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From: Jamestown, NY
backwoods, lookin sexy...
so far this is what ive got tied up in my project
160ft 1 5/8 4130 --- 500$ got a smokin deal
preformed rear rails and crossmember 2x3 sq tubing 150$
- the only reason i orderd them was cuz i wasnt sure i had enough tubing to do everything i wanted
Complete dana 60 out of a 1 ton ford 20$
- i still have to go through it and rebuild it, narrow it and fab brackets
Stock 10 bolt with 4 link brackets so i can cruise around on the street with ZR1s if i want - - free
So thats roughly 700 bucks in what ive got into it now, add another 500 for the 4 link, rod ends and shocks puts me at 1200 in just parts and im not paying for labor
I may end up just buying a d60 from moser so thats roughly another 2k with brakes. then figure another 1000 for wheels and tires.
So a grand total of 4k for parts and no labor.
-john
so far this is what ive got tied up in my project
160ft 1 5/8 4130 --- 500$ got a smokin deal
preformed rear rails and crossmember 2x3 sq tubing 150$
- the only reason i orderd them was cuz i wasnt sure i had enough tubing to do everything i wanted
Complete dana 60 out of a 1 ton ford 20$
- i still have to go through it and rebuild it, narrow it and fab brackets
Stock 10 bolt with 4 link brackets so i can cruise around on the street with ZR1s if i want - - free
So thats roughly 700 bucks in what ive got into it now, add another 500 for the 4 link, rod ends and shocks puts me at 1200 in just parts and im not paying for labor
I may end up just buying a d60 from moser so thats roughly another 2k with brakes. then figure another 1000 for wheels and tires.
So a grand total of 4k for parts and no labor.
-john
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Originally Posted by MOLESTER
just out of curiosity, how much weight will all that tubing add to the weight of the car?
I know you chopping alot of the factory body off but that tubing is pretty heavy.
I know you chopping alot of the factory body off but that tubing is pretty heavy.
4130 chromoly is around 3.5lbs per ft so figure 160ft = 560lbs
but ya figure everything would be close to evening out after weight reduction and lighter components
-john
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Originally Posted by MOLESTER
I would love to do somethin like this but i cant bring myself to chopping up my 02 SS, i give you guys props for being able to.
il agree with ya there i couldnt bring my self to chop up a ss especially a 02. if you were serious about pursueing it do what i did and start with a v6 car, you have to gut everything anyway including suspension. Plus insurance is dirt cheap compared to a z28 or SS.
-john
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Originally Posted by JPMuscle
4130 chromoly is around 3.5lbs per ft so figure 160ft = 560lbs
but ya figure everything would be close to evening out after weight reduction and lighter components
-john
but ya figure everything would be close to evening out after weight reduction and lighter components
-john
You quoted mild steel weights. 1 5/8 chromemoly is 1.1 lbs a ft.
with a few calculations i came up with moly weighing 1.37 lb per foot and mild steel weighing 1.93 lb per foot. and that is 1 5/8 tubing. which is about right becasue i know from past experience that moly is about 70% the weight of mild steel. anyone feel free to correct me if im wrong.
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From: Westminster, MD
Originally Posted by JPMuscle
4130 chromoly is around 3.5lbs per ft so figure 160ft = 560lbs
but ya figure everything would be close to evening out after weight reduction and lighter components
-john
but ya figure everything would be close to evening out after weight reduction and lighter components
-john
I can't find any tubing listed which weighs 3.5 lbs/ft. Even 1 5/8" x .134" wall ERW mild steel only weighs 2.134 lbs/ft.
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Originally Posted by MADMAN
You quoted mild steel weights. 1 5/8 chromemoly is 1.1 lbs a ft.
oops thats my bad, I was going off numbers i saw kickn around on here before. I was thinking mild but typing chromoly. I really need to stop staring at my computer for long periods of time.
-john
. Aluminum work is gonna be a BEEEEAATTCCHHHH!!!!!