Josh, Wow, that's a hell of a lot for those areas. Details please! What do you estimate your $/lb is?
Mark --- Josh <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm part of the lighter is better group.. my old mk2 16v was under 2k > without the rollbar, strut ties and swaybars > > Hell, on my Mk4 R32 I've dropped over 200 pounds.. 108 of that is > unsprung.. and *96* is rotating!! > > > -Josh > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Matthew Yip" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Adding Lightness > > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:35:01 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > Read the book "Colin Chapman - The Man and His Machines". Perhaps > the best > > section of the book was when Chubby was building frames - his > philosophy was > > to construct the frames and then start removing tubes. When the > frame > > collapsed, he put that tube back in and the frame was "complete". > > > > The most amusing thing today is the trend towards Carbon Fibre > trim. It's > > funny to see some kid throw on a set of CF pedal covers "because > they're > > light, yo". Yeah - light and slicker than snot... > > > > Matthew > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Les Noriel <[email protected]> > > To: Galen Bergthold <[email protected]>; [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:12:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] brake pads for street, that can stand up > to > > occasional track use > > > > The legendary Colin Chapman applied that principle to every lotus > he ever > > made. Peter Gregg drove his Porsche 916 to victory cutting holes > into > > everything that wasn't necessary just to remove the weight. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
