Weight Deduction

[id3379]

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[AND189]

mate,
what are you doing So I decided i would be stripping my yaris almost completely and making it a 'funner
frig is this car working i.e not broken or unable to be used on the road ??
possibly a track car for the future
your keen i give you that, but why a yaris for the same price you could have done a quick car gts/gtr/mr2/mx6
have fun mate good luck keep us posted

[id3379]

mate,
what are you doing
frig is this car working i.e not broken or unable to be used on the road ??


The car works 100%, the only thing it can't do is carry 4 people.

your keen i give you that, but why a yaris for the same price you could have done a quick car gts/gtr/mr2/mx6
have fun mate good luck keep us posted

The point of doing this car is not too have a "quick" car, its to make the car funner to drive like i said in my post, besides there's always gonna be a quicker car no matter what car you have.

[AND189]

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ?? you can get a much cheaper car that is fun like a repaired write off spend heaps of time working on the car if you enjoy it as i do, and have a toy car for fun insted of losing out the money on doing an economy car

as far as making the yaris fun it can be done a stock car is a stock car, i got the most enjoyment after installing trd springs shocks strut brace and sway bar & short shift :)

[id3379]

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ??

I paid $14k out the door for my yaris

[AND189]

ok 2nd hand they are $23,000 au

[cali yaris]

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass

uh yeah, actually you were. He said why.

id3379, the back seats + belts are just under 100 pounds alone. The car drives faster with just that deduction (especially removing rear weight).

[derickveliz2]

Very loud ride, I've been there...

[eTiMaGo]

I'm not quite as advanced as that (still got most plastic cladding), but the rear seats and spare wheel made a HUGE difference in the car's acceleration and agility. And I carry a can of tire foam just in case :p

[Kenshin]

Still have that sound systems to remove haha Or keep it for now, either way, the more you strip the more it gets exciting - good luck man :P

[10DG22]

Wow man, I would just pick up a cheap fun car you can mod the hell out of. But to each his own.

[cali yaris]

I would just pick up a cheap fun car you can mod the hell out of.

That's exactly what the Yaris is. :smile:

[TOUGEghost]

Before I actually had my car, it was my plan to strip out the back half. Once I got the car, I realized I liked the interior too much to do that. Oh well. If my car had been second hand and really cheap I probably would do it.

[YarisPR]

Glad to know I'm not alone in this removing weight thing :biggrin:

I've removed the same things as you and it DOES make a difference.
Mayor Questions:
-Noise: I'm running a 2" cat-less, no resonator, 2" muffler so it already was loud
-Sitting capacity: I have a sedan and and I'm the only one who gets in the car.

And remember there's always the radio so crank up the music :headbang:


BTW EtiMaGo: the can of tire foam is a great Idea!!! :w00t:

[cali yaris]

my spare tire = my AAA card

[schleppy]

Crappy images, but here is the back of my 09 hatch. The weather is finally nice here, so excuse the mess:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/__g6ALm8TukU/S7TOt24y6fI/AAAAAAAAEX4/itunelWOMoM/s800/2010-04-01%2012.43.32.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/__g6ALm8TukU/S7TOtClnG2I/AAAAAAAAEXw/OmlFJux4jbs/s800/2010-04-01%2012.43.45.jpg

The weight removed made a pretty significant difference in the feel of the car. I've been running without back seats since a couple days after I got the car. It's a good deal noisier (rocks hitting undercarriage, exhaust noise, fuel sloshing around), but I love it.

As far as the carpet goes, that's black, rubber backed speaker box carpeting. I cut the shape using the old trunk liner, patience, and some cardboard.

I'm going for that "daily driver/race" look :D

[id3379]

my spare tire = my AAA card

Same here, 100 miles of free towing FTW

[Tamago]

make sure to chop out your a/c next :rolleyes:

[id3379]

make sure to chop out your a/c next :rolleyes:

I would but that's a feature i actually use in Sunny California :)

[hondakiller99]

i actually did the same thing to my scion xa, i guted out all the audio components including the radio as well as the back seats, and all the trunk components.. i took alot out of the car and i feel a world of difference in acceleration and handling... next up im actually gunna take the carpet and seast out, primer and rust proof the floor and paint it, then put the carpet back in until i get the money to buy aluminum and pan all the doors and create a rear pan to make the rear flush, all that tied in with 2 buckets and a roll bar/harness bar combo with 2 rear points so it is legal at the local drag strips :thumbup:

[cali yaris]

we only need a cage here when we hit 9's.

