The diet seems to be working.
Think of it as Atkins but you unbolt your stomach and put it in a box to possibly reinstalled at a later date....
I pulled the what's left of the dash out, and removed the heater core and evaporator core from the interior, as well as the blower motor. I haven't had a chance to weigh it all yet, but I'm guessing those alone were between 5-10lbs filled.
With those gone, there is a lot more room behind the dash. Plenty of room for the new flux capacitor (waiting to hear back from the SEB to make sure those are legal). In this picture, it is just bolted back together so it can be driven. I have some work to do still to clean up all the wiring and make sure it isn't flopping around.
The compressor, bracket and all lines have also been removed. Thanks to the wonderful information source of Evom, I was able to get the part number for the Gates belt that fits without the A/C compressor. It worked out perfectly, and went very smoothly.
The next fun piece that showed up today, makes like a lot easier (and lighter!). Thanks to Dave at SPS, I received my new Sparco seat mount and sliders in the mail in just 2 days from ordering. His helped saved me a lot of hassle, and a bunch of weight. The stock Recaro seats are 30lbs each, and the stock rails add 7lbs. The Sparco I have (Sprint?), that Flyin' Miata was nice enough to sell for $50 last year, weighs in at 17lbs. The bracket/sliders add 5lbs to the mix. That's a net savings of 48lbs just in the seats! The seat still needs a good cleaning (dust storm in the shop parking lot the last few days), but you can't beat the price!
My list of things to do before this weekend is getting pretty short. Left to be done, making some minor rear toe adjustments to see if I can get on the throttle mid-corner better, and removing the sound deadening from the floors.
I'll hopefully have time to weigh the car again before the event on Sunday, and get another update posted!
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