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"Lightened" deck lid

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More holes - this time I attacked the deck lid. Gotta keep myself busy with something while saving up for the expensive stuff.

I'll weigh the parts one of these days when I have a scale handy, not that I'm expecting much in the way of weight savings....

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Really nice work - I think it looks really cool. If you have the cores you took out you could weigh those and then the deck lid or hid itself and there is your number (minus a few grams for the dust that is cut by the hole saw). Great work.

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Thanks guys. I'm pretty happy with the results, especially the deck lid. One thing I discovered is that larger hole saws cut a lot cleaner than small ones, so if I had it to do over again I would have cut bigger holes in the hood bracing.

I of course did not weigh the parts before, and I tossed the cores. As for the rest of the body, I might punch out the doors but I'll leave the shell alone. The car will be getting a full cage, but I don't want to mess with anything related to chassis stiffness - and if I was really serious about weight I would be using fiberglas anyway.

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Nice work. Do you know if there are other 02 owners in Chicago? It would be nice to have a mini meet with just 02 folks.

I have seen a handful of 2002s in Chicago but never had a chance to meet their owners. I agree, a mini meet would be fun. I wonder what sort of turnout there would be.

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