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Hey Korina, You "could" just walk across the road and look at my car if you move to South Molton. You wouldn't like the petrol prices though.

I have drilled lots of holes in lots of different components in out of sight places. The biggest bang for the buck is intake manifold and heads. I am still running iron heads because I intend to build an all aluminium DART clevor when I can afford to do it. I have only got the block so far.

You have already done the battery, how about the starter? plastic splash shields are a cheap way to save some more. Here is a previous post I have cut and pasted.

Here's how I got the car down to 2869lbs with half a tank of fuel and no spare wheel. All of these components have been very carefully weighed on quality Salter scales.

Odyssey dry cell battery PC925 26lbs. Original battery 41lbs.
Ally water pump.
Ally intake manifold 16lbs. Original Iron 46lbs.
All A/C equipment removed.
Heater removed and replaced by fabricated ally blower box (no heat). Blower connects to all vents. Saving 11lbs. I do not drive the car in the winter.
Docking Engineering ally radiator: 31.5lbs full of water.(11.5lbs empty) Original copper/brass radiator 59.2lbs full of water.(35lbs empty) saving 27.7lbs
Reduction drive starter 10lbs. Original starter 17lbs.
Flexelight sucker fans with shroud 8lbs. Original fans ?lbs
Ferdanza? Ally flywheel: 13lbs. Original iron flywheel 25.5lbs
The steel engine plate that goes between the bell housing and the block weighs 3.75lbs. I made a skeletal ally one with a separate thinner ally plate to cover the bottom. Weight saving 3.6lbs.
Charcoal canister: Sent back to God.
Engine screen: Removed.
All steel splash shields and wiper motor cover replaced with plastic as discussed in a previous post. Not sure how much I saved, approx 15lbs.
http://pantera.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6450045562...770013334#8770013334
Koni ally bodied shocks with springs 450 front, 550 rear, from Dennis Q. Front 6lbs each. Original Telicar front 14lbs. Rear 8lbs each. Original Telicar rear 18lbs. Total saving 36lbs.
Ally front hubs from Dennis Q with bearings and cap 3.5lbs each. Original iron front hub with bearings and cap 5lbs each. I had to use a deeper hat with the ally hubs, this added 0.5lbs per side, so the total weight saving was 1lbs per front wheel.
12,1/4" Wilwood rotors (front) with ally hat 14.5lbs. Original vented front rotor (GTS) 10.5lbs.(non vented original rotors are 15.5lbs)
6 piston Wilwood calliper (front) with pads 8lbs. Original Girling iron calliper with pads 13lbs.
Fabricated ally alternator bracket.
Facet electric fuel pump. 1.8lbs, Previous Holly red 3lbs. Facet is much quieter too.
Wilkinson Campy replica 17 x 11 rear wheel 26lbs, Original campy 10 x 15 rear wheel 17lbs.
Wilkinson Campy replica 8 x 16 front wheel 21lbs, Original campy 8 x 15 front wheel ?
Pirelli 285,50,15 (bold) 25lbs, Pirelli 335,35,17 (new) 34lbs.
Wilkinson Campy replica 8 x16 with 245,45,16 tyre mounted 48lbs
Original campy 8 x 15 with 225,50,15 tyre mounted 40lbs.


Johnny