[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

I messed around with my last one and got about 200 lbs out of it doing easy stuff. Carpet front and rear, radio, speakers, rear storage box, spare tire, stuff like that. All easy, reversible, and cheap. I also installed headers and a sport exhaust that were much lighter. I think 400-500 lbs would be pretty easy if you went farther with lightweight wheels, non power sport seats, remove the power top actuators, airbags, and sound deadening. The early base model cars are the lightest and most analog, I prefer the cable throttle pedal response over the later ones with drive by wire. Considering how cheap they are, this is a project that I’ve seriously considered. I would rip out the entire soft top mechanism and use a hard top, but I’m not really a convertible guy.

Originally Posted by Cajundaddy

Find a strippy and start pulling stuff out. Mine was 2750 curb weight and BSR race cars with full cage are 2450 curb. Just swapping out stock seats can drop nearly 100lbs.

That's what I thought, was hoping for something major. Removing the entire convertible top and using tonneau would be fun. Carbon hood and decklid too. The lighter the car the better for me.