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Old 02-09-2010, 11:00 PM
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Default Weight reduction started!

Well since im waiting on doing my solid swap ive decided to do the little things. Removed all the speakers, all stuff in trunk, radio, sway bar, hood latch. Going to relocate battery soon.


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ah crazy! Is this for your black cobra? If so what are you going to do with all that stuff you removed?


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No its all off the 99. Im gona put it up for sale on SVT forum. SO far ive sold a bunch of stuff. The stock H pipe from my 03, the shorty headers off my 99, stock air box from the 03.


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oh wow nice! Let me know about the Mach1 setup if that's what it has...


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Yea im getting it from a mach1 but its gona go to the shop before it goes into the car to get the spool, axles and c-clip elims and gears put in.


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Are you weighting the parts as your remove them? I've always wanted to keep a ball-park weight but I always forget and end up throwing something in the trash before I throw it on the scale.


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theres a sticky on s197forum with (obviously) alot of s197 weight stuff.


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yea but thats for s197. They weigh more than 99-04 from factory. So it wouldnt help him.


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