ph - ully stripped rear ????......or not ???

[Nafoff]

decided this afternoon i would try and remove the seatbelts all round....

got the fronts out quite easy...then noticed that to get the rears out you have to take the plastic panel off, and to do that you have to take the rear quarter off......so i did...lol

both sides

all done, all out, and the mass of stuff

so the main question, should this all stay out? or should i just put the trim back in? there will be no rear seats, spare wheel etc as buckets and harnesses are going in

 

[VeinAST]

Depends on whether you're really worried about the back looking nice or like a track car tbh! If it was me I'd keep it all in the back and get a false, carpeted floor so it sort of "in keeps" with it all otherwise just get shot of the lot on eBay

 

[Daniel]

Do you want a proper track car? or A daily driver that you occasionally track? That should be the question.

 

[Nafoff]

the latter daniel

 

[kie1an]

keep it out . but only if you take all the carpet on the sides off etc .

 

[Turner]

i would keep the plastics tbh as i dont think tht the plastic will weigh a great deal

 

[Beef-Mc]

Strip all that stuff out, fit you bucket and harness then board up the back.

 

[Daniel]

If its the latter Mr Bone, i'd be leaving the rear quarter trims in. The car looks awful stripped unless its a dedicated toy like Jays.

Take all the belts and heavey s**t out and refit the panels. Looks nicer and they weigh naff all.

All you'd need to do is either board out the rear and carpet it, or clean it all up and paint it so its spangly clean.

*(Please note I could not be arsed to do any of this to my car when I did it...)*

 

[Renault_Boy01]

IMO you should board out the rear and carpet it (like russ@gasperformance's clio)

 

[Chrisjk]

Wait, did you not sell the seats and door cards?

 

[Final Maxim]

people saying take out the plastics and board and carpet it out.

i bet the board weights more than the plastic trims, so that defeats the object 250%

lol

 

[Peperami]

the latter daniel

In that case keep everything in, and fit a bucket in place of drivers seat... or two buckets and carpet the rear.

 

[Renault_Boy01]

FM: yeah but it looks better :rasp:

 

[Nafoff]

If its the latter Mr Bone, i'd be leaving the rear quarter trims in. The car looks awful stripped unless its a dedicated toy like Jays.

Take all the belts and heavey s**t out and refit the panels. Looks nicer and they weigh naff all.

All you'd need to do is either board out the rear and carpet it, or clean it all up and paint it so its spangly clean.

*(Please note I could not be arsed to do any of this to my car when I did it...)*

sounds like a plan, perhaps i'll go with the painted rear idea

Wait, did you not sell the seats and door cards?

only seats sold mate.....

think the trim may go back in then, but what we reckon bout the sound deadening and speakers?

 

[clio__chris]

not doing bad for a guy with a gammy shoulder!

id leave the back door cards in personally...... although that does sound like a good idea removing the belts (particually the middle one)

 

[182-racing-blue]

If its just occassional track I dont think I'd be able to cope with the hollowness. It will sound like a van in there. I'd keep it in unless you are gonna turn it in to a proper track car.

 

[Guppy]

carbon fibre rear quater panels? flocked dash?

 

[Christopher]

I'd put the quarter trims back in. Leave the rest!

 

[Nafoff]

flocked dash yes...carbon rear quarters look good but cost way too much

 

[Jay Payne]

Looking at your pics makes me realise what a shockingly shite shade of blue the standard interior is.

I think id carpet the rear, leave all the trims in and just remove the back seats with possibly a half cage.

 

[Guppy]

flocked dash yes...carbon rear quarters look good but cost way too much

what about imatation stuff? my mates 106 rallye has them throughout and look awesome imo. its in the megs top 25 at fcs so have a look

ya get the picture

 

[Jay Payne]

^ thats awsome!

Far too extreme for Bone tho

 

[Marky_]

Trouble with taking it all out is, that there's no where to put the drink from extra value meals.

 

[Guppy]

^ thats awsome!

Far too extreme for Bone tho

agree. its not his daily drive. just his toy/baby

 

[Nafoff]

^ thats awsome!

Far too extreme for Bone tho

agree. its not his daily drive. just his toy/baby

does look sweet, would like to go that far but like a bit of luxury, plus it gets used at least every other day

 

[Alex_X93]

How simple is it to remove rear seats? and how much weight is lost roughly.

 

[fuel_slut]

Strip it you p*ssey! lol just kiding.

Things have moved on from the days of big wheels and fibreglass body kit, now its all about stripping caging and seats. The trackday look is in now.

 

[VeinAST]

Strip it you p*ssey! lol just kiding.

Things have moved on from the days of big wheels and fibreglass body kit, now its all about stripping caging and seats. The trackday look is in now.

Noooo it's just this isn't the Max Power website :rasp:

 

[Alex_X93]

I no what your sayin my Raider was 210lb/ft+ and weighed between 600-700kg's on willy rims rapid, that was in 2003. Just theirs some bar over the rear floor/seat fixings wtf ?

 

[Nafoff]

you undo the bar first

this will be super stiff as the bolts go under the car and rust in...lol undo thos 2 then there is 1 bolt holding the seats in......

 

[Alex_X93]

Thanks bud will have to take out soon is their thread visiable under car could I spray rustoff from underneath?

 

[Nafoff]

undo the bolts as much as poss, then spray them so it soaks downwards

 

[Leeshez]

I would leave the carpets in.