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Post  tconnection April 27th 2016, 10:14 pm

I've gutted the doors on my car. It had roll up windows. About how much weight have I taken off? I got lexan going back in.
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Post  jbozzelle April 30th 2016, 5:40 pm

What all did you remove?

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Post  tconnection May 1st 2016, 1:25 pm

Everything, reinforcment, glass and all.

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Post  jbozzelle May 2nd 2016, 9:55 am

I'd think 10-15 lbs a side at the most..

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Post  tconnection May 2nd 2016, 10:01 am

The reinforcmenet alone weigh at least 15 or 20. I was just wondering that's all.
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Post  jbozzelle May 2nd 2016, 10:05 am

I don't remember the beams weighing that much. Been a while though since I gutted a set.


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Post  tconnection May 2nd 2016, 11:06 am

Ok I'm gonna weigh all the scraps. Besides the hatch and fenders and hood, do u know of anymore spots to get some weight off?
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Post  bbfstanger May 2nd 2016, 1:00 pm

about 15 lbs , there is a couple diff crash bars one looks like a piece of guardrail heaviest, and one has a piece of tubing and guardrail.
bumpers and absorbers can be removed or some had alum. bumpers from the fact. if you want to keep a bumper.
attack with whole saw lol!

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Post  gmsmkr May 2nd 2016, 1:14 pm

The doors now weigh about 10 lbs each after removing what you have.... more to take YES right behind the doors on the body it self the quarter panels are doubled you can cut the inner structure out with a cut off wheel.
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Post  tconnection May 5th 2016, 9:52 pm

Ok I'm gonna check that out.
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Post  CDMBill July 1st 2016, 4:52 pm

Are there any special techniques to removing the door beams? I need to keep functional windows as this is a Drag Week/ True street/ street driven car so I can only trim some of the inside door structure. Its hard to tell exactly how they are tied into the over all structure. (my first Fox build)

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Post  tconnection July 1st 2016, 5:57 pm

I'm not sure how to keep functional windows. I hacked everything out.

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