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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
If anyone is that concerned about weight, there's about 1000 lbs of electronic and mandated safety crap that can be deleted.
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The engines won't run without a lot of the control gear installed. I agree there's a boatload of safety features built into the chassis that add more weight than I think is fully necessary.
Anybody here remember Africar? The idea was to build a sturdy, cheap and safe chassis from epoxy-treated plywood, and power the thing with Citroen mechanicals. Lightweight, economical, repairable in the bush with, literally, some lumber and a hammer.
The hammer might work on the Citroen engine, too. God knows you might want to give it a try.
I could forego about 250 pounds' worth of safety equipment. Government mandated stability controls, really? Do
that many cars roll over? Seat belts are great and air bags are too, but do we really need seven air bags per seat?