[ATaylorRacing]

I took 70 lbs out of my Geo Metro. The passenger seat and bolts were 32.

I drag race a 84 Horizon and it is also street driven, got it down to 1710 lbs, but added a radio, heater, wipers, and thin carpeting to make it more road worthy. The sound deadoning under the carpet was VERY heavy as was the dash. I also use lexan on the rear doors and hatch and replaced the sheetmetal where the spare tire used to be held with thin gauge aluminum. On both cars I replaced both wipers with a single longer one on drivers side.

The Geo with a full tank of gas (baby seat, baby toys, and baby bag) is 1730 lbs, but I drove it to the drag strip and took out the baby seat, baby toys, baby bag, and did not fill up the tank. With a 1/4 tank of gas it then weighed only 1660 lbs. I am thinking of putting in a 4 gallon race fuel cell so that when full and with the baby stuff back in it the total wt will be 43 lbs less. I did the passenger mirror delete on both cars but did not like my limited view so put them back on. I am thinking of lexan for the Geo, but that costs money and I am trying to make the gas savings pay for the car.