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 45 Posts Member #: 318 Member Edinburgh |
13th Nov, 2006 at 12:18:13am
I'm currently toying with the idea on putting my mini on a diet and was after a few opinions from people who have done this sort of thing before.
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
13th Nov, 2006 at 08:04:42am
Every little bit of weight saved helps. Timed against the clock you may well see a difference, the bonnet, boot and glass replacements are good weight savers. Whether you will notice it when driving on the road is another matter though. http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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 2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
13th Nov, 2006 at 09:00:22am
ill let you know in a couple of months, lol. my mini was stripped out any hows no carpet or stereo etc. ive now bought fibreglass doors, fibreglass bonnet/ front end, fibreglass boot lid and il be getting perpex windows. but for next year my engine will be the same as this year so ill be able to see how much of a difference it makes.
no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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 6966 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
13th Nov, 2006 at 09:51:35am
complete waste of time mate ,ive never bothered, |
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 1566 Posts Member #: 36 Post Whore Basingstoke |
13th Nov, 2006 at 11:48:35am
weightsaving is *the* way to get decent times. Look at nics car, mega-fast!
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 9327 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
13th Nov, 2006 at 12:25:48pm
as a supermarket once said "every little helps" |
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45 Posts Member #: 318 Member Edinburgh |
13th Nov, 2006 at 12:32:11pm
Sounds like it's time to start pulling it apart then.
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
13th Nov, 2006 at 12:37:05pm
The first part of weight saving is cheap and easy (i.e. ripping everything out) but after that it's expensive.
Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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1566 Posts Member #: 36 Post Whore Basingstoke |
13th Nov, 2006 at 01:21:30pm
all the sound deadening stuff under the carpet is a good one. |
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 549 Posts Member #: 1347 Post Whore Croydon (South London) |
13th Nov, 2006 at 03:15:34pm
i was thinking of alloy sheet for my boot floor (spare wheel well). Anyone done this? keeping rear subframe so do you think it needs the strength of a steel boot floor or will this be ok for a road car? |
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 2742 Posts Member #: 637 Post Whore Hertfordshire |
13th Nov, 2006 at 04:53:34pm
rear beam axel?? is that worth it?
My build thread..
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 255 Posts Member #: 520 Senior Member nr hull |
13th Nov, 2006 at 06:38:45pm
compaired to the standard bonnet and boot the fiberglass and even more so the carbon items are a hell of a weight saving. especialy on a clubby front. the standard bonnet must weigh somewhere round 20kg - 25kg on a clubman. my fiberglass one is about 1/4 the weight and its bloody good thick fiberglass too.
doh! why did i start messing with it!
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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
13th Nov, 2006 at 06:59:14pm
I would agree, you can save loads of weight by replacing parts but at cost, i have a carbon roof, fibreglass front end, boot lid and rear valance. Swapped the glass for polycarbonate and stripped the inside. i wanted that racer feel! |
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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
13th Nov, 2006 at 07:34:43pm
Agreed
On 13th of Nov, 2006 at 09:51am fastcarl said:
complete waste of time mate ,ive never bothered, 
carl I seriously doubt it! |
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
13th Nov, 2006 at 07:40:52pm
On 13th of Nov, 2006 at 04:53pm josh_tacon said:
also the sound deadening that is stuck to the floor and back seat area weighs a bit. think you need to chisel it out though, dose it leave a mess? im planning on doing it to mine once its off the road! cheers josh just warm it with a heat gun then scrape it off with a scraper no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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2924 Posts Member #: 95 Post Whore liverpool-on-sea |
13th Nov, 2006 at 07:42:04pm
On 13th of Nov, 2006 at 06:38pm hippyinamini said:
compaired to the standard bonnet and boot the fiberglass and even more so the carbon items are a hell of a weight saving. especialy on a clubby front. the standard bonnet must weigh somewhere round 20kg - 25kg on a clubman. my fiberglass one is about 1/4 the weight and its bloody good thick fiberglass too. steve standard clubby bonnet weighs about 9kgs on my bathroom scales:) no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.
On 28th Nov, 2008 Sprocket said:
Oh now that is a long shaft you have Carl. |
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255 Posts Member #: 520 Senior Member nr hull |
13th Nov, 2006 at 09:06:33pm
"standard clubby bonnet weighs about
doh! why did i start messing with it!
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
13th Nov, 2006 at 10:16:42pm
mines full fat .... just like me lol Crystal Sound Audio said:
Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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45 Posts Member #: 318 Member Edinburgh |
14th Nov, 2006 at 02:06:06pm
well, i've stripped out all the interior, ditched the spare wheel and stereo.
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
14th Nov, 2006 at 02:15:44pm
get a set of scales and weigh everything you take off, you'll be suprised when its added up!
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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