weight reduction ideas.

The "chrome bumper" is a cover to the steel bumper behind it. Loose that heavy steel and the brackets that hold it all up when you do the fiberglass bumpers. A member here makes aluminum brackets to replace the super heavy factory units.

Under the carpet sound material? The carpet itself?

You're at 3500 after all of this? Or have you come up with a new weight?

Yup. I'm at 3500 after all of this. I've also added a 8 point roll bar, frame rail connectors, etc to the car. I forgot to mention I have manual steering in the car as well. This thing is a tank