SO this is an 86 t top was a v6 car now it is a 355 it has a ford 9 inch edelbrok suspension and traction bar I weighed it last week it was 3550 with me in it 3350 with out my fat *** in it .... So I have now gutted the interior completly and I was wondering without cutting is there any hidden weight in these cars that I could remove with out going crazy taking it apart also new to the forum I kno theres a post for weight but im lookong for the not so obvious ... I say that because we weighed a friend of mines who also races and his came in at 2875 and it dosent look like he cut it up his is not t top any ideas were his mystery weight went we both bought cars as turn key race.cars so he knows nothing about it were I bought mine and re did it so I actually kno whats going on

 

I'm no expert on the subject, but I found some of the heaviest and less obvious things you can remove are the reinforcements inside the door skins. Also I removed my front and rear bumpers. To properly support the covers I made some Aluminum tube supports for them. Mine had a fiberglass hood but I removed all the inside moldings and supports. Also I removed the whole A/C, and a friend of mine made me an Aluminum Trunk Lid (the original on weights Ton). If I had the resources I will definitely replace the rear window with Plexiglass or something too it is quite heavy.
You said you gutted the interior so there is not much else you can remove.
I've seen people drill some pieces on the body and frames but I personally don't have any experiences with that.
I hope this helps, good luck.

 

I am guessing it is an iron 355? Does it have iron heads? Aluminum heads should save 70ish lbs Maybe a ls1?

 

There is so much weight to skin off thirdgens its ridiculous!
i can think of more then 20 at the top of my head...

You also are going to have to add some weight tho if you want a solid car but that weight is worth it I.E sub frames, cage etc...

 

Did you take out the heater blower and controls?

Do you still have speakers ect? Power windows mirrors? Passenger mirror?

 

You can literally eliminate hundreds of pounds from a third gen when done right.

 

ok so here is what is out of it ... the interior is completly gone its a seat and a skeleton dash no heater controls nothing no carpent no speakers gas tank is gone it has a cage and subfram connectors it is an alum headed iron block stock sub frame and i havent cut the crash bars out of the doors that is my next project i think can anyone est the wieght of the crash bar under the front bumper?

 

Remove the heater core the blower the windshield wiper tank pump and motors ect? The hatch glass and replace with lexan the trunk struts, the holder for the spare tire ect?

 

The heater core is gone wiper crap is gone the hatch i have to keep because of class rules and the spare tire area is now were my fuel cell is

 

Your Fuel Cell is in the passenger side area where the spare tire went??!?!? Last I checked thats one of the FIRST places to cave if it gets hit.

I wouldn't put fuel, or anything pressurized there at all in the off chance that you take a hit. Safest place for a fuel cell is the rear seat area if you aren't putting it in the stock tank location.

 

lol i bought car turn key as a race car didnt relize it went the its actually in the center of the trunk in the well as far back as it would go i am still learning about these cars.. also i am still baffeled how a guy i race with has the same car that is at 2875 with him in it and he has to weigh 275