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11-27-2012
Thank you all for the good feedback; the wing and bonnet are already on the car and it came out beyond expectations, I'll be posting some pictures of the installation later...
12-3-2012
One of the most basic rules to make a car faster is to decrease the weight and the increase of Horse Power and being that the second was already up there me and my buddy were curious to see how light is the SL really was and to explore the areas where we could decrease the overall weight.
At the time the car did not have a bonnet yet the it had a full gas tank which makes a huge difference; assuming 23.8 gallons of fuel at 6.28 lbs. per gallon = 149.46 lbs. of fuel making the overall weight at about 3400 lbs. without fuel.
Immediately realized that changing body panels was not going to make a difference especially with the Super Trofeo bonnet and Wing on the way so we immediately turn into the seats.
SL OEM Seat are pretty heavy, 51lbs. each…
Looking for the lightest and most appealing option we decided to go with some Carbon Tillett seats, tipping the scale at 12 lbs. each…
Once I finish with the seats I continue with the wing and bonnet installation; after I fitted the wing brackets that came on the kit into the OEM rear frame piece in between the tail lights I notice that the wing needed far more support due to its size.
I started by buying some universal aluminum bracket/pieces at the local Home Depot and utilizing the OEM screw locations I started building a bracing structure that would bolt in between the two brackets.
more pics...
One of the last tasks to get the wing in the car was to be able to have the rear view camera and the third stop light in there; being that the kit is really meant for a track car it did not have an option for them. Using masking tape I mark the areas and I started cutting the openings…
Finally, I installed the hood pin brackets that I got from buddy Glen Huffman these are Lamborghini OEM Super Trofeo Stradale parts as the ones that came with the kit did not make a lot of sense; also I had to build two studs on the rear of the bonnet to be able to secure it in and lastly I added an sponge gasket/molding to the rear deck so it has some cushion on it.
I recently picked the parts back from the body shop; I got the wing flats painted in Verde Ithaca and the third brake light smoke to match the rear tail lights.
Here are the weight facts:
-5 lbs.: OEM bonnet hardware
+7 lbs.: New bonnet and rear deck
+9 lbs.: Super Trofeo wing
+5 lbs.: Super Trofeo wing brackets
I will be weighting the car this weekend to see the final number; depending on that I will decided to go further…
