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Stock K Frame Weight Loss? #1567372 01/23/14 12:13 AM 01/23/14 12:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,155 Tucson, Arizona clonestocker OP top fuel
clonestocker OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,155 Tucson, Arizona	How many pounds can I remove from my K-Frame? It weighs 32.2 pounds at the moment. 8008261-DSCN1455.JPG (217 downloads) [img] [/img]

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: clonestocker] #1567373 01/23/14 12:48 AM 01/23/14 12:48 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,223 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,223 Bend,OR USA	Quote: How many pounds can I remove from my K-Frame? It weighs 32.2 pounds at the moment. As much as you want Are you feeling lucky All kidding aside, I have seen some of them drilled full of large holes, front, back, top and bottom I had a CAP tubular K member for stock steering and torsion bars for the early,1963 to 1966 A bodys, it weighed 23 lbs, my stock one weighed 25 lbs. I'm sure the later A bodys are a little bit heavier, there bigger (I have both) Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1567374 01/23/14 12:54 AM 01/23/14 12:54 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 456 corpus christi tex C Cheatham mopar
Cheatham mopar C Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 456 corpus christi tex	I cut all the lip area and welded mine up prolly about 3-5 lbs removed maybe more I hadn't weighed it yet

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: Cheatham] #1567375 01/23/14 01:50 AM 01/23/14 01:50 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa	Cut the flanges, engine mounts, extra bracing for the steering gear and the center leaving about 2". Weld it all up. Patch the holes to look good. Add a tube to brace the steering mount. Lose 18 lbs. Doug 8008386-7648166-S29.jpg (280 downloads)

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: dvw] #1567376 01/23/14 01:52 AM 01/23/14 01:52 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa	welded up 8008387-7648168-S35.jpg (320 downloads)

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: dvw] #1567377 01/23/14 01:53 AM 01/23/14 01:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa	Bottom 8008392-7507811-057.jpg (327 downloads)

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: dvw] #1567378 01/23/14 01:47 PM 01/23/14 01:47 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,209 New York polyspheric master
polyspheric master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,209 New York	I like how you radiused the inside corners, very nice. Boffin Emeritus

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: polyspheric] #1567379 01/23/14 04:16 PM 01/23/14 04:16 PM
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 240 Ft. Wayne, IN. Q QTR MILR enthusiast
QTR MILR enthusiast Q Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 240 Ft. Wayne, IN.	I'm doing the same thing to mine.... I didn't weigh it before... I don't care how much I actually loose. I just like the fact that it will be lighter!! Scott 69 Satellite, 3650lb street car... Dunnuck Racing pump gas 440. Best of 10:60@127...

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: dvw] #1567380 01/26/14 01:46 AM 01/26/14 01:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Is that body putty? Be interesting if it flexes enough over time to flake and be a structural load indicator. It looks nice. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: polyspheric] #1567381 01/26/14 08:39 PM 01/26/14 08:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa	Quote: I like how you radiused the inside corners, very nice. Is that body putty? Be interesting if it flexes enough over time to flake and be a structural load indicator. It looks nice. The corners were easy. I hole sawed the K before it was cut out. Yes it's bondoed. This is the second one done this way. The other one is 10 tears old, no cracks. Doug

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: clonestocker] #1567382 01/27/14 12:23 AM 01/27/14 12:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 102 Australia P Project kickin A member
Project kickin A member P Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 102 Australia	I brought mine off a member here all done, saved 12lb over my old junk 8013229-BIGWEDGEfrontKframe.jpg (173 downloads)

Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? [Re: Project kickin A] #1567383 01/27/14 12:26 AM 01/27/14 12:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 102 Australia P Project kickin A member
Project kickin A member P Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 102 Australia	between that and the QA1 & Aerospace compoents Iv shaved 138lbs off the front of the car. 8013238-kickinAfrontendfinished.jpg (143 downloads)

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