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Procharged, where have you been?

I've tried to reach out a few times. Give me PM if you would.
Nice to see you back. I go back and forth to Detroit most often.

Thumper, I don't know what's worst, working on the car or racing in the car during the heat cycles of our planet. LOL You like me, don't find it too attractive to lose weight while waiting in the staging lanes in the heat. I much more prefer the Fall even more than the Spring. Seems like the air is full of some kind of oxygen level DNA that the Summer leaves behind.

ive been hiding. haven't got much done

Not sure if this counts thump. but it did lose weight cleaning the rubber off the car and didn't cost anything but time.

Rubber can indeed built up.
there were times where people thought I was sponsored by Rubbermaid. LOL.

Oh oh, looks like another 65' Coronet is in the laboratory.
Looks good and light already.
The best way to start a weight program is from scratch with a naked chassis.

True this. Keep the weight low and the furthest back.
Off to Carlisle I head in search of those elusive alloy doors. LOL.

And you guys swear that I'm crazy. Ha!
It was all done well before me and way out in the open by factory support.

Body in White they say?
My car came as "Body in Black"!

Here's an example with Bill Bagshaw's "Red Light Bandit" on another great thread here. It just shows the intensity of an effort.

I picked up a little gem at Carlisle.
Will post pics tomorrow with daylight. Just got back from a great and informative weekend.
Hung out with Steve Kirschenbaum, Ralph Gilles and Steve Magnante. All in separate times.
The Race Hemi's were awesome as well as the Adam-12's on display.

Here's the Gem from Carlisle. A 1964-65' A-864-A-990 Corning rear back glass at half the weight. The current in car stock one weighed 22 Lbs when I had it out of the car during painting. This new addition scheduled to be installed next Winter is a measly 12 Lbs.

Since I scored these buckets for a whopping $1.00 each at Carlisle, I figured they could be slimmed down a bit in an experiment.
Remember the waiver: "Every ounce counts"
They both weigh 1-1/2 Lbs total and since my Jack the Dipper guy has a little trouble bathing galvanized pieces such as these, I'll just get creative with the drill and Dremel wheel and save a few bucks.

As the Dremel wheel tells, here's a start up to my light-headlight campaign. Factored in with those plastic head light bulbs and we can stand to see a pound or two shaved right at the very front of the car.
Of course these buckets will receive a cote of reflective silver or opaque White to help the bulbs radiate their light.

So continuing on the headlight buckets, here you'll find the main bucket having its guts gutted. Care had to be taken so as to not rip into the already fragile metal with a hungry hole saw and drill bit.

Here's the whole unit painted and ready for reassembly on the car. This process though not earth shattering numbers saved a whopping 4-1/2 ounces for both sides.
Add in the plastic head light coming in the mail and we could be looking at 2 pounds total for both sides. Some cars have even heavier headlight buckets where this trick can save even more.
Money spent? just a few hours on the workbench.
Oh, I forgot, $2.00 for the experimental buckets.

Comparisons from stock to SUPER STOCK!

Nestled in its nest ready to bring light to the dark of night.

Let there be light.