What else can be removed to save weight?

[tire]

As a new member to the site, I normally wouldn't voice my opinion, but I hope people here are not removing safety components to try to save a buck on gas... I assure you your loved ones would spot you a dollar a month you'd have saved on gas if it had kept you alive...

[Idahotom]

Originally Posted by tire

As a new member to the site, I normally wouldn't voice my opinion, but I hope people here are not removing safety components to try to save a buck on gas... I assure you your loved ones would spot you a dollar a month you'd have saved on gas if it had kept you alive...

Yeah, but cutting off all the seatbelts and removing the airbags saved almost 12 lbs. of weight.

The only seat remaining is for the driver, passengers soon get used to sitting on the floor.

Just kidding....... but if you are referring to the plastic engine cover removal being a safety issue I'd have to disagree. Other mods may be iffy, but it's still a free country, if I choose to drive without a spare or rear seat, while in theory that make the car "less safe", I can deal with the consequences. The arguement that "you pose a danger to others" is hard to fight, staying home and not driving at all will solve that.

[why?]

Originally Posted by Idahotom

Yeah, but cutting off all the seatbelts and removing the airbags saved almost 12 lbs. of weight.

The only seat remaining is for the driver, passengers soon get used to sitting on the floor.

Just kidding....... but if you are referring to the plastic engine cover removal being a safety issue I'd have to disagree. Other mods may be iffy, but it's still a free country, if I choose to drive without a spare or rear seat, while in theory that make the car "less safe", I can deal with the consequences. The arguement that "you pose a danger to others" is hard to fight, staying home and not driving at all will solve that.

What, you actually carry passengers? As far as I am concerned, they can walk. And I didn't have to cut anything, I used the proper tools to remove the bolts attaching the seat belts to the car.

I will seriously say that airbags are iffy as a safety component, anything that has murdered people has to be questioned. In ma though I can't remove them, they don't allow it and plug in a computer to the ports to make sure everything is ok.