midnightbluS10
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marlborosyclone said:
UP22.com says they carry lexan windows for all popular applications. I assume 1g s-series blazers/jimmys are considered a popular application.
http://www.up22.com/CatalogPages.htm
My Lightweight Syclone
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UP22.com says they carry lexan windows for all popular applications. I assume 1g s-series blazers/jimmys are considered a popular application.
http://www.up22.com/CatalogPages.htm
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
that's the company that carries the windows.
mrweelr
New member
Great post. Sadly, I too, am a fanatic when it comes to reducing weight on my truck. Have done a LOT of the stuff mentioned here, including the little clips, washers, brackets, shields, and other useless crap. My 18" rims and tires weigh about 3 lbs. each more than stock, but every other part I put in has to be the same weight or lighter. One nice surprise, recently, was the OEM foglights I bought on eBay. The foglight housings in the truck were made of steel and the eBay ones were plastic; shaved off a good 5lbs. right there 
Edelbrock water pump and aluminum drums will be next, but the ABS and AC are staying.
Edelbrock water pump and aluminum drums will be next, but the ABS and AC are staying.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
This has to be my my favorite post of all time. I took the liberty to organize it a little bit. I want to say thank to the originator of this post and to everyone who contributed. I want to keep adding to this list. So keep the suggestions coming.
BTW - I took this a little further and bought a sonoma gt 2wd to shed some serious weight. I do have a full set of syclone cladding that i might put on the truck if i want to keep the syclone look.
Thanks again
Engine
- Aluminum Block
- Aluminum Heads
- Spare engine brackets (AC, lift hooks, MAP/EGR bracket, etc......)
- Aluminum water pump
- Stock starter (replaced with CVR)
- Clutch fan (replaced with electric fans)
- J-car PS pump setup
- Accessory brackets
- dump that giant AC bracket if you yank the AC, and figure out some other situation. That bracket is big, it's in the way constantly, and it isn't very light.
- Mini starter.
- Compact AC Compressor
Engine Compartment
- Brake booster
- look into the Hydrabooster setup like Nolan has used. The factory brake booster is really heavy, and again, bulky and in the way (imagine changing the #5 plug if that thing wasn't there). Added benefit of really strong holding power on the line.
- ABS Module
- ABS lines (replaced with hand bent brake lines)
- ABS extras (wiring, sensors, etc...)
- AC compressor
- AC condensor
- AC accumulator & Lines
- Stock air intake (crossover tube, hoses, and box)
- Cruise control (temporarily)
- Heater core and lines
- Evaporator Core (replaced with heater box)
- PCV system (replaced by custom setup)
- Charcoal canister, bracket, and vac lines
- Vacuum ball, bracket, and lines
- Boost solenoid
- EGR valve
- EGR solenoid & lines
- Battery tray
- Stock plastic skidplate
Transmission
- Custom tranny crossmember w/ Intergraterd Drive Shaft Loop
- Torque converter (replaced by TCS unit)
- Torque converter cover
Cooling
- Aluminum Radiator
- Radiator coolers (radiator replaced with unit w/o coolers)
- Tranny cooler (relocated to rear with custom 2 wire hydraulic hoses)
- Oil cooler lines (filter adapter replaced with standard 4WD S-Series adapter)
- DP to bellhousing bracket
Intercooler
- A2A intercooler really dropped a bunch of weight
- Stock lower CCHE (replaced with CAS unit)
- CCHE lines (replaced with rerouted heater hose)
- Coolant overflow (replaced with plastic catch can)
Exhaust System
- Catalytic converter
- Catalytic converter heat shield
- Factory exhaust (replaced with single pipe that dumps at front of bed)
- Rear exhaust bracket
Body & Sheet Metal
- Front bumper cover end brackets
- Aluminum Core Support
- Custom sheetmetal work
- Remove Wiper Assembly
- Stock side mirrors (replaced with SS ones)
- Spare bolts from each fender liner (only 4 bolts per side now)
- Underhood liner
- Underhood lamp
- Lexan Back Window
- Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass Hood
- Carbon Fiber Tailgate
- Fiberglass Inner Fenders
- Fiberglass Front Bumber Cover & Support (6lbs)
- Fiberglass Rear Bumber Cover & Support (4.5lbs)
- Bed Cover - Go Carbon Fiber (Adam & Ian can help on this one)
- Metal Tailgate Straps - switch to Cable (plus no more noise)
- Foglight housings in the truck were made of steel and the eBay ones were plastic; shaved off a good 5lbs.
