Well, I think the switch to all of the factory aluminum parts would net maybe 50-80 lbs of weight loss. Aluminum heads would probably do another 50-80lbs. Anyhow, this is not going to be a gutted car when it is done. I have an almost showroom condition (except for a little fading on the tops of the door panel velour) Dark Blue Brougham interior that will be going in it when it is done, but the seats will likely be swapped to buckets from a BMW or Audi later on, when I do the 5 speed swap. I have added options to it that it did not come with, and tried to do so in a way indistinguishable from how GM would have done it, right down to the correct clips and minor brackets. These include: rally gauge cluster, power locks, cruise control, power trunk release, intermittent wipers, tilt column, and remote mirror. The car came with a power driver's seat, power windows, and A/C-all of which are retained. I also have 975 watts of amps, subs, CD player, etc. going into the car as well as 20% tint on the front windows and 5% on the back. Also, I am adding extra sound deadening before I install everything as I like a quiet, comfortable car that I can ride around in with icey cold air conditioned goodness!
Anyhow, here's today's progress shots. I primed the roof and the bondoed sections of the doors, right above the handles where the factory stamping makes it look a little flawed. Tomorrow, I hope to have enough time to prime the doors and quarters in their entirety. I like to put a little extra primer surfacer on worked areas to give a good block sanding base that I won't go through.
I'll also add that Florida's hot season has hit hard the last few days. It is about 92 degrees out with 90% humidity. It's stifling to work in, and I have been working on some of it between midnight and 4am when I can't sleep. I added a $6.50 work light to my gazebo to allow me to work 24 hours a day if need be. I have even seen the sunrise a few times because of my bad insomnia!
