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What items have you removed or have you changed to save weight?

Thought this would be an interesting thread. I'm about to remove the spare, jack, etc etc... I and the rest of the world have cell phones and i'll put a

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Old 07-30-2011, 07:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Thought this would be an interesting thread. I'm about to remove the spare, jack, etc etc... I and the rest of the world have cell phones and i'll put a can of green slime in there just in case.

What items have you taken off, or replaced to save weight?

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Old 07-30-2011, 08:14 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Removed steering wheel...not needed.
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got rid of my x..............
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It's been discussed at length, this thread was the 1st one that came up using the search feature.

http://www.the370z.com/brakes-suspen...on-thread.html
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It's been discussed at length, this thread was the 1st one that came up using the search feature.

http://www.the370z.com/brakes-suspen...on-thread.html
Yes, I know about that thread... I am asked each person what they took out or swapped to lower weight... just as a for fun thing. I wasn't asking people to give me numbers.
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Done:
-Junk in the trunk
-Lighter wheels
-Exhaust

To do:
-Seats
-Battery
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And the dead hookers from my trunk.
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Done:
-Junk in the trunk
-Lighter wheels
-Exhaust

To do:
-Seats
-Battery
Your not worried about losing the airbags with swapping the seats?
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No he's mounting the seats backwards so no issue.
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No he's mounting the seats backwards so no issue.
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