It was a joke. But No I was referring to Cab he sounded like he was looking for a race down here.

I remember way back in the early 90's, I constructed an all aluminum 8-3/4 pinion snubber that looked totally stock. It was basically half the weight of a steel one and never bent when hitting the floor under load, but then again it either was not making much power or just not working optimum.
Now I run no snubber with the Dana.

Some cats have made aluminum drive shaft loops but this is one area I stay with either good old steel or chrome-moly like what I have.

Is your Dana magnesuim?

No, but Cass looked into the lightest Dana housing available in today's market and found that the Strange is 2 Lbs lighter than its competitor. Plus a anodized rear end cover and under cut gears, Titanium bolts on the cover and on the backing plate bolts.
I am aware of those pro-stock Mag Dana's that come up on sale every now and then.

I'm not sure how much lighter the Magnesium Dana's are.

Mine came out of a Dragster so it is a bit narrow for my E-Body at the moment but I can make longer tubes & get new axles, you just have to make the best with what you can get your hands on down here in middle earth.





All my leaf-link brackets are Chrome moly so they can be made lighter than steel, I'll probably make my axle tubes from chrome moly as well, depending on what wall thickness is available I should get them a bit lighter than mild steel tubes as well.

My Super Stock springs will weigh a ton compared to mono leafs but I want to keep my car period correct early '70s Pro Stock.

so FMJ, what does your car weigh?

To make this interesting and not seem like an @$&hole, lets just say it's lighter than it was bone stock at 3670 Lbs.
Aside from all the other fine cars on here and specifically pertaining to my car, if this thread is read to the T-throughout and then some of the outside usual tricks that are part of lightweight programs applied to what I've already mentioned here, then just maybe, just maybe the magic number will be picked.

Lets make this fun, this is an all metal B-body street car.

Pick a number.

Later, I'll mention what the car truly weighed last Summer with me, a rollbar and a full tank of gas ready to drive back home along with what it should weigh once I finish some other Skunk work tricks.
Pardon my arrogance, it's part of the old racing heritage.

This type of thread is why I signed on.... and why I keep coming back.

Sorry, but I don't care all that much about the latest bacon recipes.

Keep trying guys.
Thumperdart, see what you started.

if it's 2800 I'm rereading this thread

Bacon is good for ballast. LOL.

Birds of a featherweight stay together.

I hope to get to the "featherweight" zone soon enuff and if not we`ll get out the cutters and grinders and go a few more rounds..........

You'll get there with a 100 places and crevices to extract an ounce.
Funny, today my good friend who is a retired NYPD Detective asked me what I was doing with a weight scale in my studio. LOL.
He knows what I've been doing with the car but still jokingly presumed........ Go figure.
Also today while cleaning up in the studio, I bumped into some great lightweight profile stories in some old Mopar Muscle magazines written by one of the most well versed and informed writers of our time; Al Kirschenbaum.
In the December 1999 Volume #11, issue #12, he covers the Hemi A- Body terrors of 1968 in detail. It is under the heading of: "Kickin' A, store bought super stockers. Chryslers 68' Hemi powered Darts and Barracudas".
His "Chryslers Light Brigade" article in volume #11 issue #1 chronicling the 1964 2% cars was even more extensive and detailed.

I have cop buddies also and the jokes never end..............I need to check out those stories if I can on line............

Nothing to do with this thread but a 440 holley street dominator intake weighs 15lb and an M1 single plane weighs 12lb...

just a quick

Nothing to do with this thread? It has all but to do with this thread.
I went from a Mopar M1 (12-3/4 Lbs) to the current Edelbrock Victor (11-3/4 Lbs) and saved one pound high on the motor.
Also went from a Bigs 950 based 1000 cfm carb (11 Lbs) to a Pro-Systems 950 based 1000 cfm (9-1/2 Lbs) and saved another 1-1/2 Lbs.
Now take into mind that on some combo's when changing a manifold or a carb to save a few pounds, The lighter items may end up not giving you all out performance in light of saving those few pounds. Some times a heavier part may give you more torque to make up for the weight.
My car needed the upgrade in performance and the downgrade in weight and it works fine.
Every cars heart is different.
Note the no name Victor. A few tricks to not be a billboard out in the open market.

Still can't believe you have that heavy valley plate, though I'm guilty as well.
Doug