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Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: RMCHRGR] #1992088 01/16/16 05:59 PM 01/16/16 05:59 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849 F fullmetaljacket master
fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	LOL. Once he gets some decent weight off that pup, he's gonna wish those were rolls of toilet paper while going through the traps at a buck55.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1992308 01/16/16 11:54 PM 01/16/16 11:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york	There is plenty of meat on them old bones.Pullies get smaller,ET's go down,MPH goes up.I will be adding some weight soon with parachute,engine limiters & "J" bars.Easy diet is the aluminum master with the plasic tank,Aluminum rad and bumper brackets. Been 145mph so this season I will need the chute to keep tech hushed. I have had this car well over 25 years. Has always been a street car 1st.Still on leafs & torsion HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: hemi-itis] #1992320 01/17/16 12:06 AM 01/17/16 12:06 AM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Replace some of those bolts holding stuff together and you'll lose more then you think. Wow, we got our cars at about the same time. 1989 here.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1992590 01/17/16 02:38 PM 01/17/16 02:38 PM
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590 Challenger mopar 5 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 493 Parts unknown	Removal of the inner kick panel structure turned out to be just shy of 2 lbs. Still a long way from the 100 pounds I’m looking to chop by spring

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: 590 Challenger] #1992616 01/17/16 03:00 PM 01/17/16 03:00 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Is your car fully roll caged or roll bar? Be weary of some panels that act as structural.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1992627 01/17/16 03:09 PM 01/17/16 03:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 493 Parts unknown 5 590 Challenger mopar
590 Challenger mopar 5 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 493 Parts unknown	25.3, good for 6.5's, I'll tie some small tubes to cage for support

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: 590 Challenger] #1992894 01/17/16 07:59 PM 01/17/16 07:59 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	You're good to go. Last edited by fullmetaljacket; 01/17/16 08:10 PM.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1993400 01/18/16 04:28 PM 01/18/16 04:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,762 Hot Rod Ridge FastmOp master
FastmOp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,762 Hot Rod Ridge	Made another mold. Drivers side 1/4. It weighs 25 pounds like it is. Hope to loose that much over the steel 1/4

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1993540 01/18/16 08:20 PM 01/18/16 08:20 PM
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590 Challenger mopar 5 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 493 Parts unknown	Nice, I would be interested to see how much weight is lost, are you going fiberglass or carbon fiber?

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: 590 Challenger] #1993545 01/18/16 08:32 PM 01/18/16 08:32 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	You surgeons are taking this to a whole other level. Will it hold up good under wind and speed? Nice pieces.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1993600 01/18/16 09:41 PM 01/18/16 09:41 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Wish I could stamp out pieces like that out of Titanium or aluminum without the expense. Molded female/male stamps are pretty interesting and a dark art in the home built sense. Those fiberglass parts are cool to see right out of the pealing off process.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1993610 01/18/16 09:48 PM 01/18/16 09:48 PM
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FastmOp master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,762 Hot Rod Ridge	The mold is stiff as heck. Wind should be no problem. I use to stamp steal. Aluminum should be doable once or twice in a mold like this. I would build it a little different if I knew I was going to try and stamp a part in it. I built a wood die, do my Trans tunnel. Used the tractor bucket as a press lmao 😁

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: FastmOp] #1993675 01/18/16 10:32 PM 01/18/16 10:32 PM
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RMCHRGR top fuel Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,893 Spahn Ranch	Originally Posted By FastmOp Aluminum should be doable once or twice in a mold like this. How do you make that happen? Originally Posted By FastmOp I would build it a little different if I knew I was going to try and stamp a part in it. What would be different? '71 Duster '72 Challenger '17 Ram 1500

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: RMCHRGR] #1994079 01/19/16 02:29 PM 01/19/16 02:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	Here`s something I discovered on an 08 328-i BMW.......The alum. bolt holding on the serp belt tensioner is made out of some crazy light alum. and weights maybe a few grams compared to a grade 8 equivalent and is torqued to 25 ft lbs plus a 90 degree turn so MAYBE just maybe we can use alum. after all is some semi-stress areas............ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1994370 01/19/16 09:45 PM 01/19/16 09:45 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	I could see such a bolt and its technology being used as a fastener for a tension pulley with all the advancements in heat treating and fusion of other strong metals. In this case, it's lateral pressure. I guess a tension pulley is only keeping minimal lateral pressure on the belt to keep it within operating tolerances. My March pulleys are aluminum, and yet just a tad heavier than the factory steel ones because of the aluminum thickness to sustain such stresses.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1994457 01/19/16 11:05 PM 01/19/16 11:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	What about trans bolts............ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: Thumperdart] #1994464 01/19/16 11:14 PM 01/19/16 11:14 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	As far as trans fasteners and such, I have been running for some time now aluminum trans pan bolts and Titanium trans to engine bolts. Also have been running speedometer cable housing to trans main body aluminum bolts and a mixture of aluminum/Titanium trans cross member to chassis bolts and trans mount bolts. I'm about to build an extra trans to have for a spare and will use a limited amount of titanium bolts on the inside. Maybe the tail shaft housing to main housing mounting bolts will be titanium.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1994496 01/19/16 11:40 PM 01/19/16 11:40 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Though most of these can be had from mail orders spots like Mettec, McMasters or Ti-64, here's a stash of aluminum lock washers I found in an old warehouse in Detroit.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1994497 01/19/16 11:41 PM 01/19/16 11:41 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	Here's the flat stock washers in various ID and OD diameters.

Re: Real world weight loss program and it` cost.......... [Re: fullmetaljacket] #1994557 01/20/16 12:37 AM 01/20/16 12:37 AM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,848 MI, usa	Originally Posted By fullmetaljacket As far as trans fasteners and such, I have been running for some time now aluminum trans pan bolts and Titanium trans to engine bolts. Also have been running speedometer cable housing to trans main body aluminum bolts and a mixture of aluminum/Titanium trans cross member to chassis bolts and trans mount bolts. I'm about to build an extra trans to have for a spare and will use a limited amount of titanium bolts on the inside. Maybe the tail shaft housing to main housing mounting bolts will be titanium. If your not running full auto cut the park pawl gear teeth down to 1/4" thick. Then trim the main section just after the 1st governor seal ring groove. Eliminate the governor assy. Cut a new snap ring groove in the shaft and your done. You can get 1 lb out of the sun shell also. Doug

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