VAVolvo Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Things that I have removed:rear seatsback panelingrear seat belts and bucklesrear speakersspare tire and stuffsome panelling up frontcarpetall the stuff under the carpetmost of the padding on front floorarm rest arm rest "brick" (under the center console, under the arm rest)A/C condensor, compressor, tubes and stuffair pump and hosescharcoal canister all the old steal exhaust hooks and clampswideshield washer bottle and stuffrear anntena assemblyreplaced front seat with ~16 lb (I think) Kirkeyand a whole bunch a little odds and ends here and thereHope to get:lighter rimsCF hoodwieghing my car soon...PEACE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperVette Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 wow, thats a good ~400 pounds?? Should see a VERY noticeable difference, what else do you have done to it? mod wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomin850 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Soooo reason(s) do you have for stripping the car. aka what modzAgain with the tie...bah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S70 R Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 plannin on racing soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvolvoR Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 how bout removing your NA-ness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAVolvo Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Who said I have NA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 how bout removing your NA-ness?yeah, owning a turbo model would more then make up for any weight savings you are gaining. And you can still seat people in the rear of your car! Who said I have NA?hmmm, unless you already have one, then I blame RvolvoR for my mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwein Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 i think its a really cool idea to turn any car into a "race car" i kinda did the same thing with my old jetta (racing buckets, roll cage etc.. etc.. )by dropping weight, but some how i dont see the point in doing so with a volvo, i have though about it several times to strip my whole interior just leave the carpet and just install a cuple buckets a role cage and some harnesses, then remove several other things such as the sunroof motor etc..etc... but i feel like if i did all that to my car, it wouldn’t be what it was ment to be anymore. i feel like volvo 850's are supposed to be nice comfortable not to fast but fast enough safe sedans, that have front wheel drive for saftey and snowy conditions, and have an automatic tranny because volvo doesn’t think us US guys want a stick in our turbo cars... more power to you though, take some pics when you have the interior sorted out. let me recommend that you do leave carpet in your car even if your stripping everything else out, it wont only look better but it will make it a bit easier to drive every day, it also only weights about 10lb's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 plastic windows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prasamin Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 he did a turbo swap you morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aequitas_Veritas Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 he did a turbo swap you morons.aw, somewon climbed the grumpy tree and hit every branch on the way down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 aw, somewon climbed the celebacy tree and hit every branch on the way downfixed! burnnnnn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 lol.... celebacy....good times.Why bother stripping down a sedan? Just get a motorbike and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gioseppe Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 OUCH!i think we need to call the ambulance, to get some ice for that BURNNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAVolvo Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Nah, the carpet was all old and moldly, even after a few washings, carpet cleaner, etc. It was on it's way out. I've had the carpet out for some time now and kind of enjoy the clean metal look.I hope to take some pictures soon for those interested. But all in all, it has made a big difference in performance in handling and acceleration, but this is not for the faint of heart. I got the car for dirt cheap a while back and it's not exactly a classic either so I'm just having fun.I'm also going to go to town on the dash soon, it's like the final frontier for me in this car. I really don't know what's under there from personal experience but I look forward to finding out. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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