How-To--> AE86 door weight reduction

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is the roof on that corolla rivited on? Is that corolla the one thats a straight tube chassie with huge slicks all the way around?
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How bout put enough power in your car to keep full trim and get the performance you want?
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my85suprat wrote:How bout put enough power in your car to keep full trim and get the performance you want?
you can still get more with less weight interior is over rated
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I guess you can say its riveted on,it along with the ENTIRE body is built from kevlar-hence the name.
I didn't buy anything,all built from scratch.Couple extra pics to show the effort.


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Btw adding power to get the same performance would be close to impossible,the heavier car will never turn or stop as well period.

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OH MY GOD!!! lovely job on the 86! damn nice cage!
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CBR_TOY wrote:OH MY GOD!!! lovely job on the 86! damn nice cage!
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Thats an insane nice job. What part of town are you in?
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Post by kevlar corolla »

Thanks,I'm up the great white north eh.(ontario canada)

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yeah I saw this build a while back looks good
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