C4 weight reduction

I've presently run out of ideas on weight reduction stuff for the '69 so I'm working on the '84 in the meantime.
I replaced the stock 17SI alternator with a CS130, for a reduction of three pounds (left front).



Replaced the power seat motors and framework with a manual adjuster part for a reduction of six pounds (left side again).
Currently working on relocating a lighter battery to the right rear storage compartment. The current battery (left front) is 32 pounds (admittedly heavier than needed, but IIRC lighter than a current production Z06 battery@36#). The new battery is 17#, the same as I've been using in the '69 for the past year and a half.



I'm running the two cables through a couple holes drilled in the upper floor of the compartment (through the "alignment tube" under the compartment). The ground wire is a short easy section to the frame, but the positive wire will be a bit more headache snaking it up to the starter.
Weight loss is (3+6+32=) 41 pounds off the left side (still need to pull out the original battery bracket), and about 20 pounds moved to the right side (battery and cables).

When I finally get the seat rails in my C3, I'm bolting them directly to an adapter frame (just a flat bar that connects the dots - stock seat mounts with aftermarket seat mounts).... after all, I'm the only one driving it. I'll keep the adjusters in the "corvette box" so if/when I sell it the new owner can adjust to his or her heart's content

SuperBuickGuy said:

When I finally get the seat rails in my C3, I'm bolting them directly to an adapter frame (just a flat bar that connects the dots - stock seat mounts with aftermarket seat mounts).... after all, I'm the only one driving it. I'll keep the adjusters in the "corvette box" so if/when I sell it the new owner can adjust to his or her heart's content

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If I understand you correctly, I did something similar on the '69. I welded up some brackets that would position the seats as low and far back as they'd fit. (I'm the primary driver of the car.) These brackets ended up about 6 pounds lighter (total) than the factory manual brackets. When I get time I'll swap out the "new" factory manual brackets in the '84 for lighter custom fabricated brackets like in the '69.

69427 said:

SuperBuickGuy said:

When I finally get the seat rails in my C3, I'm bolting them directly to an adapter frame (just a flat bar that connects the dots - stock seat mounts with aftermarket seat mounts).... after all, I'm the only one driving it. I'll keep the adjusters in the "corvette box" so if/when I sell it the new owner can adjust to his or her heart's content

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If I understand you correctly, I did something similar on the '69. I welded up some brackets that would position the seats as low and far back as they'd fit. (I'm the primary driver of the car.) These brackets ended up about 6 pounds lighter (total) than the factory manual brackets. When I get time I'll swap out the "new" factory manual brackets in the '84 for lighter custom fabricated brackets like in the '69.

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If your 84 seat tracks are full power like my 90's they are heavy.