what's the lightest body style
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Car: 87 plane jane with gfx
Engine: 350 worked vortec head .515 .515 cam and 1.6 rockers and shorties for now til i can afford the supercomps
Transmission: super t-10 or t-5
Axle/Gears: auburn with 3.42 stock axles
what's the lightest body style
one of my boy's had an 89 iroc that he put a 383 stroker in and the 3months later got rearend and we're looking for another one to put the motor and trans in
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Car: 87 plane jane with gfx
Engine: 350 worked vortec head .515 .515 cam and 1.6 rockers and shorties for now til i can afford the supercomps
Transmission: super t-10 or t-5
Axle/Gears: auburn with 3.42 stock axles
thats what i figure but he want a second opinion
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Car: 82 Z28
Engine: Al LT1 headed LG4 305
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi with spacer
Also the earlier cars ie 82-83 are several hundred pounds lighter then the later model. THey even came with a SMC lightweight hood and weigh close to 3000#'s.
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Car: 91 Camaro Vert
Engine: 02 LS1, HX40
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Originally posted by scottland
hardtop or t-top. hardtop is structurally stronger. im not sure about lighter though.
just don't buy a converatble.
hardtop or t-top. hardtop is structurally stronger. im not sure about lighter though.
just don't buy a converatble.
take out all the extra stuff that a strip car doesnt need, and my vert can weigh less then 3000
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
Dont forget... a vert doesnt have to lug around that huge hatch
I'd agree that an early ('82-84) Z/28 hardtop would be the best way to go, especially with the factory fibreglass hood.
I'd agree that an early ('82-84) Z/28 hardtop would be the best way to go, especially with the factory fibreglass hood.
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funny I've always read the vers weigh somewhere around 3400 or so and the coupe (no t-top) weigh 3300 or so. Maybe my info was wrong? thatd be great, cause i'd love for my car to be lighter then I thought
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Car: 13 Ram 1500/ 78 Formy
Engine: 5.7 / 7.4
Transmission: 6sp / TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.55 posi / 3.23
Wouldn't the convertable still weigh more, as it would have to have all that reinfoncement underneath to make up for the lack of the stuctural hardtop?
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Car: 91 Camaro Vert
Engine: 02 LS1, HX40
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Originally posted by Project: 85 2.8 bird
Wouldn't the convertable still weigh more, as it would have to have all that reinfoncement underneath to make up for the lack of the stuctural hardtop?
Wouldn't the convertable still weigh more, as it would have to have all that reinfoncement underneath to make up for the lack of the stuctural hardtop?
i weigh a tad over 220. (im not a small guy) and my car weighs in on the track scale at 3615
so im just taking my weight out of that and thats what my car actually weighs as it sat with the stereo and subwoofer in the back, and some tools in the trunk... full interior and all... the only thing not in/on the car at that time was the smog pump... and i doubt thats even 5lbs.
i think the nohatch VS bracing argument should be more about the fact that my weight bias will be farter forward..... since the hatch is on the back of the car, while the bracing is in the middle.
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
Actually, probably one of the really low-optioned early base model cars, like a base Firebird or Camaro from '82 or '83 would be the lightest, especially with a hardtop and a Z/28 fibreglass hood.
I say this because they don't have to lug around alot of the parts that a Z/28 or a TA would, like ground effects, spoilers, heavier suspension components, no t-tops....
I dont know if its true or just a myth, but i've heard that for the same year car, the Camaros have always been lighter than a similarly build Firebird.
(ex. '82 Z/28 vs '82 TA.... '89 IROC vs '89 GTA)
All that stuff may not weigh much, but it all adds up, right?
If you want really light, look for an '82 or '83 Camaro SC with a hardtop and no spoilers and gfx, then add the Z/28 'glass hood... THAT would probably be the lightest 3rdgen you could build with a V8, lol.
I say this because they don't have to lug around alot of the parts that a Z/28 or a TA would, like ground effects, spoilers, heavier suspension components, no t-tops....
I dont know if its true or just a myth, but i've heard that for the same year car, the Camaros have always been lighter than a similarly build Firebird.
(ex. '82 Z/28 vs '82 TA.... '89 IROC vs '89 GTA)
All that stuff may not weigh much, but it all adds up, right?
If you want really light, look for an '82 or '83 Camaro SC with a hardtop and no spoilers and gfx, then add the Z/28 'glass hood... THAT would probably be the lightest 3rdgen you could build with a V8, lol.
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my 91 GTA fully loaded leather and all hardtop L98, with custom wood well subbox amps a subs, and a 3/4 tank of gas, my car comes in at 3380. almost to the tee.
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Car: 91 Camaro Vert
Engine: 02 LS1, HX40
Transmission: 2002 LS1 M6
Originally posted by WinnipegGTA
my 91 GTA fully loaded leather and all hardtop L98, with custom wood well subbox amps a subs, and a 3/4 tank of gas, my car comes in at 3380. almost to the tee.
my 91 GTA fully loaded leather and all hardtop L98, with custom wood well subbox amps a subs, and a 3/4 tank of gas, my car comes in at 3380. almost to the tee.
roughly 10lbs lighter then mine... cool
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