Abigail Project: Lightweight PT. 6

"-Amateur" (amateur) 01/28/2017 at 19:42 • Filed to: None

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Stripped the decklid of its subframe guts, spoiler and hinges. That saved me 35 lbs today for a total savings of 198.5 lbs so far. Naturally hood pins are a must now.

It’s just a rough setup, I’m still fine tuning it’s fit.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 19:46

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Time to replace all the glass other than windshield with plexiglass.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 19:51

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Are you leaving the spoiler off?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 19:54

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Does the ride Height seem taller yet. I took a lot of weight off my beater Civic and it had a noticeable 4x4 stance. I’ll post pics when I get to my ipad

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 19:54

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Does the ride Goethe seem taller yet. I took a lot of weight off my beater Civic and it had a noticeable 4x4 stance. I’ll post pics when I get to my ipad

shop-teacher > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 19:58

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That’s quite a bit of weight.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 20:06

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Whose celica

-Amateur > shop-teacher 01/28/2017 at 21:11

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I’m surprised I was able to find so much back there!

-Amateur > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/28/2017 at 21:13

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Yeah, the hoodpins are in the way now. I may just fabricate a simple metal ducktail one to keep some downforce back there. If anything, the oem one was purely cosmetic anyways.

-Amateur > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/28/2017 at 21:14

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I haven’t noticed yet, I’m going to have a looksie at it tomorrow. If anything, it shouldn’t be too much since I do have stiffer aftermarket springs on it right now.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 21:35

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A Nascar style ductail would be appropriate on a Baretta.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/28/2017 at 21:37

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Pic of said Super lightweight Civic. I can’t wait to get it running again this spring. Most of the weight lost was digging out the mud stuck in the front fenders.

-Amateur > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/29/2017 at 00:49

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Oh yeah, probably something similar to the one-off Beretta stock car.

-Amateur > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/29/2017 at 00:51

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That’s awesome! Your Civic “Superleggera” must be a blast to drive. It’s probably as close to a go-kart as you can get!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > -Amateur 01/29/2017 at 10:04

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Unfortunately I haven’t driven it since the last massive weight reduction. It has some electoral problems, most likely do to excess mud hoonage. And the starter stopped working, it ran with a push start for awhile, but would in the fall, right after this picture was taken. I’m thinking the fuel pump crapped the bed.

The next stage of weight reduction will be, fiberglass windshield, as the current one is smashed anyway, and some cheapo plastic bucket seats from Jegs.