Thorin Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Stock bonnet is very light, rear tailgate is quite heavy though I believe. The doors are VERY heavy. Remove speakers, electric windows, fit lexan... There are Seibon CF tailgate and doors I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Really? I thought a stock bonnet only weighed in at a pathetic 13kg or something? Prepared to be proven wrong, but all I know is that my Corsa bonnet definitely feels a LOT heavier than my Supra's. stock j-spec bonnet without heat insulation weighs 11 kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 ...it will all be acedemic when you crash the car because you could not see out of the scratched lexan You can get abrasion resistant coatings for added durability and resistance to scratching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 why do the vin plates on uk cars say 1940kg? I think that the maximum weight the car can be (i.e. kerb weight plus anything being carried by the car). Edit:http://www.btinternet.com/~madmole/Reference/VinPlate.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 stock j-spec bonnet without heat insulation weighs 11 kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Stock bonnet is very light, rear tailgate is quite heavy though I believe. The doors are VERY heavy. Remove speakers, electric windows, fit lexan... There are Seibon CF tailgate and doors I believe. Spot on. Having removed all these parts rcently, the doors and tailgate are incredibly heavy, should have weighted them, but I'd imagine the doors are upwards of 30kg each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 but I'd imagine the doors are upwards of 30kg each i am seriously into weight reduction but some things i wont compromise on, dont forget this weight is there for a reason, in a side impact it could literally mean the difference between life and death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 i am seriously into weight reduction but some things i wont compromise on, dont forget this weight is there for a reason, in a side impact it could literally mean the difference between life and death Completely agree Paul, there's no way I'd swap the doors out, despite the weight. The reinforcement in them is pretty impressive. The tailgate is another matter though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Mike B weighed a front one (no tyre) in at around 8.5kg IIRC 7.4kg They are insanely light, quite spooky when you pick up the box. A good forged rim is 14kg usually, and I'm sure 18" tyres are a lot lighter than 19" tyres too so the saving is large!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeah doors are something that I'll be keeping. You got yours yet Mike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I went down the public weighbridge this morning with my mate to get the cars weighed, mine came in at 1480kg (1/4 tank fuel), I'm quite confident I can get it down to a straight 1400kg. Not sure what the base weight is for a j-spec, the suprahardtop registry says the base for a '94 TT is 1580kg but I guess that's a full fat US spec (as per the UK spec). Yeh i want to get rid of my A/C too. I never use it as it doesn't help in fuel consumption so, in my eyes, there's no point in it being there... I have Recaro seats, CF dash and CF steering wheel and the ultra light Volk TE37'S so any guess-timations as to how much weight has been saved here?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeh i want to get rid of my A/C too. I never use it as it doesn't help in fuel consumption so, in my eyes, there's no point in it being there... I have Recaro seats, CF dash and CF steering wheel and the ultra light Volk TE37'S so any guess-timations as to how much weight has been saved here?? The dash and steering wheel will be the same if not more (they have stuck-on fake CF parts. They weight nothing to begin with The seats will save about 10kg, but the recaro's are not light by any means. There's not a lot of weight to remove from the supra unless you go the single route and start stripping the car, fit lightweight wheels, brakes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 The dash and steering wheel will be the same if not more (they have stuck-on fake CF parts. They weight nothing to begin with The seats will save about 10kg, but the recaro's are not light by any means. There's not a lot of weight to remove from the supra unless you go the single route and start stripping the car, fit lightweight wheels, brakes, etc. True, the steering wheel though is genuine CF but not sure about the dash... What do the Volk TE37'S weigh?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 My VVT-i J-Spec Supra weighed in at 1550kg a good few years ago........but unlike humans she shouldnt have gained any more weight in her old age...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 My VVT-i J-Spec Supra weighed in at 1550kg a good few years ago........but unlike humans she shouldnt have gained any more weight in her old age...... Well...you hope lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Yeah doors are something that I'll be keeping. You got yours yet Mike? I have one! still for the other 3 another few weeks. Car will be off the road for a month, I'm toying with putting a cast manifold on, bigger oil cooler and need to sort the FBY and det sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Leaving the 40R on or dropping back to the 35R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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