The Luxo Recaros are gone. In their place sits a single Sparco that even I have issues getting into. My apologies in advance to any future co-drivers. The A/C and heater core have been removed, however the vehicle still stays plenty warm inside the cabin with no barrier besides the fire wall. The next step was to remove the sound deadening. I did this using our good friend dry ice. Dry ice is perfect, since it holds a temperature of -109 degrees F. And unlike normal ice, it sublimates into CO2 gas rather than melting. So no mess. Just make sure to wear thick gloves and work in a well vented area. I took a number of brakes between patches.
A couple minutes sitting on a patch of tar, a hit or two with the hammer and it pulled right up leaving only small spots behind. The tar in total added up to about 12lbs of weight. Considering the RS model never had this, it's no question it had to come out.
These all added up to a fair amount of weight. In a matter of a few days, I was able to take 149lbs off of the car.
Cross weight improved to a perfect 50%. There is still some wedge, but very minimal at 50.7%. The rear weight ratio stayed the same at 37%. 2629lbs is still heavy for the class, however I am a lot happier being this close than I was before. Still more to go.
Due to another cruddy event, this one due to operator error, the hood pins came loose and the hood came up. So it was another event cut short. To avoid needing another windshield in the future, I've installed 2 rear hood pins and removed the hinges entirely. I was able to modify the weather seals so that they sit in pretty much the same spot. So I should still get a good rain seal on the hood.
Some future projects in the works:
I'm working on making my own tail light replacement covers:
And I'm also modifying a bumper for a custom fit. Hopefully will look nice when it is done.
The goal is to have those body parts made and finished before Cendivs.
Here's hoping nothing new breaks!
-Mike
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