What should I expect my 79 Cutlass 2 door Salon to weigh? I have her stripped down for Drag Racing. No interior, rug, or door panels, 2 plastic race seats. No heater, AC, radio, door beams. Glass cowl hood, 455 w/ aluminum heads & intake, TH400, 8.5 rear, 6 point roll bar. It has aluminum bumper beams with fiberglass front bumper shell. aluminum wheels. Regi says 3250#. I haven't been able to get it on a scale. No scale at ATCO. Thanks.
79 Salon weight?
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Well I finally went to scrap metal yard and they weighed my lightened 1979 Cutlass Salon for me. The car weighed 3,220# without driver and the following parts REMOVED;
No heater or controls, No AC, no radio, no door beams, no rug or padding, no door or side panels, no spare tire, no front bumper chrome face, completely de-chromed - no stainless trim or wheel moldings.
The car HAS a 6 point mild steel roll bar, TH400, 8.5 rear, Edelbrock tubular rear trailing arms, 2" Kooks headers into 3" Pypes SS exhaust with tailpipes, 455 BB Olds with aluminum heads and intake, 4" fiberglass cowl hood, 2 Jaz plastic race seats, aluminum trunk firewall, sumped orig gas tank, 4 Street Lite wheels and drag radials, aluminum bumper beams, a Be-Cool aluminum radiator w/dual electric fans.
I thought it would be lighter, but it is still 500# lighter than my 1970 442 A Body. I plan to re-install the rug, door & side panels. I will remove the rear chrome bumper face and install fiberglass bumper faces F&R. I'm also planning to install aluminum bumper supports. I assume the weight will still be under 3,300# when I'm done.
I hope this gives you folks some idea of what to expect when lightening your g-body.
No heater or controls, No AC, no radio, no door beams, no rug or padding, no door or side panels, no spare tire, no front bumper chrome face, completely de-chromed - no stainless trim or wheel moldings.
The car HAS a 6 point mild steel roll bar, TH400, 8.5 rear, Edelbrock tubular rear trailing arms, 2" Kooks headers into 3" Pypes SS exhaust with tailpipes, 455 BB Olds with aluminum heads and intake, 4" fiberglass cowl hood, 2 Jaz plastic race seats, aluminum trunk firewall, sumped orig gas tank, 4 Street Lite wheels and drag radials, aluminum bumper beams, a Be-Cool aluminum radiator w/dual electric fans.
I thought it would be lighter, but it is still 500# lighter than my 1970 442 A Body. I plan to re-install the rug, door & side panels. I will remove the rear chrome bumper face and install fiberglass bumper faces F&R. I'm also planning to install aluminum bumper supports. I assume the weight will still be under 3,300# when I'm done.
I hope this gives you folks some idea of what to expect when lightening your g-body.
I took my Salon to the Scrap Metal Yard today, it weighed 2250 with absolutely no interior, and no engine/gas tank, if you know the weight of your engine, add those together for a rough estimate. Hope this helps.
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