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Old 09-11-2007, 12:21 PM   #29
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i got my 6 banger down to 2980... or maybe 2890, i forget... but i remember being proud of that. they aren't as heavy i know but it was somewhere around 200+ lbs off stock. i can't remember all what i did to it, but i lost the spoiler, got big and little weld wheels, took off the front sway bar, replaced as many small brackets with velcro or zip ties as i could, and traded my driver power seat assembly for a non power... what else... oh yeah there is a little non vital piece right under the steering column that weighs a few lbs. you could remove the front bumper (the metal part under your bumper cover) but that's at your own risk... if you get in a front collision it'll just crumple your core support right away instead of crumpling the according brackets that hold your front bumper. they make lightweight front bumpers though... look like ladder bars. :-) not too expensive.

and keep your spare! your car is not a race car, and your gf won't like waiting for AAA. oh... or you could just break up with the misses and save ~110lbs right away, and you'll have more money for the stang.

austin
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