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Roadsterrv
PostPosted: June 28, 2016, 9:39 am 
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I will post more pics soon, this is my BRG MX5 and the Trillium camping on Daytona Beach..I drove the Rig from Ontario Canada to the Keys..I already have it down to 960 lbs but want to shave another 200 lbs..


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PostPosted: June 28, 2016, 3:22 pm 
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200lb? That's pretty ambitious, but good luck. What does the inside look like?

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PostPosted: June 28, 2016, 3:36 pm 
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Lonnie-S wrote:
200lb? That's pretty ambitious, but good luck. What does the inside look like?

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Both the sink and toilet are a hole in the floor - weighs nothing and costs nothing!

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Cute. I'm thinking that the weight has less effect than the aero. -200lbs will have little to no effect.

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For truly light weight and home built:

The boat is optional :mrgreen:


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