Awesome you did this! Just finished up thinning the harness on my brothers car. I just cant believe you did all that work and still had all the sound deadening stuff in there haha. Great job, though!!
Always use a hood brace when working on your engine. The wind slammed my hood closed a few years ago. The secondary air pump was sitting on top of the engine and the hood cracked my air intake manifold
Awesomeness! One day I need to do that to my E30 maybe I’ll get some polycarbonate windows on the sides and rears. Also I would like to swap my car to crank windows to get rid of the motors and what not. Kinda a bummer when you remove everything then you add weight back for the cage but hey safety first. Also when you go full cage do you think you will cut out a bunch of interior sheet metal?
Polycarbontate saves about 50% of the glass weight and is a great idea for a track car that sees no street time. Window motors are heavy and crank windows are a good idea... unfortunately they don't exist for my car. The cage does add some weight back but probably only about 100 lbs for a full cage. For reference, TC Design has a race prep E46 M3 that weighs only 2500 lbs! For my car, the full cage will require getting rid of the heater core but it doesn't cut any sheet metal, unless I tie it into the front shock towers (which I would do, if I did get a full cage).
Thanks Ken! It was a lot of work for a few pounds but it all starts to add up. Stock, the car weighs about 3415 lbs so being at 2900 lbs that's 500 lbs removed! :-)
I was very careful not too, but there were some "questionable" ones. Most are very straight forward but some of them shared the same power block and relay. Tracing is key.
Awesome you did this! Just finished up thinning the harness on my brothers car. I just cant believe you did all that work and still had all the sound deadening stuff in there haha. Great job, though!!
Always use a hood brace when working on your engine. The wind slammed my hood closed a few years ago. The secondary air pump was sitting on top of the engine and the hood cracked my air intake manifold
Awesomeness! One day I need to do that to my E30 maybe I’ll get some polycarbonate windows on the sides and rears. Also I would like to swap my car to crank windows to get rid of the motors and what not. Kinda a bummer when you remove everything then you add weight back for the cage but hey safety first. Also when you go full cage do you think you will cut out a bunch of interior sheet metal?
Polycarbontate saves about 50% of the glass weight and is a great idea for a track car that sees no street time. Window motors are heavy and crank windows are a good idea... unfortunately they don't exist for my car.
The cage does add some weight back but probably only about 100 lbs for a full cage. For reference, TC Design has a race prep E46 M3 that weighs only 2500 lbs! For my car, the full cage will require getting rid of the heater core but it doesn't cut any sheet metal, unless I tie it into the front shock towers (which I would do, if I did get a full cage).
Oh man.. I getting a headache just looking at those wires.
I hear you on that. It was a mess. LOL
I mean you removed what, 7 pounds. In the end was it worth it? I mean I know weight here and there adds up but that was truly a headache. @@SeanS54
@@mohammadshahin4922 Not worth it for it the anxiety of snipping wires... but worth it if you're trying to squeeze every pound out of the car.
As light as a civic now
Yup. Still have more weight to drop. TC Design's race car is 2530 lbs! I can only image how the car would feel 400 lbs lighter.
Man, your dedicated. This seems crazy cut 20 lbs, but good job.
Thanks Ken! It was a lot of work for a few pounds but it all starts to add up. Stock, the car weighs about 3415 lbs so being at 2900 lbs that's 500 lbs removed! :-)
Hi Mate, great video.
Doing the same thing at the moment. Got any issues with the can-busses?
Shouldnt as long as yo dont remove the wires to the modules/sensors your working with
Noodle farm!
Very cool... I am sure I would have cut a wrong wire LOL!
I was very careful not too, but there were some "questionable" ones. Most are very straight forward but some of them shared the same power block and relay. Tracing is key.
progression. you're my idol! haha
LOL! Can't wait for you to join the team!
Looking at that wire mess is giving me anxiety lol
I felt a little anxious too until the car started right up. LOL
Please get a new steering wheel, that could be a 2 lbs or so. Plus it will look more racecarish.. great content btw 👍🏼
LOL. Yes I have one on order which will be here next week.