weighed my car today..
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weighed my car today.. well, i thought i would run by the scale today to see what my car weighs.
its an 84 trans am, with all the body kits off an 88 gta, rims etc. has ttops, subframe connects, a ford 9" with a locker, all the seats, and 3/4 tank of gas.
i was thinking it would be around 3400 since that 9" we put in was so heavy, but i guess i was wrong.. turned out to be 3140 thats without me of coarse.... and i havent even done any weight reductions yet!
i still plan...
4th gen seats
plastic ttops
and a/c removal
as well as some other small things.
its an 84 trans am, with all the body kits off an 88 gta, rims etc. has ttops, subframe connects, a ford 9" with a locker, all the seats, and 3/4 tank of gas.
i was thinking it would be around 3400 since that 9" we put in was so heavy, but i guess i was wrong.. turned out to be 3140 thats without me of coarse.... and i havent even done any weight reductions yet!
i still plan...
4th gen seats
plastic ttops
and a/c removal
as well as some other small things.
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seats should be 20... i know the ford 9" is about 100lbs heavier than the stock 10 bolt, but thats a good 100lbs
I added probably 50lb subframe connectors, 40lb traction bars, and huge tires to my car too. Plus my homemade crossmember probably added 20lbs to the chasis too, as well as my inner shock relocation crossmemmber another 20 lbs. You could always get a fiberglass hood and fenders haha. That's my next step.
Yeah that 9" is 100lbs well spent haha.
Yeah that 9" is 100lbs well spent haha.
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I added probably 50lb subframe connectors, 40lb traction bars, and huge tires to my car too. Plus my homemade crossmember probably added 20lbs to the chasis too, as well as my inner shock relocation crossmemmber another 20 lbs. You could always get a fiberglass hood and fenders haha. That's my next step.
Yeah that 9" is 100lbs well spent haha.
Yeah that 9" is 100lbs well spent haha.
i just sold a fiberglass hood, they might weigh a few pounds less, but not much....not worth the extra...
i want to keep my car a gta, so the aluminum bumpers wont work, we do have a 4 cly firebird at the junkyard though...anything else rare on it? i know it has a glove box!!
nice....
i too need to weigh my car....n i kno that fucken 9 inch is going to kill it for me since it was like 2 times heavier than my stock one
... im guessing 3000 for me too
i too need to weigh my car....n i kno that fucken 9 inch is going to kill it for me since it was like 2 times heavier than my stock one
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fiberglass hood felt about the same as stock so i sold it.
have an aluminum ds
no spare or jack
ive got tubular control arms and a drews x member
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Metal hood weighing the same as a fiberglass one - no freakin way
Originally Posted by Hans Grüber
Get a set of the rare aluminum bumpers only available on the 4-cylinder cars, they weigh 40 lbs less.
& took it home. When I installed it, I weighed myself holding each one of 'em - the difference was around 9.5 to 10 lbs...Still, that's weight saved from the very nose of the car (where it's most advantageous), so it's definitely a worthwhile modification!
dont forget the crash bar's in your doors....under layment in your carpet,emergency brake stuff,alum. rear brake drums,k-member and control arms.i could go on all day about weight reductions.i had my 85 regal down to 2700 lbs before i started adding weight to it....
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dont forget the crash bar's in your doors....under layment in your carpet,emergency brake stuff,alum. rear brake drums,k-member and control arms.i could go on all day about weight reductions.i had my 85 regal down to 2700 lbs before i started adding weight to it....