View Full Version : help.. weight reduction, gutting out rear


maciag
06-04-2007, 03:00 PM
need help gutting out rear interior, already removed back seats. that was it, can anyone help me out on what all i need to do for this weight reduction and a guide to learn off of and how to do it for my 87' e30?

iamane30m20nut
06-04-2007, 03:38 PM
Back seats weigh a piddling amount. Start yanking tar... Honestly, if you have no money and it's a daily, you're not going to do much by gutting the rear.

Replace your hood with a fiberglass one and your stock seats with fiberglass race seats. The e30 is inherently nose-heavy, why increase its frontal weight bias?

maciag
06-04-2007, 03:52 PM
it's really more of a drift project car being worked on at a slow pace, it aint like the back is ever going to be used.. and im not only just going to gut the back. its just a start off on my list.. and wouldn't less weight in the back be better for drift racing?

what would be the proper way/best way (if there is one) to remove the rear sheet metal trunk divider and everything.. i pretty much just wanna start by completely gutting out the whole back interior

what's the average weight of 1 fiberglass racing seat?
i found racing cheaps for cheap from my friend and their 35lb's per seat