how much weight can you lose off an 86 t/a? they weigh, what 3100? how far can you get them down? 2900? 2800?

 

An 86 TA weighs a bit more than that. Usually a TA tips the scales somewhere between 3,300 and 3,500 lbs. It all depends on the vehicles options, drivetrain, and even the amount of gas in the tank contributes significantly to weight. You can get these cars pretty light but it all depends how bad You wanna gut the car.

 

Hes right, gas does make a significant difference. A full 12 gallon tank has about 78lbs of gas in it, while a quarter full has a little under 20lbs IIRC. I actually have a question pretaining to this:
Is there any company that makes aluminum parts to replace the steel ones? Such as aluminum doors or an aluminum hatch (ever tried lifting it with the pneumatic lifters completely removed)?

 

Ya man that thing is heavier than my mom! But I really dont know about there being direct fit hatch parts available.

 

the hatch is so heavy because of the glass not the metal part...if you like and can find a notchback hatch, they are fiberglass

 

!a/c
!sound deadining
! rear seats
!headliner
!Passanger seat
!dash
!radio
!speakers


I can go on for ever

 

every source i have found say that the 86 t/a is under 3200!! so maybe with a 300lbs driver i could see it up around 3500lbs

 

depends on how much drivability youre giving up.
on a full race car, gut the interior (all the panels, console, headliner, rear seats) fiberglass hood, aluminum trans and driveshaft, remove speakers, and take off the bumpers (not the covers, the bumpers themselves). but i DO NOT suggest taking off the bumpers unless it is ONLY a track car.

 

Ah yes, forgot how heavy the glass is.

Spare tire is a good 40-50lbs or so with all the equipment (jack, tire filler) so take that out before an organized race (but don't drive around without it). Another thing for weight reduction is to go on jenny creg

 

some people have replaced the rear glass with lightweight plexiglass. ive actually only seen one car like that.

 

It's gonna be heavier than what you read...

Here's some scaled weights from a cat cert scale on my and my dad's car.

My dad's car... 1982 firebird.. No driver, full tank 16 gal of fuel, jack and spare tire, All emissions items gone, sound padding gone, glass hood, alum intake, etc etc..

3240 lbs total.... 1820 lbs on front, 1420 lbs on rear..

My car.... 1988 camaro.. No driver, full 16 gal fuel, no jack or spare, all emissions gone, light weight speaker box carpet, no heavy padding, p/w, SFC, spohn LCA's, alum wheels, etc etc

3320 lbs total..... 1900 lbs front, 1420 lbs rear

 

Im in the process of more weight reduction on my 85 fbird (drag only) With all steel body except for fiberglass hood,all original glass ,lightweight carpet 1 racing seat,all interior plastic dash door panels etc,bumpers removed,crash bars removed,all a/c heater sound deadener ect, cast iron head sbc th350 12 bolt 4 gallon cell full cage , coil over struts and tubular fnt control arms etc,etc, 2850lbs w/o driver.This time going with lexan windows except for hatch ,gutted doors , tubular kmember rack & pinion steering etc. Looking for 2550 w/o driver