1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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05/06/18 01:37 PM
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I've had this car for a long time. It was a street racer back in the 70's and then a daily driver during the 80's. It sat in my shop for most of the past 20 years. I'm now starting to work on it a bit and hope to have it back on the streets this summer.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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One of my favorite cars on Moparts!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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05/09/18 09:12 PM
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I weighed the car today and found out that it is heavier than I thought. Good news is the weight distribution is pretty good. 51% up front and 49% in the rear. The gas tank is almost empty so if I filled up the tank the car would have a 50/50 weight distribution front to rear. The bad news is that the car is almost 3800 lbs with nobody in it. If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Isn't gasoline about 6 lbs/gallon? I'd imagine with an extra 12 gallons, it would weigh almost 75 lbs more. Still cool you'd be able to achieve almost 50/50. How did you do it? Fiberglass body panels?
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Curb weight... Thirty-four hunert OEM...
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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05/13/18 12:58 AM
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I weighed the car today and found out that it is heavier than I thought. Good news is the weight distribution is pretty good. 51% up front and 49% in the rear. The gas tank is almost empty so if I filled up the tank the car would have a 50/50 weight distribution front to rear. The bad news is that the car is almost 3800 lbs with nobody in it. If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Isn't gasoline about 6 lbs/gallon? I'd imagine with an extra 12 gallons, it would weigh almost 75 lbs more. Still cool you'd be able to achieve almost 50/50. How did you do it? Fiberglass body panels? No fiberglass, the body is all steel. The 50/50 weight is due to having the battery in the trunk as well as having a fairly lightweight engine. Aluminum heads, aluminum intake, aluminum carb, mini starter, aluminum water pump housing, aluminum radiator, etc.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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10/22/18 12:58 AM
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Cool project, Andy. I love the '65's. I thought they were a little lighter, as well.
1969 Dart GTS 340 1969 Super Bee X9 N-96 1969 Coronet R/T X9 N-96 2015 Dodge Dart GT 2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn. Looking for the original block for my Bee. The last 4 are 7449
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I was thinking the same thing !
1965 Belvedere II 440 4psd 4.10 Driver
1966 Belvedere II Race Car Project
1970 Duster Street Car Project
2003 Hemi Ram Quad Cab 4x4
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