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Weight reduction & MOT's
By: chrismc Date: October 16, 2012, 1:42 pm
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Can anyone give me some pointers before I introduce my angle
grinder to one Honda Prelude.....?
I'm looking to remove some excess ballast from the car (namely
parts of the rear inner wings & quarters as well as some of the
strengthening bars in the bootlid but don't want to run into
trouble come MOT time
There isn't an undo button on the grinder!! :o
The car is gradually morphing into a dedicated track car but
still requires an MOT so we can drive it to trackdays
Any guidance appreciated!
Chris
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: JMR Date: October 16, 2012, 7:07 pm
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I'll point my man Tony at this thread...he's an advocate of
lightness...and a Jap fan...with one H badge in the garage
alongside an FQ300...but he's forgiven as there's an 8v Mk2 Gti
in the mix too!...and the fact he's an MOT inspector maybe
handy! ;)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: chrismc Date: October 17, 2012, 1:06 am
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Cheers mate
I'm not aiming to go mad & turn it into something that folds up
in a stiff breeze- but there appears to be weight that is safely
removable from the bootlid, & rear inner wings & quarters as
well as some little brackets that can come out :)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: tones61 Date: October 17, 2012, 3:07 pm
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hi chris,yes as long as the doors/tailgate latch open and shut,
any seats fitted have a seatbelt,
lights work as normal pretty much you should be ok,
feel free to text me with specifics before you cut etc,
cheers matey,
07779913213,
tones ;)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: tones61 Date: October 17, 2012, 3:43 pm
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also have look through the mot manual,
HTML http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm
HTML http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_610.htm
i would say no cutting within 30cm of any mounts/load bearing
parts,
;)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: chrismc Date: October 17, 2012, 3:52 pm
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Tones- top man!
Thanks very much for the info. 8)
Plans include chopping out some metal from the rear inner
quarters & arches, removing the jack bracket & some other little
bits & bobs. Nothing to compromise safety. Might have a look at
the door panels under what's left of the cards too :)
Once the sunroof & rails are gone along with the 4ws as well
then I should be on for over 100kgs total removed so far...still
looks stock from a distance though
Gotta keep these tweaked 16v VW's in sight somehow :D
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: chrismc Date: October 17, 2012, 4:17 pm
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Having had a quick look at the manual- I'm hoping the MOT place
won't be looking too hard for airbags :o
Both pax & drivers have been removed (aftermarket wheel)- though
a simple bit of wiring ensures no SRS lamp will be lit.
Also need to get the horn working again using parts from a non
cruise/airbag prelude.
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: JMR Date: October 17, 2012, 4:30 pm
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See...I knew I'd have a use for him nearly 30 years ago! ;D
When Tony puts some pics up of his fleet Chris you'll see how a
MK2 Golf can look along the lines of yr Honda...standard looking
till you get up close and work out what's missing/lighter than
VW intended!
Get cutting...there'll be Veedoubleyah breathing down yr
tailpipes soon enough! ;)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: tones61 Date: October 17, 2012, 4:59 pm
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biggest weight saving is lightweight seats (kirky alloy one) in
passenger side,
race battery,
lightweight wheels (inertia to be turned) a lot more feel than
expected,
soundproofing/tar pads,
underseal scraped/melted off underneath,
perspex windows,
alloy sheet in place of steel (did a sheet in my bonnet) 17kg
down to 4kg,
add it all up,
;)
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Re: Weight reduction & MOT's
By: chrismc Date: October 17, 2012, 5:28 pm
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Yes it all helps....especially when giving ~200kgs away to a mk2
GTi in stock guise :o
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