10-24-2009, 04:17 AM
betegh9 wrote:
Quote:The drill and the sawsall are your best friends in the diet program. There is a s**t load of metal that can come out if you don't mind your car looking like SWISS CHEESE. hock:hock:You've really gotta watch it when drilling and sawing to save weight. You don't want to end up with a Lotus. There is always the funny anecdote that explains how a Lotus is built so light..."the engineers would begin by removing frame tubes until the car collapsed onto itself. And then they would add back one tube".
Christopher Mahalick
1984 911 Targa
2001 BMW 530i
1974 Lotus Europa
1994 Ducati 900SS/SP
197(?)Suzuki GT-750 Street fighter
1965 Suzuki Hillbilly
1983 Suzuki GS-1100ES
2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250
1984 911 Targa
2001 BMW 530i
1974 Lotus Europa
1994 Ducati 900SS/SP
197(?)Suzuki GT-750 Street fighter
1965 Suzuki Hillbilly
1983 Suzuki GS-1100ES
2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250