Region: Delta
Car #: 77
Year : 1990 Posts: 74
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My car is overweight and I need to remove the shoulder harness towers for the shoulder harness seat belt retractors just behind the seat(s). I couldn't find it on the search mode. Also, how much do these two supports weight? Thanks.
Region: southwest
Car #: 14
Year : 90 Posts: 739
Status: Offline
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Do not think that is legal. There was a big stink about this several years ago and the ruling was not legal to remove. Back to the mantra of, if the GCR does not say you can, then you can not. If it is now legal or you just don't care, cut-off wheel or Saws-all should work.
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Region: Lonestar
Car #: 97
Year : 91 Posts: 740
Status: Offline
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Yeah, gotta keep those...
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Region: Delta
Car #: 77
Year : 1990 Posts: 74
Status: Offline
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Thanks guys. I think I'm about 25 lbs over, but when I return home from Florida I'm going to scale it again to find out exactly how much she needs to lose. Harness towers will stay. I guess the cars I saw without them were ITA or some other class.
Region: NORTHEAST
Car #: 66
SMIM: SM Posts: 40
Status: Offline
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On the topic of cutting parts off the car - I'm going the halo seat route and removing the driver side vent window for better egress from the car. With the vent window gone I am left with the front support (which is part of the door). The GCR reads: "To improve driver exit through the window area, the driver vent window and vent window supporting frame may be removed as a pair"
Does anyone know if the front window support is considered part of the supporting frame? Can it be removed?
Region: SFR
Car #: 88 SM
Year : 99 Posts: 367
Status: Offline
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quote:Originally posted by Reggie: Thanks guys. I think I'm about 25 lbs over, but when I return home from Florida I'm going to scale it again to find out exactly how much she needs to lose. Harness towers will stay. I guess the cars I saw without them were ITA or some other class.
Interesting, the more he takes off the heavier he gets. 1st 16 lbs now 25 lbs
Region: Great Lakes/Detroit
Car #: 51
Year : 1994 Miata Posts: 401
Status: Offline
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16lbs is 0.7% of total car weight at 2285. Sounds like alot of fretting over very, very little affect on total performance. 16lbs over with 1 gallon of fuel sounds like a really nice cusion considering the innacuracy of some of the scales around. Mid Ohio's grain scales especially.
Region: NWR / Oregon
Car #: 88
Year : 95 Posts: 2000
Status: Offline
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+1 If I come in just under 10# over, I hit my target.
I remeber borrowing a friends car and asking, "How much does it weigh?" Answer: "Way too much." Works for me. I knew I wouldn't be coming in light and unless you're at the very pointy end and trying to maximize everything, in every way possible, a poorly timed fart will make more difference to a lap time than a tiny bit of extra weight IMHO.
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Region: Great Lakes/Detroit
Car #: 51
Year : 1994 Miata Posts: 401
Status: Offline
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On my set of scales at home, my car weights 25lbs over with 1 gallon of fuel. I have 50lbs bolted to the floor next to me. At Mid-Ohio, some weekends I need to come back with two gallons, some one gallons. At Nelson, I'm pretty close to 25 over. At Gingerman it was closer to 10lbs over. At Grattan, close to 20 lbs over.
My point is that my home scale is just for reference and the scale at that track IS the rule.
Region: Delta
Car #: 77
Year : 1990 Posts: 74
Status: Offline
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Pat is right on target. Ten lbs has been taken off the minimum, hence "about 25lbs" needs to be removed to reach minimum. From there I can add weight in Right Rear of car as needed.
Region: SFR
Car #: 88 SM
Year : 99 Posts: 367
Status: Offline
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quote:Originally posted by Reggie: Pat is right on target. Ten lbs has been taken off the minimum, hence "about 25lbs" needs to be removed to reach minimum. From there I can add weight in Right Rear of car as needed.
Interesting... i. If ballast is required to meet the required weight it shall be added as follows: 1. All ballast shall be securely mounted on the passenger floor.
quote:Originally posted by Reggie: Pat is right on target. Ten lbs has been taken off the minimum, hence "about 25lbs" needs to be removed to reach minimum. From there I can add weight in Right Rear of car as needed.
Interesting... i. If ballast is required to meet the required weight it shall be added as follows: 1. All ballast shall be securely mounted on the passenger floor.
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