort.

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

You could of lost more by having a big s**te

I'd like to see you after you've s**t 1.5 stone.

 

[Marky_]

^Lol

Liking the ghetto doors Mark

Get the electric windows out and swap them for winders

They're heavier apparently. I'm sure Rentech Mike said they were.

There's my something new for the day.

 

[cat171]

Sweet might aswell start drill holes in chassis lol.

Some ford people drill holes in their door frames to save weight, seriously.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

Nice mark, but mind your elbows on that sharp metal and where will you put your pound for the dartford crossing??

 

[Jaff]

have you stripped out the back already, must be a fair abount of weight in the rear plastics.
so whats next persepx rear windows? no roof liner, no passenger seat?

Humm i wonder what the weight diference would be between a regulat clio and a clio van.

 

[theathea]

Lightweight..you've left the yellow door panel clips &
the sticker on the window , also would have thought
removing the scales would've been
the obvious thing to remove ........such a :clown:

 

[JON13S]

quality but could go further still! all in the quest for a quicker lap time eh!!! still like the fact that its rapid and runing next to standard! good man!

 

[Nik]

Nice work Mark, as if it wasn't all ready rapid! When's the next trackday?

 

[trailerparktrev]

Nice to see Dave using his handy yellow cable ties again...

 

[Jay Payne]

Liking the ghetto doors Mark

Get the electric windows out and swap them for winders

They're heavier apparently. I'm sure Rentech Mike said they were.

Really? thats surprising. wot about swapping to maual mirrors.......

 

[Karlos182]

I shall have to see how much quicker than my Full Fat you are next time we're both a Goodwood

 

[philthy]

did you ever find out how much it really weighed? thought you were doing the process again to find it properly?

 

[Graham Gooch]

You could of lost more by having a big s**te

I'd like to see you after you've s**t 1.5 stone.

Never had a King Prawn Phall then have we lol

 

[Christopher]

good work Mark

it's surprising how much a few things add up to

 

[fmp_]

i stripped mine out this week, as its gone in for cage fitment.

amazing how much all that interior weighs.

car felt alot more lively without it all!

 

[Martin]

Nice work I think a huge saving in unsprung weight would really be a worthwhile modification, I weighed a 15'' superleggera with 195/50 tyre at 12.7kg....

 

[rs250nut]

Nice work I think a huge saving in unsprung weight would really be a worthwhile modification, I weighed a 15'' superleggera with 195/50 tyre at 12.7kg....

Cant believe how heavy tyres are considering that wheel weighs about 5kgs

 

[Jay Payne]

air weighs a fair bit mind

 

[Dan@SJM]

took your time doing that... honestly!

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

They're heavier apparently. I'm sure Rentech Mike said they were.

Really? thats surprising. wot about swapping to maual mirrors.......

I talked to Dave about that when I picked it up...that'll be something for the new year. Seats next though, that's where the next biggest gain will come from.

did you ever find out how much it really weighed? thought you were doing the process again to find it properly?

Almost did, but reading more about it, and the scales used by race teams, I really was wasting my time so gave up

Nice work I think a huge saving in unsprung weight would really be a worthwhile modification, I weighed a 15'' superleggera with 195/50 tyre at 12.7kg....

That's why I'm on 15s permanently now :approve:

 

[Dan@SJM]

what 15's did you get in the end mate?

 

[C.slicker]

Mark, out of interest, how do you think the car handles and feels now it's on 15s compared to when it was on 16s?

Sam

 

[CHRISK172+]

You can lose the ECU cover and save 0.5kg.

 

[Ali]

lol! You still drive like a granny!

 

[steven.m]

I stripped out the back of my old CLio for a laugh and it elt much nippier.

Good work, just looks a bit messy with the cables etc showing.

 

[Jay Payne]

Really? thats surprising. wot about swapping to maual mirrors.......

I talked to Dave about that when I picked it up...that'll be something for the new year. Seats next though, that's where the next biggest gain will come from.

What u getting? are u keeping the belts or going for harness?

Im interested coz im selling up and getting a ph1 to strip and play with in the new year

 

[R20 CWH]

proper rally **** now

 

[Djw Dave]

Sl@g. Loving it though.

 

[paul_h172]

good effort

 

[Tighten My Nuts]

what 15's did you get in the end mate?

I've got a set of TSW 6-spoke something for track, and got some Ph-Q F1s now. Need one more set then I'll have slicks, intermediates, and wets to play with.

Mark, out of interest, how do you think the car handles and feels now it's on 15s compared to when it was on 16s?

Sam

I can honestly say that on road or track I can't really tell the difference. I suppose I could say it feels slightly 'softer' at turn-in from the higher sidewalls - but I think that's all in my mind as the intermediates I run have stiffer sidewalls to compensate.

lol! You still drive like a granny!

You had you chance :rasp:

I stripped out the back of my old CLio for a laugh and it elt much nippier.

Good work, just looks a bit messy with the cables etc showing.

You've not seen my car then - grime, filth, stone chips, swirl marks, bright yellow badly chipped wheels - looks are last on my list LOL

I talked to Dave about that when I picked it up...that'll be something for the new year. Seats next though, that's where the next biggest gain will come from.

What u getting? are u keeping the belts or going for harness?

Im interested coz im selling up and getting a ph1 to strip and play with in the new year

Don't know yet. Can't decide if I should go for something cheap to start and learn what works/what doesn't, or just go the whole hog and get a 4kg carbon-fibre effort. Undecided on harnesses too - got lots of Christmas reading/research to do.

 

[franx]

taking things further, good going !!

loosing my backseats also made immediate difference to my car.. And that was only 20-something kg.

It might not be a world of time on a lap, but it's the kick in the back that's a lot more noticable ! Ca'nt wait to change the frontseats for buckets !

 

[TrannyB]

Would be nice to see at Haynes track day Mark i take it you have recieved my pm`s any reason for no responce?:dapprove: