weight loss

air conditioning.....cruise control....

those are two things that aren't really vital, if you're looking for a few more pounds of weight loss, as well with the ac out the engine won't have to work as hard....

 

Figure this, i have no interior, nothing behind the rear seats at all.
No rear speakers, No A/c, No Cruise
PLUS a bolt in 6pt cage
Im at 2600 and change

 

all gt-s's did not come with ac. sorry ;p

 

^^ i don't know that for a fact, but to buffer Youds's post, A/C was barely an option, and hella pricey back then, to most of the cars that were out in that time frame.

but back to topic:
it really depends on what your plans are with the car. but if you were to lighten it to the MAAXXXX, then here's what i think it would be in no particular order:
- gut interior/carpet
- remove spare tire/jack assembly
- remove trunk interior trim
- remove rear seats
- remove passenger seat (optional)
- get aftermarket bucket seat
- remove a/c/heater components
- remove stereo components
- remove
- get smaller battery with optional relocation to the trunk
- lighter aftermarket wheels/tires
- remove sound deadening
- remove cruise control
- remove alarm if one's equipped, unless it's a daily commuter.
- install CF hood
- gut the doors
- fab up a fiberglass or CF trunklid (would benefit the coupes more)
- if hatchback, lexan material trunk window

i bet there's much more. but the aforementioned is for the ultimate light machine! please add if i missed any.

 

Just got my celi` wieghed right now and Im at 2355lbs.. Thats including spare tire/jack plus 1.5 gallons of gas. Still need to get rid of that ac compressor and the heavy ass seats.
since One gallon of gas weighs about 6.25 pounds thats 9.37 lbs of gas
so 2355 - 9.37 so Im at 2345.

 

stolen from toyotacelicas.com
Specifications:
ST Sport 2 Dr Coupe
GT Sport 2 Dr Coupe
GT 2 Dr LiftBack
GT-S Sport 2 Dr LiftBack
GT-S Sport 2 Dr Coupe
Standard engine
4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter, 97 Horsepower Engine
4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter, 97 Horsepower Engine
4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter, 97 Horsepower Engine
4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter, 135 Horsepower Engine
4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter, 135 Horsepower Engine
MPG (City/Hwy)
25/31
25/31
25/31
23/29
23/29
Wheelbase
99.4"
99.4"
99.4"
99.4"
99.4"
Overall Length
173.6"
173.6"
171.9"
171.9"
173.6"
Curb Weight
2,540 lbs.
2,535 lbs.
2,551 lbs.
2,714 lbs.
2,679 lbs.

so im about 195lbs under stock with room to improve..not bad.

 

Im over a hundred lower too!

With a cage !

Nice!

 

im prolly chillin around 2900 haha

 

As I remember from the 82 Rabbit I built up a few years back, the carpet can add upto 200 lbs depending on it's condition. The headliner, visors, door panels, rear seat and belts would easliy be close to another 150 lbs. then you can start working with the weight that you need, and move it around to get the best balance possible. things like moving the battery into the rear. stuff like that.

if your interested, i can give you a list of what i did to the rabbit to make it crazy quick and sticky in everything from tarmac to snow...I'm also planning to apply these tricks to the celica I plan to buy soon.

 

Good advice and welcome to the boards aubeone!

There's also a buttload of sound deadening matting under the carpet which probably weigh's a lot as well...