SC300 Weight Reduction Worksheet
#421
Driver School Candidate
Thanks Man @RxRodger; @estomax not officially yet, i believe the car has at least been stripped of upwards of 350+ pounds, the entire interior is gutted along with A/c, heater charcoal canister and the abs unit. but for now having no sunroof is pretty cool! im still debating when i am going to put in the panel lol
@gerrb
My goal is primarily for enjoyment of building a straight up awesome car! it is so fun around the mountain roads by my house however i am defiantly going to take it out on the track for circuit style racing over the summer and with friends, i know it will be an awesome experience
@gerrb
My goal is primarily for enjoyment of building a straight up awesome car! it is so fun around the mountain roads by my house however i am defiantly going to take it out on the track for circuit style racing over the summer and with friends, i know it will be an awesome experience
Last edited by SCBenny; 04-22-16 at 05:07 PM.
#422
Driver School Candidate
ohh and btw its a duraflex v-speed style lip, but it is fiberglass, they sell some that are Polyurethane, id recommend the polyurethane and get it from whoever makes it, its a lot more resistant to breaking
#423
Super Moderator
iTrader: (34)
@gerrb
My goal is primarily for enjoyment of building a straight up awesome car! it is so fun around the mountain roads by my house however i am defiantly going to take it out on the track for circuit style racing over the summer and with friends, i know it will be an awesome experience
That lip looks really good for that 95-96 bumper. I will probably check out the PU version which I see on egay since I have that bumper on my Old Man Tan SC. I just wonder if it hangs leveled with the 97 side skirts in there.
Last edited by gerrb; 04-24-16 at 06:18 AM.
#425
Lead Lap
iTrader: (2)
just to add another note, another user posted the sunroof assembly as 33 lbs, i weighed mine, the sunroof assembly, headliner, and bolts that hold onto the sunroof assembly - 38.8 lbs
just fyi those who want to remove a bunch of weight from up top and get more room for your helmet.
the sunroof glass panel itself weighs 12.8 lbs, i am considering bolting that back up there for now until i either get a plug or get it welded. still 25 lbs off and i can now fit in the car with my helmet.
Marko
just fyi those who want to remove a bunch of weight from up top and get more room for your helmet.
the sunroof glass panel itself weighs 12.8 lbs, i am considering bolting that back up there for now until i either get a plug or get it welded. still 25 lbs off and i can now fit in the car with my helmet.
Marko
#428
Racer
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Are you on any of the Lexus / SC related Facebook groups? There's a guy on there from Taiwan that's making all sorts of new CF/fiberglass parts for SC's (sunroof delete, RB body kits, rain guards, etc). His name is all spelled out in their character style alphabet so I can't really give you his name, lol. But just look in like the SC300 Mods page, and search for 'sunroof' and you'll see his posts.
#431
Lead Lap
iTrader: (8)
I did find that you can email the US guy at Nuttakornkettutat@hotmail.com
#432
Racer
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That email addy is for a guy named Aum. Aum lives in Washington DC. Taiwan Guy who makes the parts will be shipping them to Aum. So if you want any of the parts Taiwan Guy is making, apparently Aum is the guy to talk to.
Long story short, email Aum for info on Tawain Guy's parts.
Long story short, email Aum for info on Tawain Guy's parts.
#433
Lead Lap
iTrader: (8)
^ Aum apparently doesn't answer emails...
This isn't weight reduction per se, but it could be a useful bit of information in that direction. I chopped up a cruddy driver's seat and freed up just the lower rails with the mounting feet, for adapting another seat, and they weighed in at 3 lb 10 oz. By comparison, I've seen the SC/Supra bracket/base listed at 8.1 lb, although that might be shipping weight. So, if the width of your target seat matches that of the SC rails, you could perhaps save ~4 lbs by mounting it straight to them. In my case, the seat I'll be mounting to them has rails within 1/16" of the SC's width.
This isn't weight reduction per se, but it could be a useful bit of information in that direction. I chopped up a cruddy driver's seat and freed up just the lower rails with the mounting feet, for adapting another seat, and they weighed in at 3 lb 10 oz. By comparison, I've seen the SC/Supra bracket/base listed at 8.1 lb, although that might be shipping weight. So, if the width of your target seat matches that of the SC rails, you could perhaps save ~4 lbs by mounting it straight to them. In my case, the seat I'll be mounting to them has rails within 1/16" of the SC's width.