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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353946
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Card board is my special liteweight card-pet.
Even the word liteweight here has been abbreviated to save weight. LOL

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353947
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I'll bet that Reynolds wrap is even lighter than PVC tubing painted black.....

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: John Brown] #1353948
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PVC tubing!
A friend of mine did just that to pass tech one day at the track with a really fast street car. Taped foam around it with black electric tape and passed with no questions. Of course they never checked for hardness and mounting. Was just checking its ET with NO TIME scrawled on the windows and the same night was street racing it for a lot of $$$$$$$.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353949
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Just for those not in the know, The stock non AC, non dash pad metal frame dash on a 65' Dodge or Plymouth weigh's exactly 17-1/2 pounds. Lets see what we can do about that sans using a 2% dash of which I don't have.
Pictures later.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353950
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Here's my Dash in the nude ready for its special bath that should bring it down a notch or two as far as weight is concerned.
Obviously having a very rare 2% dash in the special alloy would be primo-dreams come true, but I'll have to wait for that special check. LOL.

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353951
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Yeah, I know! it's a little insane at this point, but as they say, 1600 ounces counts for 100 lbs.
These harmless and seldom seen interior trim pieces collectively put on an additional 6-1/2 lbs on a early B-body car, so they'll have to go for a special bath as well.
No structural issues here, just keeping the headliner up and in place. I'll be happy with half that weight when they come back.

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353952
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How much did you remove from the dash? IIRC mine started off around 23-25 lbs. and now it`s around 8 lbs.

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1353953
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Nothing at all removed yet, that's a stock spare dash that I have. The dash in the car now is a stocker as well except that the radio enclave has been surgically cut out to make waves for my Tach and such pictured below.
This virgin dash is 17-1/2 lbs as we speak, after the bath depending how much percentage I want it left in the tub, it will have anywhere between 4-6-8 lbs removed before it becomes too drunk to itself. I am masking and protecting the steering column cross brace underneath so that it may have structural strength in that area obviously.

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1353954
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Man! 23-25 Lbs! Was that a stripped to the metal dash like mine? I mean,
I thought those A-body parts and such were much lighter than these bulky B-bodies.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353955
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Man! 23-25 Lbs! Was that a stripped to the metal dash like mine? I mean,
I thought those A-body parts and such were much lighter than these bulky B-bodies.



Like I said IIRC 23-25 but didn`t write it down..........

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1353956
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Yeah, I write every micro thing down cause I forget my own name sometimes.
I have a concise list dissected into compartments; ie Interior reductions, Exterior reductions, Engine compartment reductions, so on and so forth. I have an ounce list separated from the actual pounds list as well to keep track of the micro weights that seem like nothing, but it all adds up when it all comes down.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353957
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I have been watching this thread hoping we would hear what that 65 dodge weighs. So any news on what it weighs.

Getting old just means you were smarter than some and luckier than others.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: dannysbee] #1353958
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I offered a small present in the mail way back for anyone coming close, but some seemed to lose interest. I only can say that I will be putting it on a four corner scale this Winter to get a real world figure and tune the weight from there if it has not been already. Once I have the weight, I'll call you'll out again for a lucky guess.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353959
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I offered a small present in the mail way back for anyone coming close, but some seemed to lose interest. I only can say that I will be putting it on a four corner scale this Winter to get a real world figure and tune the weight from there if it has not been already. Once I have the weight, I'll call you'll out again for a lucky guess.



TEASE.................

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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1353960
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LOL.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353961
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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: pinkduster] #1353962
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Lightweight abbreviated = LTWT. LOL.
N/T = because I have NO TIME anymore to go racing.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1353963
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I'll be bringing it to a certified truck scale this September to see where it sits at now, I do have a rough guesstimate on the weight





Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Sport440] #1353964
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Yeah, I just got mobbed with work related stuff this past season, plus I had decided against a truck scale as apposed to fetching a more real weight number with independent four wheel scales.
Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1353965
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My weight loss plan: start with a little import sports car.

Will post pics when it looks like more than an empty shell on a body dolly

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