- Removed driving/fog lamps. (I know have a place to put brake cooling ducts)
Drivetrain
- Cross Drilled Rotors & Carbon Metalic Pads
- SSBC Force 10 SportTwin 2-Piston Calipers (14 pound reduction) www.ssbarkes.com
- Billet Spindles (someone on this list has them)
- Carbon Fiber Half Shafts (Brain Hartman sells them)
- Stock front suspension (replaced with PEP or JS Design)
- Torsion bar crossmember
- Stock steering shaft (replaced with Borgeson unit)
- Spare tire
- Spare tire holder and tube
- Jack and tire tool
- Jack bracket and cover
- CF driveshaft
- Fiberglass rear springs.
- Overload springs
- Stock rear drums (replaced with aluminum ones)
- Welds/Hoosiers I have took 80# off the stock wheel weight
- Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP are comparatively lighter tires from what I remember
Fuel Delviery
- Gas tank cover
- Sump'd 13 gal fuel tank GM Part #15659268
- Aluminum Fuel Cell (mounts where factory spare was located)
Interior
- Seats . James Sy had those plastic roller coaster seats in it.
- Various interior panels
- ECM bracket
- Power Windows & Locks
- Sound Deading on firewall (very heavy 28lbs)
- Sound Deading on back Cab wall (yep just as heavy)
- Sound Deading under Carpet
- Heating & Cooling Ductwork underdash
- Wiring Harness (go painless or ezwiring.com-not for the faint at heart)
- Sunvisors with one w/o vanity mirrors & lights
- Radio & Speakers (not an option in my book)
- Floor mats
Other Options:
- Tons of bolts, washers, and misc clips and brackets
BTW - I took this a little further and bought a sonoma gt 2wd to shed some serious weight. I do have a full set of syclone cladding that i might put on the truck if i want to keep the syclone look.
Thanks again
Engine
- Aluminum Block
- Aluminum Heads
- Spare engine brackets (AC, lift hooks, MAP/EGR bracket, etc......)
- Aluminum water pump
- Stock starter (replaced with CVR)
- Clutch fan (replaced with electric fans)
- J-car PS pump setup
- Accessory brackets
- dump that giant AC bracket if you yank the AC, and figure out some other situation. That bracket is big, it's in the way constantly, and it isn't very light.
- Mini starter.
- Compact AC Compressor
Engine Compartment
- Brake booster
- look into the Hydrabooster setup like Nolan has used. The factory brake booster is really heavy, and again, bulky and in the way (imagine changing the #5 plug if that thing wasn't there). Added benefit of really strong holding power on the line.
- ABS Module
- ABS lines (replaced with hand bent brake lines)
- ABS extras (wiring, sensors, etc...)
