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A body race weight #305124
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After scaling the car, i,m a little surprised by the total weight and the front-to-rear %. Its 3172 total with me in it and 55 front and 45 rear. Car is a 68 Dart all fiberglass front end with stock 74 k member and disk brakes. For a race car its alittle porky. What kind of numbers do you guys have with your race setups?

Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305125
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Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305126
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That's not bad weight.I wish mine weighed in that light.I'm at 3560# with a big block in a Demon,and glass hood.Rest of car is OEM steel.


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Re: A body race weight [Re: Chris2581] #305127
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im 3470 bb 727 dana glass hood full interier

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Re: A body race weight [Re: Ari440] #305128
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My duster is 160 lbs nose heavy. 3160 w me in it stock hood and stock seats small block stocker. On the other hand our Coronet Wagon is 400 lbs rear heavy. That car will work anywhere.

Herb jr

Re: A body race weight [Re: HMcCandless_Jr] #305129
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My 68 Notchback is 2800 lbs with me(205) and 100 lbs ballast in the trunk. Soon will do some lightening and get rid of the stock front suspension, struts it will be!!!

Re: A body race weight [Re: HMcCandless_Jr] #305130
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Getting the car lighter starts to cost a lot of money. What gets the most bang for the buck when trying to lighten the front?

Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305131
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my duster is 2963 with me{216} in it 1507 on the front 1456 rear full glass front end,deck lid and bumpers


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best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4
Re: A body race weight [Re: dusturbd340W5] #305132
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My '73 duster with a small block weighs 3125 with a full exhaust and complete interior.

Raul

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Re: A body race weight [Re: FlyFish] #305134
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Well my 70 Duster was 2950 with no ballast I raced it at 3050. 480" RB iron heads 727TF and Dana, Back half, all steel, lexan windows, glass hood and bumpers, gutted doors and trunklid, Aerospace brakes, 8.50 cage. With the 100lbs in the trunk it was 53/47

My Valiant weighed 3470 with a 511" low deck with B1 heads a glide and dana. Car had glass hood and bumpers rest was all steel. Working glass windows, full interior, including back seat, mini tubbed with ladder bars coil overs font and back with Aerospace brakes. Weight bias was 52/48, then engine was moved as far back as possible without modifying the firewall.

My 68 Barracuda dont really count. But FWIW here is the run down. All aluminum B1 low deck, powerglide and dana. Full 2x3 square frame with a 7.50 25.4, mild steel cage. Front struts rear 4 link. Aluminum interior and Pro Glass lexan windows. Glass front end rest of car is steel including working trunklid. Car weighs 2840+- right now with a 47/53 bias.


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Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305135
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Quote:

Getting the car lighter starts to cost a lot of money. What gets the most bang for the buck when trying to lighten the front?




Trimming the K member a bunch and brakes are the two easiest ways to drop some weight off the nose. Aluminum brake strut rods will drop a little weight as well, but the K and brakes are huge gains.


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Re: A body race weight [Re: Al_Alguire] #305136
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My Demon is 3156 with me in it. Glass hood, deck lid, and bumpers. Back halfed with a big block and tunnel ram. Aerospace brakes on all four corners. 54/46 bias.

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Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305138
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Well the old 440 powered 64 B-body 3080# with the 240# fat guy at the wheel. Only fiberglass is the front bumper.

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Re: A body race weight [Re: wildcargo] #305139
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My car is 3040 w/out me, it is a BB(440), dana, back halved with ladder bars, has interior panels and carpet, 2 batteries, only fiberglass is the bumpers and the back window is lexan

My dads/sister car is 3030 w/out them, it is a SB (360), 727, dana, stock suspension, all steel with interior panels, carpet and 2 race seats

Re: A body race weight [Re: wildcargo] #305140
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2950# without me, all steel body and all iron engine. 340 block, 904 and an 8 3/4.


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Re: A body race weight [Re: eds dart] #305141
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3300 pounds with my 250 pounds in it... Heavy bolt on glass hood, but lighter than the original GTS/Swinger hood. Glass bumper with 2 of 4 metal brackets removed.


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Re: A body race weight [Re: CJK440] #305142
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My car weighs 2750WO me. 71 duster 340/904/Dana60/glass hood,front bumper.

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'73 Duster small block - 3,465 without driver.

'76 Dart with '70 front clip and front/rear bumpers, small block - 3,420 without driver.

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