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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
#1046528
08/03/11 01:47 PM
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Dragula
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I have an old Super Stock Cuda, and they swiss cheesed everything back then. Bumper mount brackets, rocker panels, etc. I can look and see if I have pics, but you need to be creative. Think like the professor when they asked him about the #1 on the side of his Prostocker, "well its lighter than #2"...
You have a really awesome car, and the fact it doesn't look that cut up is awesome. Keep up the good wrok and post more pics please.
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
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08/03/11 06:25 PM
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Remove both of the door crash bars. 70 is the first year they were required and they are really heavy, made kind of like a guard rail. I think mine weighed about 70 lbs for both. 69 and earlier cars did not have them for the same size cars, so should not be a big issue, especially if you are installing roll bars anyway. Remove the heater box and all insulation under the carpet etc. Also, you can cut, drill out or saber saw out some metal under the door sill plates. A little goes a long way and it all adds up. My old 70 Hemi four speed Super Stock car with me in it had to weigh 3500 for our class. We usually had to add weight. 
Old Geezer Racing
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
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08/03/11 07:57 PM
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all steel ex. hood and windows 2900
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
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08/03/11 08:00 PM
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Quicksilver440
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Mines a street car, full stock interior and dash, with AC, 8 pt cage, fiberglass bolt on hood (not super light...but lighter than stock), all the rest steel, 440 with aluminum heads/727 car, dana 60 , street tires and car weighs 3490 lbs without me in it at the local scales.
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
#1046536
08/03/11 08:05 PM
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jim sciortino
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we are trying to find hidden weight in our car and need advice thanks 
Mine is about 340# lighter, but it's 4130 round, w/struts, a carbon panel for a dash and a composite body.
You still have a real Cuda' there. It's not going to be easy shedding alot of weight.
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: Quicksilver440]
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08/03/11 08:43 PM
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dustergirl340
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Our '72 weighs 3,340, all steel body, small block with iron heads and iron intake, headers, full interior.
Don't go on the general forum and ask, guys over there think they weigh 5,000 pounds or more, lol.
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: jim sciortino]
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08/03/11 10:59 PM
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
Dragula
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[quote You still have a real Cuda' there. It's not going to be easy shedding alot of weight.
And that's what makes it such a nice car....
Couple pics of mine with the rockers and the bumper brackets. They are still on the car that way to this day...Door bars, inner fenders, firewall, front frame rails, front suspension to strut, lots of good ideas, what have you done so far?
Last edited by Dragula; 08/03/11 11:00 PM.
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: Dragula]
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08/03/11 11:23 PM
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Mine; alum head BB, 727, Dana, SS leafs, 3100 lbs with my 240 lb butt.
Biggest/quickest gains are crash bars in doors, heater box, stock dash, seam filler (black, tar looking stuff), windshield, door glasses (including rears), window regulators (front & rear), excess bumper bracing, extra brackets after stock parts are removed (example, console brackets, rear seat brackets, ect), under hood bracing, hood springs, replace stock radiator with late model plastic/ alum (also go with smallest cap rad you can get away with, water is HEAVY).
Like said before, get creative and look at EVERYTHING.
Brian Dunnigan
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
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08/03/11 11:40 PM
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With the op being 3k already, it seems he has already done most of the hard stuff. We need to know more about what he has done. I would think it doesn't have SS springs or cheese holes. SFI certs and safety mandations will load up on you, and weigh you down. Running mid 7's is tough even with hp. Maybe look at lighter battery type, thinner lexan, lighter updated ignition componets, sheet metal intake, aluminum bolts where useful,pin on doors instead of hinges maybe, fake lights, less wiring. Just guessing 
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
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08/03/11 11:41 PM
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DaveRS23
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Al head big block with some minor weight trimmed out of the car; 3,450lb with me and gas.
Master, again and still
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
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08/04/11 11:03 AM
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7sec.cuda
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sorry should of told what was done already. full 4 link back half double framerail all lexan windows,fiberglass doors,nose and hood and bumpers,trunk lid, small fuel cell,composite dash stock front frame rails,coil overs,rack,lightened k frame, steel pro stock hemi w aluminum heads small radiator liteweight hoses ,fab 9 rear,lightened firewall, 6lb lithium battery
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
#1046544
08/04/11 04:47 PM
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Dragula
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sorry should of told what was done already. full 4 link back half double framerail all lexan windows,fiberglass doors,nose and hood and bumpers,trunk lid, small fuel cell,composite dash stock front frame rails,coil overs,rack,lightened k frame, steel pro stock hemi w aluminum heads small radiator liteweight hoses ,fab 9 rear,lightened firewall, 6lb lithium battery
Hah, I didn't see removed inner fenders! Any faster will just need more HP...
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: Dragula]
#1046545
08/04/11 07:48 PM
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sorry should of told what was done already. full 4 link back half double framerail all lexan windows,fiberglass doors,nose and hood and bumpers,trunk lid, small fuel cell,composite dash stock front frame rails,coil overs,rack,lightened k frame, steel pro stock hemi w aluminum heads small radiator liteweight hoses ,fab 9 rear,lightened firewall, 6lb lithium battery
Hah, I didn't see removed inner fenders! Any faster will just need more HP...
lol those are gone also cant find much left. just ordered a fiberglass grill, plastic headlights to shed a few more #s this thing is just a tub 
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Re: hey guys what is the weight of your ebodys?
[Re: 7sec.cuda]
#1046546
08/04/11 08:16 PM
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Trumbull,CT.
jim sciortino
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sorry should of told what was done already. full 4 link back half double framerail all lexan windows,fiberglass doors,nose and hood and bumpers,trunk lid, small fuel cell,composite dash stock front frame rails,coil overs,rack,lightened k frame, steel pro stock hemi w aluminum heads small radiator liteweight hoses ,fab 9 rear,lightened firewall, 6lb lithium battery
Hah, I didn't see removed inner fenders! Any faster will just need more HP...
lol those are gone also cant find much left. just ordered a fiberglass grill, plastic headlights to shed a few more #s this thing is just a tub
It may be a tub, but it's a very fast tub!!!
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