The Red Brick has:
- battery in the RR corner of the trunk.
-Aluminum heads, intake, wage pump, radiator, trans case
-Cage with really low door bars
-Sparco seats that were as low to floor as you could go
-No stereo
-No heater box
-Lightweight air cleaner housing and lid
-removed torsion rods from trunk
-No rear seat
Basically a lot of thought was given as to lightening as much up as you could, and keeping what weight you did have as low as possible. It has all steel panels and bumpers. Its scaled weight is with almost a full tank of gas (stock tank).
Mine is a little bit similar, but mine has the following:
- battery in the RR corner of the trunk.
-Cast Iron heads, aluminum intake, aluminum water pump, aluminum radiator, T56 transmission
-Cage with swing out door bars.
-Corbeau LG1's with stock brackets.
-Has stereo (non-functional)
-No heater box
-Standard air cleaner
-torsion rods from trunk still in place
-No rear seat
Similar setup, aside for the weight difference between a Valiant and Dart, cast-iron heads, beefier cage, T56 vs 4-speed weight, and the fact that his has a full-tank and mine has only 2-3 gallons.
Overall, mine probably weighs about 200 lbs more than the Red Brick with a full tank of gas. But there's still a lot that can be done to reduce weight. I just calculated it, the Red Brick is 54/46 weight distribution while the Dart is 56/44 weight distribution. So, aluminum heads and lighter hoods, bumpers, and quarter panels will do wonders.
When I finish my master's program (in June) I hope to make some composite pieces/body panels for the Dart. I'd like to do CF, but it's hard to justify when CF is at least $40/yard vs. Fiberglass which is $6/yard.
