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Michael's Eye... Get It?
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Venus Via Knoxville, TN
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Ted, Tophe, and anyone else who has completely Gutted a Focus for Competition...
I'm curious to know your starting weight, finished weight, and if possible, PLEASE itemize what you removed and the estimated weight of each thing removed. Obviously the seat is replaced, but I'm curious to know how much the stock ones weigh vs the replacements. Obviously a cage adds weight back to the car... How much? Thanks for the info and insight.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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I can say that a 2005 ZX-4 with the all interior removed the AC compressor, condenser and lines to fire wall removed all 4 side windows and regulators out everything cleaned out of the trunk. We added 1 recaro race seat, roll cage with a 1/4 tank of fuel was about 2475 less any driver.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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My car has just about everything removed. Heater core, windows, A/C and etc. My ZX3 weighs 2271 less driver.
----added--------- Of course I have to add some ballast to the car to make weight.
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Michael's Eye... Get It?
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Well, I don't know the starting weight of either of those vehicles.
What I'm most curious about is how much each thing removed weighs, in addition to the overall weight loss.
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The OEM Curb Weight for a 2001 ZX3 is 2551. I believe the newier cars and sedans are heavier.
We wanted the weight for the SF to be 2500lbs with driver, but we found that we can't get the sedan down to that weight without doing a lot too it. So, just two weeks ago we changed it to 2600lbs w/driver. Which will cause me to put a 100+lbs of ballast in the car.
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Michael, if you're curious CTZX3 has probably done more 'weight reduction' on a ZX3 than anybody else I know of. He used to have some of the info on his website but it appears to be gone. Perhaps you might ask him if he still has it?
From what I remember, he weighed just about every single thing he removed from the car...and he removed allot from the car.
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Raffi from FocusSport told me that by gutting the interior their '00 ZX3 they saved 400lbs. IIRC they just yanked all the seats and carpet and door trim and added a Corbeau seat in place.
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That sounds awfully high....
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Sorry, haven't had time to weigh the stuff yet. I'm running out of time as it is, but I will try my best to keep you all informed.
I do know that the console that I just sold weighed ~15lbs.
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AC Compressor: 15lbs
AC Condensor: 4lbs AC Lines and Accumulator: 2lbs I haven't removed the Evaporator??? Stock Cat and Pipe: 14lbs Stock Header: 6lbs Replacement SVT Header: 12lbs And remember all that tar paper and dash insulation that I removed: 23lbs Didn't weigh the seats yet, as it's hard to do with my little bathroom scale ![]()
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Chris Thornton The Focus has been completely parted out and gone to the salvage yard!!! Updated For Sale Parts List/Pics Here: http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ale/?start=all Located in the Chicagoland area. |
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