- AC compressor
- AC condensor
- AC accumulator & Lines
- Stock air intake (crossover tube, hoses, and box)
- Cruise control (temporarily)
- Heater core and lines
- Evaporator Core (replaced with heater box)
- PCV system (replaced by custom setup)
- Charcoal canister, bracket, and vac lines
- Vacuum ball, bracket, and lines
- Boost solenoid
- EGR valve
- EGR solenoid & lines
- Battery tray
- Stock plastic skidplate
Transmission
- Custom tranny crossmember w/ Intergraterd Drive Shaft Loop
- Torque converter (replaced by TCS unit)
- Torque converter cover
Cooling
- Aluminum Radiator
- Radiator coolers (radiator replaced with unit w/o coolers)
- Tranny cooler (relocated to rear with custom 2 wire hydraulic hoses)
- Oil cooler lines (filter adapter replaced with standard 4WD S-Series adapter)
- DP to bellhousing bracket
Intercooler
- A2A intercooler really dropped a bunch of weight
- Stock lower CCHE (replaced with CAS unit)
- CCHE lines (replaced with rerouted heater hose)
- Coolant overflow (replaced with plastic catch can)
Exhaust System
- Catalytic converter
- Catalytic converter heat shield
- Factory exhaust (replaced with single pipe that dumps at front of bed)
- Rear exhaust bracket
Body & Sheet Metal
- Front bumper cover end brackets
- Aluminum Core Support
- Custom sheetmetal work
- Remove Wiper Assembly
- Stock side mirrors (replaced with SS ones)
- Spare bolts from each fender liner (only 4 bolts per side now)
- Underhood liner
- Underhood lamp
- Lexan Back Window
- Carbon Fiber or Fiberglass Hood
- Carbon Fiber Tailgate
- Fiberglass Inner Fenders
- Fiberglass Front Bumber Cover & Support (6lbs)
- Fiberglass Rear Bumber Cover & Support (4.5lbs)
- Bed Cover - Go Carbon Fiber (Adam & Ian can help on this one)
- Metal Tailgate Straps - switch to Cable (plus no more noise)
- Foglight housings in the truck were made of steel and the eBay ones were plastic; shaved off a good 5lbs.
- Removed driving/fog lamps. (I know have a place to put brake cooling ducts)
Drivetrain
- Cross Drilled Rotors & Carbon Metalic Pads
- SSBC Force 10 SportTwin 2-Piston Calipers (14 pound reduction) www.ssbarkes.com
- Billet Spindles (someone on this list has them)
- Carbon Fiber Half Shafts (Brain Hartman sells them)
- Stock front suspension (replaced with PEP or JS Design)
- Torsion bar crossmember
- Stock steering shaft (replaced with Borgeson unit)
- Spare tire
- Spare tire holder and tube
- Jack and tire tool
- Jack bracket and cover
- CF driveshaft
- Fiberglass rear springs.
- Overload springs
- Stock rear drums (replaced with aluminum ones)
- Welds/Hoosiers I have took 80# off the stock wheel weight
- Firestone Firehawk SZ50 EP are comparatively lighter tires from what I remember
Fuel Delviery
- Gas tank cover
- Sump'd 13 gal fuel tank GM Part #15659268
- Aluminum Fuel Cell (mounts where factory spare was located)
Interior
- Seats . James Sy had those plastic roller coaster seats in it.
- Various interior panels
- ECM bracket
- Power Windows & Locks
- Sound Deading on firewall (very heavy 28lbs)
- Sound Deading on back Cab wall (yep just as heavy)
- Sound Deading under Carpet
- Heating & Cooling Ductwork underdash
- Wiring Harness (go painless or ezwiring.com-not for the faint at heart)
- Sunvisors with one w/o vanity mirrors & lights
- Radio & Speakers (not an option in my book)
- Floor mats
Other Options:
- Tons of bolts, washers, and misc clips and brackets
sytyguy
Moderated User
Marty........thanks a bunch for organizing my post......sometimes the hand won't type like the brain thinks (or for some of us, sometimes it does).
BTW, the interior sound deadening is one of the extra things I took out that I mentioned to you on the phone, but I think I'm gonna go back with brownbread or some other deadener.
I mentioned this before, but another thing that I'm gonna be doing this summer when I teardown the truck for a repaint is replacing a lot of the brackets in the truck (some painfully visible, others not) with lighter alumuinum pieces. Pieces that cannot tolerate a reduction in strength will stay for now however, but hopefully this will help me get close to a 2999 lb truck. I'll update when I get started as hopefully some custom pieces will become available for us. What I'd like to do is have the prototype done locally for my truck and send the design (or piece) to Jeff and maybe have him reproduce it for the rest of us. That's a far cry from near, so we'll see.
Thanks again Marty.
Hood
BTW, the interior sound deadening is one of the extra things I took out that I mentioned to you on the phone, but I think I'm gonna go back with brownbread or some other deadener.
