I plan on shaving as much weight as I can off the body before I get the car painted this summer, any information on where I can find certain panels or any other weight reduction tips I may have overlooked would be appreciated.

I am running a big block with iron heads, 700R4, currently a 10 bolt but plan on going to a 12 bolt when the rear gives out. Car is currently being built for full time track.
So far I have:
- Removed heater core
- Removed passenger seats
I plan on purchasing:
- Tube K-Member
- Plastic Fuel Cell
- Aluminum seat
- Lexan hatch glass replacement and side windows
- Fiberglass front end & doors

Anything else you guys can suggest to reduce weight? Is it realistic to be able to shoot for the car to hit the scales without a driver at under 3200 lbs with my current drive train and a 8 point cage?

 

A good will net you several threads on the subject of weight reduction & the weight of various parts & options.

 

It's possible to hit your goals. This is especially true with Lexan glass replacements. I'm guessing this is for a track car?

 

maybe get rid of the ac . ac ducting.. ac stuff of course.
take out the bumper support. reinforce it with lightweight aluminum bars..

maybe custom door panels. and non electric windows..
lexan glass..
fiberglass hood. fiberglass etc. lol

my 4th gen dash was a lot lighter than my 3rd gen dash ..

 

That surprises me given how bulky the 4th generation dash is.

 

yeah 3rd gen is mostly plastic.

 

Truth

 

Okay thanks. I'm not switching dashes or taking the dash out but I figured a lot of weight could be removed in glass, next questions is removing that weight off the rear hatch is that a good or bad idea? I mean that back glass may be heavy but that's about the only weight over the axle. Or I can put the fuel cell and bottle there to try and compensate for it a little bit.