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Bringing the weight thing up over and over gets tiresome. It just sounds like an excuse. You chose to run a heavy car. We chose too. Our '76 Dart weighs in at 3,600 pounds with my husband driving, 3,400 pounds without. So much for all A-bodies being light. LOL.

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Should have gotten the earlier model. It is knowledgeeable info that the extra weight is carried in the bumpers and doors in A-bodies past 74'(govt. standard Safety door reinforcement bars and low speed crash absorbing front/rear bumpers - H-E-A-V-Y, whew!!), otherwise
it would weigh a GOOD 2-300lbs LESS (with options depending!). Still A-bodies, can and will always hold their own at the track or on the street!! FYI: All the A-Bodies would have
WEIGHED (nearly) the same since their build in early 60's, but age and the government made them
FAT and heavy!!

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what is the wheelbase on a b body? my driveshaft from the challenger slid right into my cuda but the rear was moved back some in the cuda

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They vary but if I recall a B-body is 114 and a A-body
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Not ALL A-bodies have the same wheelbase. The 67-76 Dodge Dart has a longer wheelbase than a Duster/Demon.

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what is the wheelbase on a b body? my driveshaft from the challenger slid right into my cuda but the rear was moved back some in the cuda

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They vary but if I recall a B-body is 114 and a A-body
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Not ALL A-bodies have the same wheelbase. The 67-76 Dodge Dart has a longer wheelbase than a Duster/Demon.

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Yeah thats why I said they vary

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Bringing the weight thing up over and over gets tiresome. It just sounds like an excuse. You chose to run a heavy car. We chose too. Our '76 Dart weighs in at 3,600 pounds with my husband driving, 3,400 pounds without. So much for all A-bodies being light. LOL.

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Excuses!! Imagine that!!
I choose to run as LIGHT as I can get away with SAFELY.

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Yup...our '65 Dart is a tin can compared to our '76 Dart and '73 Duster. The weight savings is nice on the '65 but for the street I do like the extra roof and door reinforcements.

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Thats where the XTRA weight comes in at. GOOD to
have for a dual purpose car (protection purposes on the street), performance wise, it is an untapped point of free hp. NOT suggesting that you should gut your street/strip runner, but there are some places to reduce weight WITHOUT altering vehicle safety measures. All-Out racers, whether trailered or tagged for the street usually run rollcages (reduced vehicle weight is the norm) and that indicates they mean "business"!
There ARE many very strong street/strip cars that run at above the 11.50 1/4 mile index or 7.50? 1/8 mile index that are like (weightwise) your setup. Nothing wrong with that!!