Posted By: clonestocker
Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 04:13 AM
How many pounds can I remove from my K-Frame? It weighs 32.2 pounds at the moment.
Stock K Frame Weight Loss?
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 04:48 AM
Quote:As much as you want
How many pounds can I remove from my K-Frame? It weighs 32.2 pounds at the moment.
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)
Posted By: Cheatham
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 04:54 AM
I cut all the lip area and welded mine up prolly about 3-5 lbs removed maybe more I hadn't weighed it yet
Posted By: dvw
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 05:50 AM
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
Doug
Posted By: dvw
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 05:52 AM
welded up
Posted By: dvw
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 05:53 AM
Bottom
Posted By: polyspheric
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 05:47 PM
I like how you radiused the inside corners, very nice.
Posted By: QTR MILR
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/23/14 08:16 PM
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!!
Posted By: jcc
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/26/14 05:46 AM
Is that body putty?
Be interesting if it flexes enough over time to flake and be a structural load indicator.
It looks nice.
Be interesting if it flexes enough over time to flake and be a structural load indicator.
It looks nice.
Posted By: dvw
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/27/14 12:39 AM
Quote:Is that body putty?
I like how you radiused the inside corners, very nice.
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
Posted By: Project kickin A
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/27/14 04:23 AM
I brought mine off a member here all done, saved 12lb over my old junk
Posted By: Project kickin A
Re: Stock K Frame Weight Loss? - 01/27/14 04:26 AM
between that and the QA1 & Aerospace compoents Iv shaved 138lbs off the front of the car.
