Strip or not?

**cherry1809** · Thursday 18th April 2013, 21:11

Thinking about some weight loss for the R...
Trouble is I'll be losing some of the stuff that makes it an R, but it can be put back.

**Tomcat** · Thursday 18th April 2013, 21:15

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!...etc....Don't do it!! Or at the very least if you're taking parts out to lighten it put them away so you can refit them at a later date.lol

**T5frankie** · Thursday 18th April 2013, 21:52

no mate, destroy an old t5 if you wanna stripped out motor

**t5 pete** · Thursday 18th April 2013, 22:21

no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

**MoleT-5R** · Thursday 18th April 2013, 23:13

had been toying with doing the same and decided if I went this route I'd buy another old 854 or 855 ( which ever was lightest ) and then strip that till it was as light as I could go

**PHIL V70R** · Friday 19th April 2013, 09:29

what drugs are you on sir......nooooooooooooooooo...

**Kingsford G** · Friday 19th April 2013, 09:30

Never,get a t5 to lightweight

**V70 Graham** · Friday 19th April 2013, 09:42

Ya can't strip an R matey

**danny-R** · Friday 19th April 2013, 09:44

It's entirely up to you imo I've seen a few and like them. As Long as you keep every thing to put it back together

**cherry1809** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:29

I'll take that as a no then? Lol.

**M-R-P** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:32

Just remove the seats you don't need, that's at least a 100Kg saving if you just leave the drivers seat. Have a poo before you get in, that'll save a few Lb too

**jotter22** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:34

Buy a smaller car....even if you take everything out it will still weigh about 4t!

Tony.

**M-R-P** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:36

Says the guy with a car nearly as heavy as mine

**jotter22** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:39

Might be heavier i got all my cleaning gear in the boot!...Lol

**M-R-P** · Friday 19th April 2013, 10:51

Standard C70 is heavier than a P1/850, tools or not

**T5RPete** · Friday 19th April 2013, 11:24

I stripped out my T5R, but just took out everything from the boot, and all the spare seats! The passenger seat and the rear bench weigh a bloomin ton! I did, however, keep them all in the garage for after my trackday where I put everything back in!

**T5frankie** · Friday 19th April 2013, 11:46

Originally Posted by T5RPete

I stripped out my T5R, but just took out everything from the boot, and all the spare seats! The passenger seat and the rear bench weigh a bloomin ton! I did, however, keep them all in the garage for after my trackday where I put everything back in!

And it was still slow LOL

**stribo** · Friday 19th April 2013, 13:27

Originally Posted by M-R-P

Standard C70 is heavier than a P1/850, tools or not

Which is why it's not as creaky, and is alot stiffer.

**cherry1809** · Friday 19th April 2013, 13:42

I need more parking spaces, lol. Wanna keep the R, D5 for work and a lightweight toy.
Still looking at a forged engine for the estate though

**T5frankie** · Friday 19th April 2013, 14:13

Originally Posted by stribo

Which is why it's not as creaky, and is alot stiffer.

and twice as ugly

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