SS Chevy II race weight

ss wife · 02-21-2012, 09:40 PM

You can not get a mild steel an Dana car that lite
Steve Belanger
ss/j 3030
ss/i 2770
65 nova hardtop

Ed Carpenter · 02-22-2012, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ss wife

You can not get a mild steel an Dana car that lite
Steve Belanger
ss/j 3030
ss/i 2770
65 nova hardtop

Exactly!!!!!

Jeff Lee · 02-22-2012, 02:01 AM

And why would you NOT have a CM cage in the car? I remember when I put a CM roll-bar in my car almost everybody thought it was a waste of money; wouldn't save much weight. I beg to differ! And a CM roll-bar or cage is not only lighter but stiffer.
My Dana 60 has CM axle tubes in it and a lite-weight steel spool (I'm not brave enough for an aluminum spool), gun drilled axles, back-cut gear. Compared to any other standard issue rear-end, there's not much difference.
One of my AMX buddies (Adkins) converted his old square tube MS back-half to a round tube CM back-half. Knocked off a whole lotta weight!

danny waters sr · 02-22-2012, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ss wife

You can not get a mild steel an Dana car that lite
Steve Belanger
ss/j 3030
ss/i 2770
65 nova hardtop

Mine has c/m cage and 12 bolt and all the full interior

Tom Goldman · 02-22-2012, 09:42 AM

I've got a 67 Chevy II x Modified production car in the shop right now that weighed in at 2830 with a 180# driver .
Small block ,powerglide car. with a Dana60. 2 alum seats, bracket car,but still could be SS legal.
At that weight we still found the Roll cage side rocker bars were filled with lead ,and the area behind the trunk trim insert was also filled with lead!!
Lots of thin metal and built way before Tiawan parts.

02-21-2012, 09:40 PM	#1
ss wife Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SS Chevy II race weight You can not get a mild steel an Dana car that lite Steve Belanger ss/j 3030 ss/i 2770 65 nova hardtop

02-22-2012, 02:01 AM	#3
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: SS Chevy II race weight And why would you NOT have a CM cage in the car? I remember when I put a CM roll-bar in my car almost everybody thought it was a waste of money; wouldn't save much weight. I beg to differ! And a CM roll-bar or cage is not only lighter but stiffer. My Dana 60 has CM axle tubes in it and a lite-weight steel spool (I'm not brave enough for an aluminum spool), gun drilled axles, back-cut gear. Compared to any other standard issue rear-end, there's not much difference. One of my AMX buddies (Adkins) converted his old square tube MS back-half to a round tube CM back-half. Knocked off a whole lotta weight! __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

02-22-2012, 09:42 AM	#5
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,478 Likes: 894 Liked 885 Times in 238 Posts	Re: SS Chevy II race weight I've got a 67 Chevy II x Modified production car in the shop right now that weighed in at 2830 with a 180# driver . Small block ,powerglide car. with a Dana60. 2 alum seats, bracket car,but still could be SS legal. At that weight we still found the Roll cage side rocker bars were filled with lead ,and the area behind the trunk trim insert was also filled with lead!! Lots of thin metal and built way before Tiawan parts. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK