![]() 01/20/2017 at 23:19 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Today I focused on the stock steel hood. I really don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for a fiberglass one so I got a little creative!
The hood weighs 40 lbs as is. I Choppy chopped some center bracing and put holes in the hood while still keeping structural integrity to utilize the hood latch. I could’ve done a lot more but I don’t want to switch over to hood pins.
All in all, it netted a weight savings of 5 lbs so the hood now weighs 35 lbs. Total weight stripped from Abigail now stands at 103.5 lbs so far.
Here’s some of the metal shavings I managed to collect from drilling those holes:
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According to this guy you could save about 30lbs by replacing your battery with super capacitors.
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this is some very classic weight savings
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It took longer than I care to admit just to make all those holes.
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yes, but you weren’t out doing drugs, being mistreated by cheap women, or rigging foreign elections.
so... time better spent
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Interesting! I’m leaning towards a battery downsize because car batteries are heavy. It’ll go well with my high torque mini-starter since that puppie requires probably 40% less electricity to run vs a normal one.
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Hey, don’t drag me into this :P
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What’s wrong with being mistreated by cheap women? There aren’t any last side effects from that one. Usually.
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Just heartbreak and alcoholism. Ask me how I know.
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You could get away with hole-sawing some larger holes in it, easy.
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Better than being mistreated by expensive ones.
![]() 01/21/2017 at 01:27 |
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Speed holes!
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You’re doing it wrong then.
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Ahh, the favorite lightweight material of mechanical engineers everywhere: drillium.
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Yeah, it seems like for a daily driver it wouldn’t be reliable enough, but for a racecar with a quick disconnect on the “battery” I’d say it should work just fine.