Lets talk weight!

Discussion in 'Race 400/430/455' started by stage2man, Jun 12, 2006.

  1. 10sec 455

    10sec 455 Well-Known Member

    side view
     

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  2. stage2man

    stage2man Well-Known Member

    WOW, that looks like my car and it only weighs in at 2960! Killer Jeff!

    So, for now I have steel bumpers and decklid. Only my front and back windows are Lexan. What else did you do beyond mine to reduce weight?

    Thanks guys
     
  3. stage2man

    stage2man Well-Known Member

    My doors don't seem to have I-beam type bars in them or other crash bar. I have a large aluminum window guide bracket.
     
  4. Dubuick

    Dubuick CMDR Racer

    Jeff that looks cool :TU: what motor is in that one???
     
  5. Bobb Makley

    Bobb Makley Well-Known Member

    I can give you a couple cars . My old blue car was 3750 LBS with me in it I weigh 270. I ran a best of a 9.82 @136. The Black car went on a little diet compared to blue it weighed in last year at 3565 with me in it still at 270. That car is all steel except the hood went 9.60's at that weight.
     
  6. scott 79

    scott 79 Guest

    weight savings

    i got fed up with the old heavy parts breaking gs and went for a tube chassis car.
    scott
     

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  7. stage2man

    stage2man Well-Known Member

    Got to be one of the faster regals!
     
  8. Nicholas Sloop

    Nicholas Sloop '08 GS Nats BSA runner up

    Door side crash beams started in 70
     
  9. Buick Dave

    Buick Dave Well-Known Member

    Heavy Dude

    68-GS,,Race only car,,3550LB-FULLY LOADED with me @ 220lb. Glass hood-bumpers-Tiny radiator, no inner fenders, no dash, full mild steel cage, all the glass, and window mechanisims, atleast 1 gallon of dura-glass, 9.5" tires. 462ci-th400 with trans brake car runs 10.80s in hot weather-low 1:40.s sixty foot.
    Could buy glass fenders, doors and deck lid, put lexan in car, and drop a BUNCH of weight....but its all bracket racing for me.

    Sure is a tempting thought thought..... :puzzled:
     
  10. JEFF STRUBE

    JEFF STRUBE Well-Known Member


    That is a Nice it Looks like Bill Anderson old Car. Tell us about the Car How Fast is it.
     
  11. scott 79

    scott 79 Guest

    jeff
    yes it is bill andersons old car, i wish i could tell you how fast it is but i need to set the motor and tranny in it. iam planning on a big block and a glide as soon as i find a healthy 455. i cant hardly wait.
     
  12. scott 79

    scott 79 Guest

    you guys need to help me out here, iam selling the GN in the picture beside the race car so i can get this thing going. need money for the race car.
     
  13. 10sec 455

    10sec 455 Well-Known Member

    Aluminum bumper brackets, Lexan quarter windows with no roll up mech. "screw them to the quarter keeping the stainless weatherstrip", aluminum tin, no heater, Sportsman tires weight a ton. The rear of my car is nothing but the outer skin, and I me nothing but. Down the road I plan on removing the floor, firewall, and frame rails and replacing it with aluminum and moly tubing and lightening the front stock frame like I did to my 70 car. Should put the car around 2750lbs.
     
  14. 10sec 455

    10sec 455 Well-Known Member

    Sorry, but it has an iron headed nitroused small block in it right now. I know, I know :rant: :rant: :rant: The car is way under geared and still untuned and runs 10.1's for about 8 grand :) . Will go well in the 9's geared and tuned. Until my stage 3 engine is done it will do the job. My Bulldog 464 will go in the 68, my stg3 will go in the 70 and my 69 will get the iron headed 462 ,4 speed back in it again and return to the street. Someday...... :boring:
     
  15. EightSecV6

    EightSecV6 Well-Known Member


    NICE RIDE! Keep me updated with the progress please, I miss the ol girl already! It wont take much of an engine in that thing to FLY!
     
  16. 71Stage2

    71Stage2 71stage2

    I'm at 2860 with driver.Don Ness back half. Ladder bar car.Steel body and doors, Rest is all fiberglass and lexan.Just your typical race car. Click to view my car.

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  17. JEFF STRUBE

    JEFF STRUBE Well-Known Member

    Tell us about this Don Ness Ride at 2860 Tell use about the Motor Build and the Car set and how Fast it has went. Cool looking Car
     
  18. 71Stage2

    71Stage2 71stage2

    See picture of my motor. Stg 3 heads, roller cam, girdle. all the good stuff. 800 hp, 715 tq. Runs 9.48 @ 143mph. at 3500 ft. here in brainerd.Mn. Th400 ,4:10 or 4:30 gear. 9" ford. alum center section. Chrome molly drive shaft.Car does not 60' well. Very slow.
     
  19. stage2man

    stage2man Well-Known Member

    Killer car Ken, I love the tunnel ram. What size dominators? Regulator, fuel lines.

    Did you have any issues with port entry angles on your port floor. My mopar tunnel ram on SE heads runs into the steep port floor. I don't think raised port heads have this problem.

    715 torque is very high. I this a big motor? If its a typical 464cui thats 1.71 TQ/CUI an unheard of level for no power adders. I'm going to guess 496 or bigger. 496cui would be right in the very good 1.42-3 area typical of tunnel rammed wedge motors.

    At your power level and weight 8s should be right around the corner.
     
    Last edited: Jun 16, 2006
  20. Dubuick

    Dubuick CMDR Racer


    Very busy guy...... :TU:
     

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