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Yeah, but as they say "Necessity is the Mother of invention"
If I had that only car and was hell bent on bringing the weight down, I'd fabricate those fenders out of a lighter alloy for sure since they seem to have a rather sharp and simple line. And those doors? they would get the special treatment of the dipping BATH. I'm sure that there are many components on it that could get the boot or diet plan, plus it would cut the air great.

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Fabricate fenders?? Come on - - - The thing is as aerodynamic as a box of Velveta cheese. Plus, I don't want it to loose it's identity . In stock form it was 3970. Now about 3450 - and half of that was the "real Corinthian" leather interior.

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I always thought of doing a 1967 Chrysler New Yorker 2 door with all the best lightweight tricks of the trade and a simple 470 hydraulic roller motor. Full steam ahead.

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Starting weight must be over 4k lbs

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That's for sure way north of 4000, try more like 4400 or so. My friends two door was IIRC 4390 Lbs. Just on the usual suspect take offs, I could have removed 300 Lbs.

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Well SO is a certain 63 Belvedere car with tonz of heavy gauges and that cast iron shifter ! ....

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That's for sure way north of 4000, try more like 4400 or so. My friends two door was IIRC 4390 Lbs. Just on the usual suspect take offs, I could have removed 300 Lbs.

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Try 4600 lbs - without the skull .

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Yeah, look at that Yacht. What's the massive real estate taxes on that thing every year? LOL.
My friends was a bit lighter because of it having only two exits plus being of an older year, 1967 to be exact.
The 440 that was pumping under its hood was a monster for its bone stock form. Thing ran like a scolded dog out the back door.
It once ran a little 68' Signet small block that ran high 16's and it cleared it at the big end by a car. I know, I was driving it.
16's anything in a 4300 plus Andrew the Giant is pretty respectable for me.

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That's a 2 door also. 23' plus long! In 78 they only had the 400 big block. Car was loaded with everything. Handled really bad until I put a big rear anti-sway bar on it and 8" wheels and big tires on it. Then it was great on the highway. Put air horns on it so my wife could honk at the trains we would pass on long trips. It was a great cruiser and I miss it.

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A good tin smith/metal smith could fabricate that front end clip, but most importantly the wrap around bumper in aluminum and then polish it to near chromium finish for a stealthy weight loss where this beast most needs it. A keen project to reduce and manage weight around the chassis. I suspect it's own weight as it is can get that pup to hook on Bicycle tires.

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Speaking of C-bodys, here's my 300...currently mothballed and awaiting resurrection.
Its looking nasty!

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No weight loss on mine, total cruiser built for comfort and style.

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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

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FMJ;

On your cars weight, you said you had weighed it a few times over a Year ago. Youve done alot of work on weight loss since then. You had done some weight loss before that too.

From when you scaled your car awhile back where were you approximately sitting at. A base so to speak.

You stated you weighed it twice and got somewhat different numbers in slightly different configurations. So just toss those out there.

Thats fine, but whereabouts was that Number??? 4000, 3800, 3600, 3400???

Doesnt have to be exact, but whereabouts was it when you weighed it Twice??????????????????

Thumper gave his base, Crizilla gave his base.

My base was 3320# now 2950#

This thead has been going on for almost a year and not a single weight number from you. You asked for guesses and people did, still , not a single number from you.

I dont want to see Another post from you "FMJ" unless you have a base number from your Double weigh session. And I mean it.