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Old 11-11-2008, 18:10   #1
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light weighting my corsa

So i taken all the carpets seats door cards and sound deading off the car. I had a plastic petrol tank on my old renault 5 turbo and it was a **** load lighter tghan a metal one. Does anyone no were i can get them for a corsa B gsi. My last one came off ebay but cant find anything on there.
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Old 11-11-2008, 20:49   #2
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Re: light weighting my corsa

have you thought about getting a alloy fuel cell
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Old 12-11-2008, 08:14   #3
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Re: light weighting my corsa

You want to be looking at poly windows, grp tailgate and bonnet. Removing all the extra metal inside the car, gutting the doors, loosing the metal bracing behind the dashboard, removing bumper bars etc

Check my project thread. There's loads you can do to lighten a corsa, and changing the fuel tank for a plastic one is a long way down the list tbh
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Old 12-11-2008, 08:36   #4
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Re: light weighting my corsa

Buy a hole saw and get busy
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Old 13-11-2008, 15:31   #5
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Re: light weighting my corsa

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Only if hes putting in a cage!!
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Old 13-11-2008, 15:38   #6
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Re: light weighting my corsa

can i have your old door cards please?
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Old 13-11-2008, 18:03   #7
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Re: light weighting my corsa

if got a cage remove the side impact bars from the doors, inner skins front/rear.


then as daves said, poly windows, fibreglass bonnet/boot etc etc
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