What might I run at the strip?

[aaron7]

1983 Celica GT coupe
5 speed
22R-E
130,000 on the clock

Gutted interior (nothing but driver's seat and dash, no heater controls or carpet or anything)
Power steering removed (pump and resevoir)
14" steelies
Trunk hinges and lock mechanism removed, trunk welded shut
Anything else I can remove as well.

What might I run in the 1/4 mile?

BTW, I'm doing this for fun, and the car is horribly rotted out. Quarters, rockers, wheel wells, etc are all wasted, so I'm not ruining a nice car lol

[Wiseco]

lightweight your car by accelerating the rust processus and drive naked. lol

run on 1/4 tanks, take the metal out of your bumpers. leave only the plastic cover. get rid of the hood, do something so the air filter is directly exposed to the free air. Cut your springs in the front to get the nose down.

dunno.

[aaron7]

1/4 tank, can do. Take the metal out of the bumpers, can do. No hood... not sure if that's track legal?? I'll cut a big hole in it for my air intake though!

Now cutting the springs sounds like a good idea... but is it really that easy? I won't mess anything up?

[Wiseco]

well, you'll mess up the springs. And your front end alingment.

Just cut a hole in the hood and make a scoop out of sheet metal. then rivet it in. right above the air intake.

Thing is, the hood is heavy. If you can get rid of it. its a big plus.

Same for fenders, doors, roof. haha.

Ask the guys at the local track. See if they will let you cut things off, stage by stage. Until your car is a rolling frame. See what you can do.

I remember seeing some guys do it on a sentra i think. Ill see if i can find the link.

[aaron7]

Drive up there with a sawzall and an extension cord lol

[Wiseco]

yeayea, or a generator.

Just bring torches. you can do anything with that.

[wormhole]

what about just cutting out the hood braces (if that's what it's called)

[aaron7]

All the metal under the hood? Good idea! I'll do that too. The only rules here are: I have to be able to drive it 45 min to the drag strip. It will be warm, so I don't need heat or anything. But I will need one mirror, lights, etc. It doesn't have to be inspectable though, as I'll just toss my plates on it.

That reminds me... where is the heater core? That's probably a good 4 pounds or so.

[thousand_five]

Take out your spare tire..... remove antenna. Drill holes everywhere like swiss cheese. break the windows. glass is heavy. Shrink wrap works well for windows. (Clear). Under the car there are heat shields that are sheet metal. take them off except for the one by the fuel tank.. you are going to wanna have that. Good luck.

plywood can replace metal. Remember that!

[aaron7]

Hmm, I would remove the windows, but the strip requires all of them to be in tact and not cracked.

[Wiseco]

Look at every metal parts of the car, and figure out how to shave as much as you can off it. Put all the metal shavings, peices, etc in a big bucket.

You'll be surprised how easy it is to shave hundreds of pounds.