[AND189]

id3379
you still have your dash and airbags lol
for some cali yaris we had to save a lot to get a car as safe as posable i am a uni student and would not call my yaris cheap in comparison to same older cars i could have got and i have to agree with 10DG22 on both why not have an other car and the each to there own part :)

id3379
can you weigh the car to see how much its lost ?? and is there a big difference in speed ?? man you should of done a track day with all the gear in and then a day with it all out .
sorry one other question you will be putting it all back to sell it when your don ??

[id3379]

id3379
you still have your dash and airbags lol

I like my air bags and dash

id3379
can you weigh the car to see how much its lost ?? and is there a big difference in speed ?? man you should of done a track day with all the gear in and then a day with it all out .
sorry one other question you will be putting it all back to sell it when your don ??

Sorry, i don't have a scale big enough for my car, When ever i sell the car i will probably put it all back in, but thats in the far-far future

[hondakiller99]

we only need a cage here when we hit 9's.

at englishtown if we break a 11.4 we need a hoop in the car, then the minute u bust the 10.5 segmant you need a legit cage

[why?]

dude nice! I haven't gone that far, i don't have the right tools to remove some of the bolts and stuff. And i've been too lazy to look hard. external torx stuff seems to be a pain for me too find, lol. of course i am prolly just looking in the wrong spot.

next you should add some lightness, cf is fun!

[paulyates]

I did all that, and then removed 2 of the lug nuts each wheel, the A/C, the dash, the windows (windshield is next), the fenders and hood. Pulled the e-steering box and drained 1/2 the fluid out of the cooling system and removed the heater core. As there were no problems, I took off the 3rd lug not each wheel, and tightened the remaining one to 120ft-lbs each. I then sawed off the other three lugs, as I wasn't using then, and turned the rotors down to 1/8" each side. I also sanded the pads down to the metal backing plates, shaved the tires, drilled the rotors and took off the drums and shoes outright. I used a hole saw to randomly cut 2" diamter holes out of the frame and flooring. I told my wife needed some money for balloons for our boy's birthday, but used the moeny to fill the tires with He.

Next I'm going to sand off all the paint and torch off the undercoat/soundproofing. I think my biggest savings will be when I remove the wheels/tires and take out the engine and transmission, that will save more weight than everything else I've done. I also give my self a coffee enema 1hr prior to driving, and am thinking of gastric bypass or an AKA amputation, just the left leg to start.

And then I'm...

[cali yaris]

^ I think this was meant to be funny? Or is this expressing some opinion?

Hard to tell.

@AND189:

for some cali yaris we had to save a lot to get a car as safe as posable

1. I don't think he's done anything to compromise the safety of the car.
2. I had to save too. For over 30 years. :wink:

[Tamago]

gotta love stripping a car to "save weight" then leaving in the heavy stereo and speakers. i bet the stereo and speakers alone weigh more than a door panel ;)

[hondakiller99]

gotta love stripping a car to "save weight" then leaving in the heavy stereo and speakers. i bet the stereo and speakers alone weigh more than a door panel ;)

you are very correct, i took ll the speakers out and my head unit cuz hey, if u dont have speakers , why need a radio?:thumbup:

[AND189]

paulyates, ha ha ha ha frig you had me there

cali yaris
1. I don't think he's done anything to compromise the safety of the car.
2. I had to save too. For over 30 years.
did not say anything about the safety of his car, i am talking about someone who is at uni studying not working a full time job because of it and you have to live on what you make some have it harder then others, if id3379 wants to gut his yaris for fun then what ever. i like my yaris yeh its fun to drive after mucking around with springs and crap, id3379 must love the yaris to go to the extreme of gutting the car for fun, but yeah what ever mate if it were me i would get some data i.e best lap time, corner speeds agility that kind of stuff and see how the changes you made differ + or -
Sorry, i don't have a scale big enough for my car have lots of fun you cant use a weigh bridge ???

[Bluevitz-rs]

If you want to save weight by stripping out all of what makes a Yaris a Yaris, then why don't you just sell it and buy a cheap old Echo. You save over 300lbs right off the bat and then you can strip out all the interior for another 100lbs. Plus you'll have a heap load of cash left over.

[turboecho2005]

If you want to save weight by stripping out all of what makes a Yaris a Yaris, then why don't you just sell it and buy a cheap old Echo. You save over 300lbs right off the bat and then you can strip out all the interior for another 100lbs. Plus you'll have a heap load of cash left over.

Thats why i bought an echo... i could have bought a yaris but they got to big and bulky.

[severous01]

cut excess threads off all the bolts on the car. had a buddy take off almost 30 lbs in just threads...not even including what was turned into dust.

[Yariz]

Have you weighed the car at any point during this? I have removed all you have expect the plastic (not worth the weight to make it that ugly), but I will say that removing all the seats/carpet/seatbelts/tire/jack, and some other little stuff made an enourmous difference.

