I want it to be as light as "sanely/safely" possible.
I have seen rsti's coming in @2800-2900 with driver. (26xx without driver)
Considering that the car is caged.. It might be around that weight with all the reductions.
The cage alone adds about 72lbs.
Unfortunately my budget has run out.. otherwise i'd think about getting the carbon doors.
Not so much the trunk and spoiler as I am aiming for somewhat of a 50/50 balance.
For comparison my old 05 sti came in at 3322 with roughly 3/4 tank and all my "lightweight" mods at that time.
With my fat ass it was 3538..
I almost cried when I saw that.
Hmm, It seems my sub-3000 pound goal isnt unheard of then. I'm going to have a little bit bigger of engine but I imagine the moly tube front and cage will shave it down a bit. Thankfully you've outlined everything of significant weight lol.
Yeah, your build is very similar to mine. Love your carbon kit though. I just couldn't justify spending the extra $2k for carbon fiber when I ordered it.
And in suspension department....
Decided on mooresport camber plates.
Was going to get the fancy ones.. but the wont clear the strut plates that I have...
Some fruits of the labor... More kitty hair was applied and sanded down.
Time has come.. to cut the expensive roof skin.
Just draw an oval and cut !!!
Few deep breaths later.
And voila
Yup.. everything gets "shaved" even before it's installed..
The roof is so thick that the rubber trim doesnt fit !!!
Next up we decided to grow some mushrooms and put some kitty hair on the door sill.
Moar kitty hair on the rear quarter.. Some parts were really thin and chipped off.
And.. all i managed to do the whole day is sand and apply some more kitty hair!!!
Almost forgot.. welded up a plate to cover a hole from the seatbelt bolt.
Shaved the trunk...
And weld up the door switch holes.
As seen in a pic somewhere above..
Its 2016 and we are back...
Before I arrived to the garage.. the roof vent issue was being addressed...
Before I could even protest that the bracket is too heavy....
Yes.. yes.. its heavy.. but it will stiffen up the whole construction.
off to the grinder...
All bolted up.. not bad looking i'd say...
We decided to weld up the vent bracket, since we needed all the stiffness we could use.
Gap issue fixed!
Next we attacked the $64.99 floor plug issue.
Yes.. price is for each !!!!
A die was made and soon we pumped about 14 of those...
Did I say they are aluminum ???
Saved few hundred $$$ and weight as well !!!!
Next we decided to clean out the wheel wells..
We went from this...
To this...
Shaving about .5lb per side..
I'd say thats a win!!
The other side got its share as well..
All this dirt produced an urge for a selfie...
Probably my first one !!!
Last but not least.. the day was finished off by a gift from my best friend who really injected the idea of a custom built S5/22b replica.
On the good note.. he is now paying for it by building it.
Very impressive. Would love to do this to my RS and the aerosim kit was on the books. What size/type of garage are you doing all of this work in? Looking forward to the next batch of photos.
Last but not least.. the day was finished off by a gift from my best friend who really injected the idea of a custom built S5/22b replica.
On the good note.. he is now paying for it by building it.[/B]
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