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Old 04-24-2013, 05:31 PM
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does anyone know how much each body panel weights? I be really interested to know since I want to see if its worth it to slowly change all panels with CF.
Old 05-15-2013, 03:58 AM
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i assume door is the heaviest.
but on the road or/and with no cage it's probably not safe to put CF doors...
Old 06-06-2013, 03:16 PM
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Hi everyone.

I just red this topic for a one hour and Im really happy that I found something about weight reduction in s2000. I already building an s2000 for track racing in Poland. It will be the first such a project in my country so I can call myself a pioneer )

Already I done this things:

A/C out
All interior including air bags and everything else
Bumber bars
door bars but i save stock glass
Soft top replaced by stock bare HT with plexiglas window.
Removed front light with all electric instalation replaced by a fiber caps
Cut out ribs(?) of tailgate
stock exhaust replaced by a 2.5' straight pipe with one muffler.


Of the thing that increase the weight I have full roll cage and custom body kit but in my opinion it have simmilar weight as stock bumbers.

On this stage i have a question to more experienced users - If I have full roll cage - which parts of cars construction I can cut out?
There is some fotos:






Car is already under construction

Sorry for bad english but I hope that you understand me!
Old 06-06-2013, 03:25 PM
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cool.... very good work....
Old 06-10-2013, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by slightly2ned
Does anyone have the weight reference for cutting out the bowl in the trunk & replacing/patching up with a sheet of aluminum?
I am in for this as well..I was told it was about 5 lbs. only with the addition of the sheet metal which practially weights nothing..it seems like it would be a lot of more.

I think I would enjoy this mod cause it will really expose the suspension / diff components in the back. There is a thread on it with some guys who have done this mod. I've also seen the more extreme guys cut out the piece after the stock rear strut tower bar and add a piece of sheet metal there too.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/802...t-out-removed/
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i enjoyed reading this
thanks !
Old 09-25-2013, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisaltima
Originally Posted by slightly2ned' timestamp='1341968005' post='21849669
Does anyone have the weight reference for cutting out the bowl in the trunk & replacing/patching up with a sheet of aluminum?
I am in for this as well..I was told it was about 5 lbs. only with the addition of the sheet metal which practially weights nothing..it seems like it would be a lot of more.

I think I would enjoy this mod cause it will really expose the suspension / diff components in the back. There is a thread on it with some guys who have done this mod. I've also seen the more extreme guys cut out the piece after the stock rear strut tower bar and add a piece of sheet metal there too.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/802...t-out-removed/

I am doing this soon. I dont see the point of the bowl at all.
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Originally Posted by Izze-Engineering
Originally Posted by SILAP1,Feb 21 2010, 08:34 PM
when factory seat belts are removed how do you shut off the srs light , or do you all just leave it on? The light isnt a big deal i just want to make sure Im not missing something ? Im running a roll bar, sparco seat and 5 pt so the seat belts are gone along with entire center console .
The resistance is 1.5-1.6 ohms. So a 1.5 ohm resistor should do the trick.

I tested it out and as I presumed, it works.
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I have the stupid airbag light on. Says its a 11-20 code: Airbag Low Resistor. Would that trick of yours work???? Can you please tell me in more detail how to do it??? That light just annoys me while driving lol.
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Originally Posted by Chris05STi
I have the stupid airbag light on. Says its a 11-20 code: Airbag Low Resistor. Would that trick of yours work???? Can you please tell me in more detail how to do it??? That light just annoys me while driving lol.
Sorry for being off topic but, I like your s2ki name lol
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Hahaha, thanks! I have a 2005 Subaru STi and its my user name on the Subaru forums. I see you have a 05 STi as well lol


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