I just wanted to weigh my car, and I am not sure of a good and cheap place.

[Yariz]

yeh mate i am not being a smart ass just would like to know why you would strip a $23,000 car to make it fun ?? you can get a much cheaper car that is fun like a repaired write off spend heaps of time working on the car if you enjoy it as i do, and have a toy car for fun insted of losing out the money on doing an economy car

as far as making the yaris fun it can be done a stock car is a stock car, i got the most enjoyment after installing trd springs shocks strut brace and sway bar & short shift :)

Lol, mine was 11k new with everything except power windows/locks. The yaris is probably the funnest car to mod I have ever had. It all bolts on (pretty much), and the ODBII is so sensitive that it will prevent most people new to ODBII from ruining the car. I have changed the throttle body, the springs, put in a sway bar, Did a rear seat delete, also put in a CAI. The car hasn't even thrown a CEL (except first start) since I have done it. All this said, and I have probably spent a grand total of 250 bux. Name another new car you can do that with.

[severous01]

civic, lancer, g5/cobalt, fit, versa, corolla, and too many others to think about....o, there is one more...the smart car lol

any way, you got a lot more to go, you still got:
carpets
non-essencial glass can be changed to lexan or poly
carbon fiber or fiberglass door skins
CF hatch
headliner removed
door panels with sheetmetal or fiber
center console
lightweight seats
FG dash
radio and speakers, amp if you got it can go
excess wiring can be trimmed
wires re-routed and trimmed (instead of a switch on left and right side windows you can move to the center)
replace steel parts with aluminum
trim up control arms and knuckles...

there's tons of stuff you can still do to reduce weight. not saying any of it will be cheap or look good, but you still got a long way to go before you got no options left.

[Yariz]

civic, lancer, g5/cobalt, fit, versa, corolla, and too many others to think about....o, there is one more...the smart car lol

any way, you got a lot more to go, you still got:
carpets
non-essencial glass can be changed to lexan or poly
carbon fiber or fiberglass door skins
CF hatch
headliner removed
door panels with sheetmetal or fiber
center console
lightweight seats
FG dash
radio and speakers, amp if you got it can go
excess wiring can be trimmed
wires re-routed and trimmed (instead of a switch on left and right side windows you can move to the center)
replace steel parts with aluminum
trim up control arms and knuckles...

there's tons of stuff you can still do to reduce weight. not saying any of it will be cheap or look good, but you still got a long way to go before you got no options left.


Not sure if you were talking to me. I don't care THAT much about weight, maybe if it was a 100% race car. But we all have our own preference, I personally think its very tacky to run around with plastic off, and carpet up if your using it as a daily driver.

[yaris2010RS]

jsut a note, if anyone is looking to weigh their cars (in my area atleast) you can find a truck weigh station and go after hours, no one is there but the big scale still works :) lol. and aother place (also near me, you guys should be able to find a similar in ure area) are warhouses that sell stuff by weights. they take the trailer, weigh it first, then fill it up and weigh it again (same deal, after hours scale still works) lol.

[AND189]

Lol, mine was 11k new with everything except power windows/locks. The yaris is probably the funnest car to mod I have ever had. It all bolts on (pretty much), and the ODBII is so sensitive that it will prevent most people new to ODBII from ruining the car. I have changed the throttle body, the springs, put in a sway bar, Did a rear seat delete, also put in a CAI. The car hasn't even thrown a CEL (except first start) since I have done it. All this said, and I have probably spent a grand total of 250 bux. Name another new car you can do that with. so you play with the throttle body ??? hmm what did that do ??Not sure if you were talking to me. I don't care THAT much about weight, maybe if it was a 100% race car. But we all have our own preference, I personally think its very tacky to run around with plastic off, and carpet up if your using it as a daily driver. smooth mate but some people do :) i for one don't ;)

[Tamago]

Have you weighed the car at any point during this? I have removed all you have expect the plastic (not worth the weight to make it that ugly), but I will say that removing all the seats/carpet/seatbelts/tire/jack, and some other little stuff made an enourmous difference.

I just wanted to weigh my car, and I am not sure of a good and cheap place.

a garbage dump. free.

[Tamago]

there's tons of stuff you can still do to reduce weight. not saying any of it will be cheap or look good, but you still got a long way to go before you got no options left.

id isn't trying to lose weight, honestly i think he just enjoys driving a rattle-bucket around. keep the speakers and stereo, but take off door panels to save weight?

:rolleyes:

:clap:

[id3379]

I'm glad no one on this site is mature.

[xbr3akd0wnx]

I'm glad no one on this site is mature.

amen.