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WOW I weigh that much?

Posted By: DANA60

WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 04:55 PM

So after making some passes with my 71 RR I pulled on the scale at Raceway Park just for a look. HEMI,alum heads, full exhaust, spare tire, 3/4 tank of gas, nothing stripped and with me in it 4120. Yikes! Does that sound right?

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Posted By: rth

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 05:23 PM

That sounds correct. By the way I was at the old time drags with my R/T (just in show), your car is cool. Nice job.

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Posted By: MPerry

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 06:28 PM

Well at least you have a Hemi. My 74 Satellite with a 318 weighed that much on those same scales.
Posted By: kilroy

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 06:30 PM

Sounds right, when I weighed my 73 charger bb before I put it on a diet, with me it was 4250#!!!!!!
Posted By: Runnin74

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 06:34 PM

So how'd you put it on a diet?
Posted By: 383man

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 06:50 PM

I have seen alot of the early 70's B-bodies crack 4000 lbs. By the way how did it run ? Ron
Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 07:09 PM

most important is what times did you turn. Next time drop and jack the spare, use only 1/2 tank and remove anything else that isn't bolted down.
Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 07:20 PM

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Sounds right, when I weighed my 73 charger bb before I put it on a diet, with me it was 4250#!!!!!!



What does it weigh after the diet?

What was the diet?
Posted By: DaytonaTurbo

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/04/12 11:08 PM

Hey Ron, I was always curious, did you ever weigh your 63?
Posted By: kilroy

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 03:36 AM

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So how'd you put it on a diet?



The motor-
-Aluminum everything (flywheel, head,s water pump and housing)except block, crank, and rods
-mini starter

chassis-
-cut out crash bars from doors (18lbs of metal a piece)
-running 71 bumper (weighs half as much as 73, and that with the 73 bumperets taken off!)
-running only half the front bumper mounts
-removing bumper bumpstops from behind bumper that bolts on fender
-remove rear bumper unbolted giant crash bar off rear bumper
-removed rear bumperets
-removed anti vibe stuff off trans and floor boards
-removed floor insulation replace with tinfoil coated buble wrap (plus the insulation hold moisture on the floor and starts rust)
-replace 73 tbar mount with 71 and earlier style
-aluminum master clynd
-removing air everything (which I will proably put back on with modern smaller stuff, take stuff off put back on )

I know Im forgetting stuff because I know Ive done more. I havent reweighed it because I dont know any one with scales. Im sure aluminum rims would really help but are outside the buget.
Posted By: DANA60

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 03:54 AM

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That sounds correct. By the way I was at the old time drags with my R/T (just in show), your car is cool. Nice job.



I saw your car and took a look at it (you were not around), loved it! Where in Jersey are you from?

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Posted By: DANA60

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 04:03 AM

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most important is what times did you turn. Next time drop and jack the spare, use only 1/2 tank and remove anything else that isn't bolted down.



Had not raced in 31 years (yikes), did some time trials the week or so before, got the car in low 11's. I know it will do better if I can get some traction. This Nostalgia Show was the best time (no new stuff allowed).
I'll run again at the Mopars at Englishtown.

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Posted By: rth

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 05:55 AM

I'm in Parlin. 15 minutes north of track. See you at the Mopar show.
Posted By: 383man

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 03:27 PM

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Hey Ron, I was always curious, did you ever weigh your 63?



Yes I have as with me in it and the rollbar it was a tad over 3700 lbs.

Dana60 what is your combo if you dont mind me asking ? Low 11's is plenty strong for a street car. Ron
Posted By: kilroy

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 03:35 PM

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Yes I have as with me in it and the rollbar it was a tad over 3700 lbs.

Dana60 what is your combo if you dont mind me asking ? Low 11's is plenty strong for a street car. Ron



!!!!! !!!!

Especially weighing in at 4100#.
Posted By: DANA60

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 08:26 PM

HEMI Callis bottom, Ross 10.5 60 over 3/4 stroked=525 CI Stage V heads Engle K-8 586 lift int, 249@.5 Dur Marine Intake duel 750 Holly, TTI 2.125 TTI, 3 inch exhaust althoug I use QTP electric cutouts (open). MSD 6al Mopar Elec dist. Lupo TC, his shop did the 727, just beefed no manual reverse. Strange 60 410. 305-45-18 Nittos 555 rear, although I have the Nt-05's to use next time, Cal traks(horrible on the street, noisy!)