I mentioned this before, but another thing that I'm gonna be doing this summer when I teardown the truck for a repaint is replacing a lot of the brackets in the truck (some painfully visible, others not) with lighter alumuinum pieces. Pieces that cannot tolerate a reduction in strength will stay for now however, but hopefully this will help me get close to a 2999 lb truck. I'll update when I get started as hopefully some custom pieces will become available for us. What I'd like to do is have the prototype done locally for my truck and send the design (or piece) to Jeff and maybe have him reproduce it for the rest of us. That's a far cry from near, so we'll see.
Thanks again Marty.
Hood
sytyguy
Moderated User
One other thing........when I snatched the AC, I replaced the wiring subharness with one from a heater only S10 (then later removed it alltogether when the heater came out). While the difference in weight is only a few wires, it really aids in cleanliness. It wasn't easy to get to though.
Hood
Hood
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
Your welcome - keep us posted on you other mods.
I am also shooting for a 800hp - 2,400 pound truck. Should be interesting to see how close i come. However i do plan to have air condition just not the factory set up.
I am also shooting for a 800hp - 2,400 pound truck. Should be interesting to see how close i come. However i do plan to have air condition just not the factory set up.
Eric Fischer
Member
sytyguy said:
Is that a custom tank? Or a bolt-in?
I hate the fact that you need a 1/2 tank of gas or more in our trucks to prevent fuel starvation...
sytyguy
Moderated User
It's a bolt in.......uses existing straps and sending unit. My understanding is that the 13.2 gal tank would still suffer from fuel slosh like the 20 gal, just not as severe. The real gain is being able to run an appropriate fuel level (1/2 or better) and still be 7 gallons lighter. That's a 43.75lb savings (7 x 6.25 (@ 72dF)) with no ill side effects.
Not exactly sure what option code the 13 gal tank is, but out of the 10 or so 13 gal trucks I've seen, 7 have been 2.5L trucks, 2 were 2.8L trucks, and only 1 was a 4.3L truck.
Hood
Not exactly sure what option code the 13 gal tank is, but out of the 10 or so 13 gal trucks I've seen, 7 have been 2.5L trucks, 2 were 2.8L trucks, and only 1 was a 4.3L truck.
Hood
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
just a thought you could get a cell from Summit and mount it thru the bed floor were the spare tire is mounted
just another thought.
just another thought.
Syborg Twin Turbo
Syborg Twin Turbo
new one - anyone ever condsider using the master cylnder / brake booster out of a GEO Metor
Booster is 7" in diameter
Booster is 7" in diameter
sytyguy
Moderated User
Philip - No problem.....good luck finding one.
Marty - I have been considering a smaller booster for some time. I've been entertaining the boosters that a lot of Chevy II guys use, since I'm quite active on that board as well. The most common GM donor boosters are:
- '80s Chevettes
- '70 & '80's Monte Carlos
- Late 70's Malibus and other GM fullsize cars (Cutlass, Cadillacs, etc....)
- Monzas
For aftermarket, these are the most common vendors:
- Hartrods - http://www.streetrodparts.tv/brakes_tv.htm
- Classic Performance - http://www.classicperform.com/nova.htm#boosters
FWIW, here's a pic of Tom Griffin's Chevy II booster setup:
Shown is a Chevette booster with a narrow '78-'79 midsize GM master cylinder and a flat-top master cylinder reservoir from a diesel car.
Hope this gives some insight into what I've been sifting thru. Still haven't decided which to go with.
Hood
Marty - I have been considering a smaller booster for some time. I've been entertaining the boosters that a lot of Chevy II guys use, since I'm quite active on that board as well. The most common GM donor boosters are:
- '80s Chevettes
- '70 & '80's Monte Carlos
- Late 70's Malibus and other GM fullsize cars (Cutlass, Cadillacs, etc....)
- Monzas
For aftermarket, these are the most common vendors:
- Hartrods - http://www.streetrodparts.tv/brakes_tv.htm
- Classic Performance - http://www.classicperform.com/nova.htm#boosters
FWIW, here's a pic of Tom Griffin's Chevy II booster setup:
Shown is a Chevette booster with a narrow '78-'79 midsize GM master cylinder and a flat-top master cylinder reservoir from a diesel car.
Hope this gives some insight into what I've been sifting thru. Still haven't decided which to go with.
Hood