More stripping

[Crocko2]

Does anyone know what all the plastic behind the rear bumper is for? I know the bumper connects to it, but I'm sure the big grey lump of plastic could be ditched and new bumper connections fitted.

[karl_mh]

If its directly mounted / attached to the bumper skin it would be to absorb some of the impact during a crash.

[Crocko2]

Not essential then as it's gonna be a track car. Cheers think I'll ditch it.

[Crocko2]

:mental::mental:It's suprising what weight can be dropped! Whilst looking into ditching the rear crash bar I discovered some seriously impacted mud up under the rear wheel arch plastic covers. After much scraping I collected it up - 1kg of 16 years worth of mud removed, and that's just on one side !!!!

[MartinObviously]

You'll need to flat floor the rear end/fit diffuser as the bumper will have no strength it'll catch the wind and flap about. Unless you cut it so air can't gather under the boot floor.

[Crocko2]

I've drilled it quite a bit, so hoping that'll help with airflow.