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Posted By: buildanother

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 09:39 PM

Bet yah would LOVE to squeek into the 10's without yanking pieces off of it. There's a way I'm sure, what a cool ride.
Posted By: BSB67

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 10:23 PM

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most important is what times did you turn. Next time drop and jack the spare, use only 1/2 tank and remove anything else that isn't bolted down.



Had not raced in 31 years (yikes), did some time trials the week or so before, got the car in low 11's. I know it will do better if I can get some traction. This Nostalgia Show was the best time (no new stuff allowed).
I'll run again at the Mopars at Englishtown.



Nice. What mph and 60 ft? Do you have a roll bar?
Posted By: DANA60

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/05/12 11:09 PM

No roll bar. At ATCO they didn't seem to care at Englishtown they didn't say anything because we were in the elimination rounds I was running 11.5 for my time trials and got lower as the day went on, but my 60 was still at 1.7. Maybe some of the Jersey NY and PA people can chime in. Is ATCO a faster track then ETown? My 60 at the few time runs I made at ATCO were in the 1.6 range around 1.7 at Englishtown. I guess my weight made my ETs better then my 60 looked. MPH ranged from 118.5 to 121.5 at both places. Keep in mind, many of my runs were with little, to some, to extreme tire spin. 5800 shifts and around 6000 RPM going through the traps.
Posted By: BSB67

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/06/12 01:32 AM

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No roll bar. At ATCO they didn't seem to care at Englishtown they didn't say anything because we were in the elimination rounds I was running 11.5 for my time trials and got lower as the day went on, but my 60 was still at 1.7. Maybe some of the Jersey NY and PA people can chime in. Is ATCO a faster track then ETown? My 60 at the few time runs I made at ATCO were in the 1.6 range around 1.7 at Englishtown. I guess my weight made my ETs better then my 60 looked. MPH ranged from 118.5 to 121.5 at both places. Keep in mind, many of my runs were with little, to some, to extreme tire spin. 5800 shifts and around 6000 RPM going through the traps.



Some tracks watch this closer than others.

I have not run at either track. Everything else equal, Atco might be faster as it is at a little lower elevation, but not much. Track prep, and the weather conditions of the day would make a bigger difference than elevation between these two.

Tire spin has a much greater effect on et than on mph. My et is a littler slower than yours, but my 60' is about 1.9. A 1.6 sixty ft. and fall Atco air and you should be dancing with 10.90s IMO.
Posted By: sunroofgtx

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/06/12 01:48 AM

That is about exactly what my 71 Hemi GTX weighed. 4070 with me. Same Hemi, same exhaust. Nice car. Love it. Once you get it to hook, you'll be suprized what it'll do. 10.81 @ 128 my best.
Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/07/12 12:52 AM

get your 60 foot down. You should be in the 1.50 range, that wil drop 4 tenths down track. You have a ton of motor left... I was thinking of the Nitto drag radials but people advised me against them. Good luck cool car. I think you have 10's easy...
Posted By: DANA60

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/07/12 02:11 AM

Thanks all, I'll see some of you at the end of the month (I hope). I know that E Towns Mopars show has fallen off a ton in the last 5 or 10 years, but let's see what happens now that the moved it to another month.

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Posted By: 383man

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/07/12 02:34 AM

Wow that is really a sweet Roadrunner. 121 mph is enough for 10.90's. You should be able to get the 60's in the 1.50 to 1.60 area. My best 60 is 1.50 at 10.76 but I have run 10.92 with a 1.62 sixty spinning but that was at 124 mph. I think that Hemi has a good bit more in it. Work on the 60's and the tune and I think you will be running easy 10's. Good luck , Ron
Posted By: patrick

Re: WOW I weigh that much? - 08/07/12 04:07 PM

that's right about what my old 5th ave with the 360/A500 & 8&3/4" weighed...
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