Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: Thumperdart]
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07/13/11 04:08 AM
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deaks
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Alloy water pump, alloy m/c, i took around 15 lbs out of the K member, good savings on the bumper brackets, i used glass ones on the front and cut the rears in half and holesawed them out. Anti roll bar took around 12 lbs off. Your car is lighter than mine though. To get 2700, i think you would need glass doors and alloy or glass dash, pin on glass trunk lid etc. Mick
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: bill_greenwood]
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07/13/11 09:06 AM
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Make sure the under coating is gone, insulating mat under the carpet, lose the stock wiring harness and wire just what you need, dump the front brakes for light weight racing brakes... cut off any extra length on every bolt...light weight racing wheels and tires... dump the T-bars for coil over shocks... thats a few things
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: Thumperdart]
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07/13/11 01:49 PM
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Quote:
But even with everything mentioned...........2700lbs. sounds like tube chassis territory or at least a back half.......... I`ve have everything mentioned except the deck lid and coil overs.
My tube chassis Duster(MS) weighed 2550. R/P steering, liteweight brakes, glass hood/decklid, plastic cell, ect. I really doubt one could get a stock type chassis car 2700 pounds.
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: bill_greenwood]
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07/13/11 02:01 PM
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aquamist60
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A few years ago we took the Duster to the scales. No engine, tranny, seats, carpet, battery. Had Cragars & street tires and a 12 pt. cage, complete wiring front to back, fiberglass hood, stock bumpers, glass, frame tied, narrowed 8 3/4 rear, S/S springs. Don't remember what else was out or in. Shocked us when it weighed 2030 lbs. I expected it'd weigh more than that.
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: 70HemiGTX]
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07/13/11 03:29 PM
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sixpackgut
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very little money involved here but it took time. lost alot of weight. i dont know if the car is going to stear right though either
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: 70HemiGTX]
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07/13/11 03:33 PM
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I pulled the dash frame out of my car. It had been trimmed up by Vanke's shop back in the 70s when the car was prepped. Compared to a stock one, there less than 2 lbs difference. Doesn't seem to be worth the effort to me, but all you have to do is lose that amount of weight in 50 places, and you've saved a 100 lbs.
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: bill_greenwood]
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07/14/11 08:57 AM
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justinp61
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My 69 Dart with a aluminum headed small block, 727, aluminum radiator, Dana, bolt on 6 pack glass hood and glass front bumper, full interior with Kirkey seats, heater, wipers, factory glass and 3" exhaust to the rear end weighs 3085 without me. I lightened the front bumper brackets and saved almost 5.5#, the glass front bumper saved 20# and the bolt on glass six pack was 31# lighter than the stock flat hood. The Strange front brakes were 50# lighter than the 73 disk setup I had on it. These items alone are almost 100# with out really much work. I don't think glass fenders would save enough over the stock ones to justify the cost.
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: sixpackgut]
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07/15/11 03:02 AM
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bill_greenwood
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I must have a light one! Iron head 360, 6 point cage, 9 inch, no wipers/motor, no heater, carpet and underlay out, no undercoat, fiberglass seats (albeit with heavy seat tracks- there's 20 lbs to be had there.),fiberglass front bumper, that's pretty much it for lightening. It's an honest 2930. There must be 40 (?) in a hood, 50 or 60 in a deck lid, so that's a hundred tops, I guess. I've already got Wilwoods, so I'd have to put alum. heads and some lightweight front susp. hardware in to get into the 2700-2750 range, I guess.
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