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BradM · 11-12-2008, 04:24 PM

I am looking for the lightest curb weight car possible for a project. It needs to be around 1600lbs or lower. The best thing I can find is a early 90s geo metro. Anything else out there?

AndreaM · 11-12-2008, 04:35 PM

Chevy Sprint... Are you lookin for older cars or something new?

BradM · 11-12-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by andrea_stockroom

Chevy Sprint... Are you lookin for older cars or something new?

Older the better. I am doing an EV conversion so I will basically be ditching everything but the transmission etc. Motor goes, all gas features go.

Machete_ · 11-12-2008, 04:47 PM

Get a old Volvo 360 with the 2,0L engine
Its RWD and is around 950 kg standard, but can be stripped down to about 1600punds if you remove the crap inside.

Then buy a Volvo b21ET or b23ET engine. Its easy to boost above 400bhp and the engine last forever if you do it right.

Machete_ · 11-12-2008, 04:48 PM

Or do like adam
Old Datsun + a nissan SR20DET engine http://sr510.com/

smack · 11-12-2008, 04:50 PM

hands down the honda crx.

they're very light to begin with, and you can easily put them on a diet to make them even lighter. i think their curb weight is right around 1700lbs.

the Shemp · 11-12-2008, 05:24 PM

nsu prinz ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NSU_Prinz_30_.jpg

Machete_ · 11-12-2008, 05:30 PM

OH, if its a EV conversion I would go with a Honda Civic or a lowprofile car like that for best aerodynamic

fuzebox · 11-12-2008, 05:31 PM

First gen Toyota MR2.

BradM · 11-12-2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fuzebox

First gen Toyota MR2.

Yea... got a few people recommending that also.

Elli · 11-12-2008, 05:38 PM

Renault LeCar?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5

WarChild · 11-12-2008, 06:20 PM

Mazda R100

oh nm saw the weight.

Kudles · 11-12-2008, 06:40 PM

Have fun with that

mynameisjim · 11-12-2008, 06:54 PM

Porsche 914 with no engine is pretty light.

James Greuel · 11-12-2008, 07:04 PM

light body, very areodynamic, handles well, and cheap. You can find a body for about five hundred on ebay, and get the weight down to 1600, with no engine or trans.

11-12-2008, 04:24 PM	#1
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Hey Gearheads - Car guys! I am looking for the lightest curb weight car possible for a project. It needs to be around 1600lbs or lower. The best thing I can find is a early 90s geo metro. Anything else out there?

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smack Push Porn Like Weight. Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Inside .NET Posts: 10,652	hands down the honda crx. they're very light to begin with, and you can easily put them on a diet to make them even lighter. i think their curb weight is right around 1700lbs. __________________ Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

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11-12-2008, 04:47 PM	#4
Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	Get a old Volvo 360 with the 2,0L engine Its RWD and is around 950 kg standard, but can be stripped down to about 1600punds if you remove the crap inside. Then buy a Volvo b21ET or b23ET engine. Its easy to boost above 400bhp and the engine last forever if you do it right.

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Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	Or do like adam Old Datsun + a nissan SR20DET engine http://sr510.com/

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Machete_ WINNING! Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,579	OH, if its a EV conversion I would go with a Honda Civic or a lowprofile car like that for best aerodynamic

11-12-2008, 05:31 PM	#9
fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 22,174	First gen Toyota MR2.

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WarChild Let slip the dogs of war. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bermuda Posts: 17,263	Mazda R100 oh nm saw the weight. __________________ .

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11-12-2008, 06:54 PM	#14
mynameisjim Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,985	Porsche 914 with no engine is pretty light. __________________ jim (at) amateursconvert . com Amateurs Convert

11-12-2008, 07:04 PM	#15
James Greuel Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 243	get an opel gt light body, very areodynamic, handles well, and cheap. You can find a body for about five hundred on ebay, and get the weight down to 1600, with no engine or trans.