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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: bill_greenwood]
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07/15/11 04:21 AM
07/15/11 04:21 AM
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You have 2 large weight savings right there, your sb and the wilwoods, probably a 140 lb saving over a 440 with stock brakes. Has anyone fitted lexan in a 67-9 Dart rear window, just wondered if it could be done with it being concave. 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: fishy340]
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07/15/11 04:04 PM
07/15/11 04:04 PM
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Hey Bill, I raced at Castrol for years. I think that I may have gone into retirement prior to you racing lots. I have seen your car though. I have a 71 Demon. The body is steel with the exception of a heavy fiberglass 6 pack hood, glass deck lid and bumpers. I made aluminum front bumper brackets. The car still has the majority of the inner fenders and all of the stock rad support. The dash is still stock with the factory gauges, ashtray, glove box etc. The floor and firewall is still original. The car has a full chrome moly cage and the back half is chrome moly round tube. The rear suspension is a 4 Link with coil over shocks The engine is an aluminum headed low deck with a power glide and a fab nine diff and I ran it with exhaust that exited in front of the rear tire. The exhaust system weighed 49lbs per side. The front k-member I built with a front steer rack. It has weld Alumastars all the way around with Wilwood Brakes. All of the glass is factory and the side windows roll up and down. I also run two optimum batteries. The last time that I scaled it which was right after I did the back half it weighed 2859 with out me in it. I think that the front end that I built may have reduced the weight by about 30 additional pounds. I think that removing the windows would be my next move. Both for safety reasons as well as weight savings. Best of luck with the diet.
Thanx 451 Guy
512 cu in 71 Demon Super Street Car - NO LONGER - Broke Crank Best ET 9.57 @ 139.96
451 cu in Pump Gas - 71 Demon Super Street Car Best ET 9.99 @ 136.80
512 cu in 69 Charger R/T Best ET 11.39 @ 118.11
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Re: Weight loss questions...
[Re: 451Guy]
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07/15/11 09:34 PM
07/15/11 09:34 PM
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Quote Has anyone fitted lexan in a 67-9 Dart rear window, just wondered if it could be done with it being concave. Mick Here's a picture of my lexan back glass. All lexan except front, the original front glass is back in. I am not exactly sure how much my car weighs, but it 's pretty light. tube chassis, 2 spd with a 520 cube, dana. gutted doors, glass front/back bumpers, glass decklid, glass hood with lightened steel fenders. mustang 2 front end, rack n pinion steer.
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