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Old 05-13-2013, 06:46 PM
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I have ownded my car for over 6 years.put over 83 thousand miles on it and now I want something more, or should I say less?? I started working on this project few months ago taking out anything i dont need and now I am in the middle of wrapping it up.i have seen and heard of people gutting theyr cars and i always was curious how light can you get the s2000 too but I have never seen it done in a tasetful way.my goal is to make the car light but still have some of the creature comforts.here is how the car looks like right now and I will be putting up pic every week of my progress


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Old 05-13-2013, 11:44 PM
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mirrors and indicators dont weigh much i would put those back on...
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mirrors and indicators dont weigh much i would put those back on...
Something tells me he's just swapping them out and by my guess maybe painting as well?
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Originally Posted by miloking
mirrors and indicators dont weigh much i would put those back on...
Good call getting rid of the wheels. Those things are heavy
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Originally Posted by miloking
mirrors and indicators dont weigh much i would put those back on...
His headlights are taped and his bumper/fender looks sanded. He's painting the car

Can't wait to see what you do with this. New wheels will probably shave off a significant amount of unsprung weight right off the bat.
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Hahah no I am not painting the car just working around it .did not want to clip the head light.ill get some pictures up today for more details
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Just mounted this

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