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Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: SB412DUSTER] #941236 03/04/11 12:43 AM 03/04/11 12:43 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,519 pacific northwest S Stroker Scamp master
Stroker Scamp master S Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,519 pacific northwest	Quote: Brian the best way to get 100 lbs off your car is to find 1600 places to take off an ounce I got a pair of those headlights...I love them 6509130-door.jpg (57 downloads) footbrake N/A SB 408 Scamp 10.10 @ 132 street/strip 73 Duster 340 street strip 12.79 @ 105

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: Stroker Scamp] #941237 03/04/11 09:14 AM 03/04/11 09:14 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart OP master
408strokerdart OP master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	I haven't turned anything into swiss cheese yet either. I know that I have only touched the surface of places for weight reduction.

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: DavidDean] #941238 03/04/11 09:16 AM 03/04/11 09:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart OP master
408strokerdart OP master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Quote: Very intresting post,thanks. Are you trying to run the 5.80 class at Crandall? Were you at Crandall for the $3K bracket race just recently?

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: 408strokerdart] #941239 03/04/11 10:24 AM 03/04/11 10:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 906 cleveland Ohio M mloboda super stock
mloboda super stock M Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 906 cleveland Ohio	lightweight headlights ? are they functional ? Where do you get them ?

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: mloboda] #941240 03/04/11 10:43 AM 03/04/11 10:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart OP master
408strokerdart OP master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Yes, they are functional. Do a search as they were discussed in depth less than a month ago. There are several options that were mentioned.

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: Jeepmon] #941241 03/06/11 01:17 PM 03/06/11 01:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart OP master
408strokerdart OP master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Quote: Quote: 2 red top Optima batteries (96 lbs) Wow.. I didnt know it was that much.. Thanks for sharing the info.. Guess I should get the scale out before I go spewing out numbers. I scaled the old batteries yesterday so I could take inventory and they were 39 lbs for one and 40 lbs for the other. So they are 79 lbs and not the 96 lbs I previously stated.

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: 408strokerdart] #941242 03/07/11 10:53 AM 03/07/11 10:53 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West 4 408strokerdart OP master
408strokerdart OP master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 3,456 Out West	Ok, got some work done this weekend. Dash as removed from car with gauge cluster & (3) 2 1/16 Autometer ultra lite gauges = 31 lbs, Dash after removal of all of the unnecessary items (I haven't cut away any of it yet either) = 13.2 lbs. I am sure that after cutting and making it removable that it will be just a little over 10 lbs with the dash pad. No fiberglass dash required here.

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: 408strokerdart] #941243 03/07/11 01:04 PM 03/07/11 01:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849 F fullmetaljacket master
fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	That's right man, keep it all full-metal-jacket. No plastics needed like plastic credit cards. All metals like Titanium, inconel, stainless, aluminum, magnesium, and Gold. LOL. All serious, I like your approach to the grass roots of hot rodding. Working with what metals you have and don't need on board.

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: 408strokerdart] #941244 03/07/11 08:38 PM 03/07/11 08:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,187 Melbourne , Australia LA360 master
LA360 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,187 Melbourne , Australia	A friend went that extra step with weight savings and dropped around 30 lbs himself! I have a 68 Valiant where the original builder swiss cheesed most of the panels. The hood was quite light, on par with some of the fibre glass stuff I have seen. Alan Jones

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: bdaz smblk] #941245 03/07/11 09:46 PM 03/07/11 09:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast
BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin	I can afford the chrome molly cage but not the aluminum motor

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: BLONDE BARRACUDA] #941246 03/07/11 10:07 PM 03/07/11 10:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa bdaz smblk mopar
bdaz smblk mopar Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa	Quote: I can afford the chrome molly cage but not the aluminum motor I probably have less in my alum motor because my dad and I can do it ourselves and not pay a shop to do it all. 3120lb, small block, 10.5" tire, NA, through exhaust, full int, WITH 83/4 REAR, 9.0 at 150mph

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: bdaz smblk] #941247 03/07/11 10:14 PM 03/07/11 10:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast
BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin	I hear you there I was just thinking my molly cage was good value for about $300.00 more. dont quote me on that difference though its been a while

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: BLONDE BARRACUDA] #941248 03/07/11 10:56 PM 03/07/11 10:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa bdaz smblk mopar
bdaz smblk mopar Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa	Quote: I hear you there I was just thinking my molly cage was good value for about $300.00 more. dont quote me on that difference though its been a while There is a block just like mine on ebay for $800.You aren't going to come close to putting a chromoly cage in a car for that.If you could I would have done it a long time ago.They want $3,500 and up in my area to do a car like mine.Besides My dad and I did my whole motor and it still took me 4 years to get all the money to build it. 3120lb, small block, 10.5" tire, NA, through exhaust, full int, WITH 83/4 REAR, 9.0 at 150mph

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: bdaz smblk] #941249 03/08/11 02:16 AM 03/08/11 02:16 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast
BLONDE BARRACUDA enthusiast Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 261 Wisconsin	my chromoly 8point kit was $530.00 a friend and I installed it in a weekend I am sure it is not as complicated as yours we are not going near as fast originally we only planned on running in the 10s

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: BLONDE BARRACUDA] #941250 03/08/11 02:34 AM 03/08/11 02:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation IcorkSOAK Financed his waterbed
IcorkSOAK Financed his waterbed Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,632 Florida STAYcation	COSTperPOUND ? ... you should see what the Pro Stock boyz will do. .....

Re: Nice weight savings! [Re: LA360] #941251 03/08/11 09:07 AM 03/08/11 09:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,862 the frozen wastes... Pale_Roader Swears too much
Pale_Roader Swears too much Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,862 the frozen wastes...	Quote: A friend went that extra step with weight savings and dropped around 30 lbs himself! Ugh... dont remind me... Since the last time i drove my car i've gained 50lbs... And i'm obsessed with weight-reduction. 50lbs is gonna hurt.

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