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Phil, what would change to drop the weight more? LSx powerplant? Composite body panels? There's nothing to your car now, there's not much left to whittle down.
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I think the motor swap will be a wash- we can save some weight on the block and intake, but add some back with the turbo chargers, plumbing and intercooler.
Where I would look to save weight (and may later on)-
The hood weighs a lot- it is a reproduction hood and is heavy.
The rear end assembly-
**The LCA's are very heavy; I plan to make some new trick ones out of 7075 when we get time freed up in our machine shop. I am also thinking about doing a new set of half-shafts as well. We can make all that stuff; it is just a matter of freeing up time.
**I would love to make an entirely new rear end setup based on an aluminum center section and other light weight components.
** Wheels- The wheels are actually pretty heavy; maybe upgrade to some BBS wheels sometime?