DIY: Gas Door Lightening
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Yeah, something to do with it... It's still as all hell anyway though, so it's not important. It's probably a piece left over from the manufacturing process though.
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i dont get it with the gas cap hangers. dont you guys have a holder built into your gas door? my 2002 civic has one. its a holder for the gas cap. does anyone else have this?
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Rep Power: 0 THE PAINT PROBABLY WEIGHS MORE THAN THE TABS YOU CUT OFF... EVER THINK OF THAT.. BEST ADVICE I VE HEARD FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION IS TAKE A CRAP BEFORE RACING AND DONT STOP AT MC D'S FOR THE EXTRA LARGE FRIES, BIG MAC AND SHAKE...
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Rep Power: 343 My friend drove around without those adjustable air vents inside his dash for a while.... I called them shogun style vents until he put them in. That's weight reduction for you.
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then your car goes boom after someone hits you in the gas tank. all just if you didn't figit with the gas door.
then your car goes boom after someone hits you in the gas tank. all just if you didn't figit with the gas door.
Re-phrase that or something, 'cause I can't understand you.
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Rep Power: 0 haha, excellent lightening job, you save .2 oz 8000 times and you'll have 100 pounds off your ride, keep up the good work!!! 
Not only that, but good job all around. Nothing worse than opening your gas door and it not being as clean as the rest of the ride. :P
If I were to do this to mine, I'd likely forget the gas cap on top of the pump (I ain't puttin' that thing on the paint!!!!) and have my CEL on for a while; The '04's come with lil' hangers there for the gas cap just like the one's found on soccer-mom-mobiles. Only difference is, fewer of us civic drivers leave ours hanging there when we leave the station.
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Not only that, but good job all around. Nothing worse than opening your gas door and it not being as clean as the rest of the ride. :P
If I were to do this to mine, I'd likely forget the gas cap on top of the pump (I ain't puttin' that thing on the paint!!!!) and have my CEL on for a while; The '04's come with lil' hangers there for the gas cap just like the one's found on soccer-mom-mobiles. Only difference is, fewer of us civic drivers leave ours hanging there when we leave the station.
Time for more beer and bed!!!!
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From: myrtle beach
Rep Power: 0 viva la gas cap hangy thingy.. **** Im glad my 03 has one because my girlfriend as sexy as she is somtimes is not the brightest color in the crayola package... plus loosing a gas cap makes my car go faster becuase of all the weight I lost leaving it at the gas station...haha.... but she sure has the perfect breast and blonde hair to make up for the difference...haha....
Long live the gas cap thingy hangy thing.........
Long live the gas cap thingy hangy thing.........
yea.. heres the best way to lighten ur car
remove thing from gas tank
remove all lint from car seats
remove floor mats
remove air vents
remove ***** off the a/c and tempperature and vent position switches
and remove the headrest..
remove thing from gas tank
remove all lint from car seats
remove floor mats
remove air vents
remove ***** off the a/c and tempperature and vent position switches
and remove the headrest..
what cone??.. i assume ur talking about autocross or something cause 1/4 mile dont have cones(well the ones here dont).. any wayz.. we should just get racing seats cause they have no headrest and are lighter than stock
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Rep Power: 380 I found that the carpet is useless as well. Oh and if you remove this thing called an "exhaust" you not only shed weight but your car sounds WAY cooler too!
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Rep Power: 584 now take off the driver side passenger handle (the one hanging over your head inside). i never understood why its there, its not like youre gonna grab it in a sharp corner or anything. totally useless. thats another .2 oz or something. lol
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Rep Power: 303 The car has to appear totally stock.
I wonder how much the seat covers weigh? Maybe remove the covers, and spray the foam grey instead. Should be good for a pound or so.
Fill the spare and tires with helium to lighten them up a tad..... hmm.... what else...
Carbonfiber valvestem caps! Yeah...
I wonder how much the seat covers weigh? Maybe remove the covers, and spray the foam grey instead. Should be good for a pound or so.
Fill the spare and tires with helium to lighten them up a tad..... hmm.... what else...
Carbonfiber valvestem caps! Yeah...
lighten with helium.. then u would have no traction..lol what if you remove the seat cover and foam entirely and just sit on the frame itself.. heck just remove all the seats and bolt on a plastic lounge chair...
