My first car eventually was patterned after the FX cars, lexan side glass back and front with vent window removed. All the tracks removed. One van seat and anything bolted on not necessary was removed. Before I sold car I was searching for the aluminum front and doors plus the glass dash, lexan back window. Those FX cars were reportedly around 2800 pounds. A fellow racer out of Jersey had his 64 Dodge post car down to that weight with no fiberglass or aluminum but ALL the reinforcements and bracing were removed just hood-trunk-door-roof skins, 440 auto and 8-3/4 with minimum cage, It was too extreme for me. Also never had any problem keeping cool with stock radiator.

My 65 Coronet has a 67 Coronet k frame

I used a Lakewood scatter shield
I have 66 up headers
The stock 65 trans mount was gutted and I used pieces of a diplomat trans mount in its place
I flattened the pinch weld
Clutch z bar is on a bit of an angle but it's not terrible.

There is a lot more room for a clutch fan or electric fans and a larger radiator which is likely the best benefit in my opinion

This winter I will find out of the clutch can be changed with the engine in the car.
It's pretty tight get ng the shield off.

My 65 turbo car had a lot more room after dropping in a 69 K.
The clutch Z bar was going to be tight so I went back to a 727.

The pinch weld had to be flattened a bit but that was about it. For the trans mount, I flipped the crossmember around backwards and made it work. Naturally, the drive shaft needed attention. I was running a C-body pan because that's what I had.

I can't comment on header clearance since I was running turbos but it opened up room to run the big Mercedes cooling fan.

Firewall clearance was tight but it fit without issue.

I only have one good pic of the engine compartment and it doesn't show much in regards to clearance.

My 330 is 3,460 lbs. with a full (15 gallon) tank. Heater delete, radio delete and bostrum seats.

All steel/glass with Dana 60, 6 pt. and subframe connectors.

Mine must be hiding a LOT of bondo...Will now soon enough as finally the 1/4's and outers are on the way. I would love from mine to get down to there believe me. Mine is also ASAG, full cage and a Dana, 20 gallon cell which will be replaced with one we fab to hold more. Less weight maybe we can finally get to running right at the cage cert here in Vegas.

My 64 has a light hood, lexan side and rear windows, no window regulators (has straps), light bumper brackets, no wipers, heater, back seat, or exhaust system. It does have a mega block, Dana 60, full cage, large radiator/fans, heavy intake w/2 carbs, and is all steel including bumpers. Weight can be as low as around 3125lbs with no driver or fuel. Race ready just over 3350lbs.
Doug

Life goals...New 1/4's and wheelhouses just showed up today so we shall soon see how much filler is in here

Throw the pieces up in the air, if they fall back to the ground, discard them.
My car was similar to dvw car but no cage just a roll bar and braces, with Max Wedge, 8-3/4 at first.

Not sure if the post was on here or B Body’s only, very long post too, he had a 63 330 Dodge, after many refinements (making lightweight stuff, all metal) his was down to 2800, street driven and not a flexing piece. Ex rock singer I think ? Dang I wish I could remember his handle-name.

FMJ?

forbbodiesonly.com/the-elephant-in-the-room-unloading-the-load-from-a-b-body

Thumperdart started a thread on here about weight loss and the guy from New York was making all kinds of amazing lightweight pieces for a 63 or 4.

https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/3233604/1.html

Yeah, Fullmetaljacket was going nuclear on the weight loss deal - impressive stuff.
IIRC, he's a grafitti artist. I think he still posts on FBBO.

FMJ isn't done yet. His car is still.being lightened up as we speak. I've worked on his car. Very trick. Talented guy for sure. He is an artist by profession.
Doug

Fullmetaljacket is the guy, great stuff he did!

FMJ's work was done on his 65 Coronet...

It was different from what nearly everyone else does...

Most of his art was right in front of your eyes and you didn't even know what you were looking at...

Sounds like some NHRA Stock and SS racer cars I know of

Where the illegal car that took out a legal car just drives by the scales and is DQ'ed? Or the guy that red lights on the first bulb. That kind of NHRA racer? Sounds like the 1964 and 1965 US Nationals SS eliminations, engineered by Ford. I'm sure there are many more that I wasn't aware of too.

FWIW in my case I am not looking to get the weight way down at all. If it can get it 34xx I would be happy. Not taking anything out of it, we are just painting the car and its hiding extra weight for sure. Its fast as is so no reason to go crazy. Engine is out getting upgrades as well and it will never have more than an 8.50 cage in it, so no reason to go crazy here,

What are the aluminum biscuits?

I started my disk brake conversion and while under the car noticed how heavily the headers were clearanced for the tie rod.

Here is a QA1 that we cut the engine mounts off - I am putting this in my 64 Dodge with an engine plate