skinny z

Not sure how that scale does it's arithmetic but I get 2808. (Or am I missing something?)

WickedBowtie

Never noticed that before
.always just looked at total...maybe the 6 is missing the dash to make an 8...I don't know. Going to have look into this. Good catch....

Wolfster14

Is that weight with or without the driver?

3rdgenmaro

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I got mine down to 3000 with driver (250). But that was dirt car light, no glass, only door skins, full cage, full fuel cell.

Post up some more pictures of your car as you go. I like watching build threads like this.

WickedBowtie

​​​​​​​W/O

mw66nova

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mine is 2950 with me at 250lbs. this has all glass, power windows, and only fiberglass is the hood. my interior still has a very complete "feel" to it too with carpet and plastics. it can be done. i always get "what did you remove to get that weight?" type questions. the answer? look at everything. determine if your requirements need that component for function. if no, ditch it. if yes, the next question in your brain should be "can i make it lighter". that's how you deal with this.

Wolfster14

It can not be said any better than that.

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

being light is a mindset, not a checklist, lol. remember, 16 ounces is a pound, so if you take weight from everywhere, it adds up.

3rdgenmaro

iTrader: (9)

My car could easily drop 80 lbs if the driver wasn't such a fatty. That's the weight you cant just cut off!

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

i lost 80lbs 2 years ago. it's possible. takes some dedication though. i'm up 35 from there and it's killing me knowing i put in all that work and then put some back on. time to trim the fat again.

GhostRanger

I'll get some more pictures taken and added.


Have pulled out quite a bit as the car is nothing but a race car now. But I am following the same principal as what Walter said. Remove where possible and every ounce adds up.

skinny z

Well done!
There an old race car builders saying that goes something like: "Take care of the ounces and the pounds will take care of themselves." (Applies to people too I suppose)

antman89iroc

Lol, works the other way too. I added dynomat, sub woofer/amps, extra sound deadening, nitrous system 9" rear etc. Weighed 3600# with driver (150#) before all the additions. Probably well over 3700# now. Pig happy.

GhostRanger

Alright been a while and not it is the off season. Finished this season running low 14's high 13's. Since we have one more year left of the track here before it closes I've decided to go big or go home. Planning to have the car in the 11's in 2018. Plans are a 385 stroker (bottom end built top end is coming together), 10 point cage, 4.11 gears in a 9" rear end, may do a trans brake if money allows.

Right now I have the current engine ready to come out and am starting to mock up the cage. Looking forward to some fun next year.

skinny z

I'm not too far away from an 11 second myself (and I think the altitude correction factor is a big player here) but what I'm finding is that the last couple of tenths are the toughest to come by. If you can get traction, I think your approach with the shorter gearing and trans brake will be a big step. A 1.6x 60' time and crossing the stripe at or near the engine red line will be a real difference. This is taking into account that your engine package is sorted out well enough. It's what I would need to get over the hump. That and a 385...With my 3650 lbs w/ driver (at 200) a few hundred pounds in weight reduction would make a difference too.
Good luck.

GhostRanger

Well it's been a bit since updating things. After spending the first of this year in the 12's the good ole 10 bolt gave out. Put a 9" with 4.30 gears and a trans brake in the car. Now she is running mid 11's and still has some more to tune into her. Not bad for being in Utah and the DA being an average of 7,500 feet.

Wolfster14

Congrats, its amazing what a set of gears and a trans-brake will do for your 60ft and et.

skinny z

Not bad at all.
What was your improvement in the 60' between old and new?

GhostRanger

I went from 1.88 60' to now 1.67 60' times

skinny z

It's said that a tenth in the 60 is worth 2 tenths at the stripe.
How did that work for you?

GhostRanger

Honestly not sure. The whole car picked up. Had been running mid 12's went to mid 11's.

articwhiteZ

iTrader: (56)

I want to get mine on a scale. as soon as I bolt it together.. did every thing I could do with out chopping the car up.. the latest light weight mod..was the aluminum BBC..