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Feb 10, 2007, 11:01 AM

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How much weight savings on the CF top vs Aluminum, since the RS is aluminum. As for the hood, the Aluminum is slightly lighter than the CF so not sure how much would be saved when comparing to the lightweight Aluminum on the RS. I chose CF doors, since they were steel. Aluminum vs Steel makes up for part of the factory savings/weight figures. I would imagine that the Alum top is about the same if not lighter, unless the CF is single layer without the supports. Any ideas as to the comparisons?

the robispec cf hood weighs 11 lbs vs the stock hood that weighs 21 lbs. its the only one that i found that is substantially lighter than the stock one. the stock alum roof is 23 lbs i think while the ams cf one is 16 lbs i might be off by about a pound...

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Feb 10, 2007, 11:04 AM

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lol that is def. panda-monium.... car looks good... carbon fiber doors are ill gangsta!

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Feb 10, 2007, 11:05 AM

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very well thought out and put together car. Are you going to hit up the 1320 and see what it does?

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Feb 10, 2007, 11:12 AM

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You only reduced 70 pounds total for all the doors combined, or is that 70 pounds saved per door? AMS said that they reduced about 200 pounds for all doors combined.

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Feb 10, 2007, 12:19 PM

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That's combined. Front doors saved ~20lbs each, back doors were 15 each, deck was about 10. Not much savings for the cost. That's why I started a thread a while back about the cost per pound of weight savings. By doing that, we could put a sorted order list out that would show what each change should be, based on expense. No way to save 200 lbs without leaving the doors, deck and hood completely off.

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Feb 10, 2007, 12:24 PM

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Oh, I see. Is it legal to have carbon fiber doors on the street? Does it come with crash beams? Nice engine bay by the way.

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Feb 10, 2007, 12:40 PM

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Dan, I'm going to try to hit the 1320, but it's been nearly 30 years since I did it on a regular basis. I intend on running you down and letting you show me the tricks. Sometimes old dogs CAN learn new tricks.

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Feb 10, 2007, 12:41 PM

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By the way, it sounds like your new engine is set on kill for sure. Best of luck this year. You are certainly an inspiration to those of use 'newbies' and 'oldies' alike.

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