Please do because my stock struts weighed 6-1/4 Lbs for the pair.

Yes, they are aluminum and weigh only 3 Lbs for the pair with hardware. The stock steel struts weigh 6-1/4 Lbs for the pair. They're not so heavy, just solid bars with threaded ends. I would suspect that the A-bodies struts would be a tiny smaller thus a tiny lighter in stock form. Drums are lighter and smaller, spindles are lighter and smaller, I could be wrong being that I am not much aware of the A-team schematics in full.

I`ll mess w/that over the weekend and post my numbers on a bathroom scale fwiw..................You contributed in a big way along w/others to open my eyes to the many "clean" ways to lighten our cars so thankxxx 4 the inspiration..............

Your most welcome.
You may be out West and I out here in the East and some from the mid ship, but all of our cars win in many ways for all of us.

Agreed.............our sport hobby our whatever you call it is based on our "passion" for what we love and our willingness to do whatever it takes to complete a certain phase of our goal.

Yeah, my factory stock B-body A-arms weighed 10-1/2 Lbs for the pair and with using the Magnum tubular A-arms which weighed 8-1/4 Lbs a pair, I saved 2-1/4 Lbs total.
I also used Titanium lower shock bolts and nuts and upper Titanium nuts and washers. Saved 1/4 lb total on those.

Sparingly working on my 6061-T6 Aluminum Transmission cross member. Will post photos when I finish some time soon. No time for fun.

Takin a break today but will finish up a few interior details tomorrow but won`t make the Thu. race since I need to replace the idler arm now and get an alignment so maybe the full 1/4 mile boogie at Famoso in two weeks at the NMCA race. Good luck on your stuff..........

So here are some flicks of what's brewing with the trans cross member.
While picking out the exact gauge of the aluminum 0.90 to reflect the steel of the cross memeber, I was also careful in the bending process being that it is 6061-T6 aluminum. My good friend will do all the closing welds at the end.
So far the member is shaving off 4 Lbs from the front/center of the car. I'll get the final weight with the final flicks asap of the finished product.

Here's how she was being introduced to the fold. A little found wood, good clamps and some muscle goes a long way.

Holes had to be drilled where expected fold bends would take place so that it would not crack.

Here's where it's starting to show resemblance. The hard work is yet to come.

I just ate a whole pizza. feeling guilty now

Lots of measuring and leveling to make sure all sides are fair to each other as well as the ever important center cavity being the exact same size as the original so that it slips over the chassis end anchors correctly with micro play.

I figured out how to bend the bridge flaps on both ends using my rubber mallet and hammer as you see it here to make the gradual elliptical bends. Once that is done, they get welded to the main side walls to add super strength. After that, the boxed cavity where the trans mount resides will be introduced. More later.

close detail of the bend coming to shape.

Wow, who woulda thunk it - actual 'art' happening in a a real live NYC 'art' studio.

I have read all the pages in this post and many areas that the weight has come off from I would have never suspected, after some paint no one would ever know but you. Great work!

Thanks fellas.
It's all in the fun of exchanging info to offshoot the cost of what is now such an expensive past time.
When I bring down my tranny for an overhaul, I'm gonna go through that with a light weight tooth pick. Though it might not happen any time soon being that my transmission guy is the North East ace for 727's and 904's.
He's psyched on putting a light weight plan together for my next trans.

By the way, the cross member mounting hardware is a combination of Titanium and aluminum bolts, washers and locking nuts.
The special bolts weigh in at 1-1/2 Lbs for all 4 pieces. The alloy types come in at a whopping 1/2 Lb. Shaved off a pound total. Now holding up my steel member for the last five years or so.