Fly Weights

[Billy Nees]

They're all V/8s (almost), they're all just slightly heavier than a Happy Meal and they're all decent but not particularly easy, cheap or even realistic! Any more that you can think of?
72 Gremlin 304/180 O/SA at 2870#.
63 Falcon 260/158 P/S at 2695# (I'm thinking 4 speed because of block bp)
81 Mustang 255/150 Q/SA at 2720# (auto only)
65 Valiant 273/165 P/S or auto at 2810#
65 Valiant 273/210 J/S or auto at 2795# (Edelbrock intake!)
65 Chevy II 283/170 P/S or auto at 2890#
65 Chevy II 283/223 I/SA at 2845# (stick heavier)
Now some orphans
62 Buick Special 215/185 K/S at 2575# (4V and aluminium engine, might have to be stick)
63 Olds Jetfire 215/215 J/S at 2855# ( turbo and factory alcohol injection, Jericho, 2 step and pop pop, bang bang, hang on!)
62 Pontiac Tempest 195/166 P/S at2825# ( not a V/8 but 1/2 of a good one with 4V)

Any that I missed?

[Ed Fernandez]

Bill,not a flyweight but a featherweight.

Willie Pep.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Bill,not a flyweight but a featherweight.

Willie Pep.

Born in Middletown ,Ct, one day after my dad. They became friends later on, as my dad was a member of the Stagehands Union, and would run into Willie here and there.

Now back to our program :

I think Billy covered most of the V-8 's .

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

[Mark Yacavone]

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

Originally Posted by The Hawk

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

The one we had here was actually that light too.
Too bad we never got a chance to thrash it out ...Woulda been a rocketship

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?

[ken robinson]

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by Tom keedle

so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?

I`ve run it in U/SA in the past. For U the min is 2770,V is 3030 with driver.

[Gordie Kissner]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

They're all V/8s (almost), they're all just slightly heavier than a Happy Meal and they're all decent but not particularly easy, cheap or even realistic! Any more that you can think of?
72 Gremlin 304/180 O/SA at 2870#.
63 Falcon 260/158 P/S at 2695# (I'm thinking 4 speed because of block bp)
81 Mustang 255/150 Q/SA at 2720# (auto only)
65 Valiant 273/165 P/S or auto at 2810#
65 Valiant 273/210 J/S or auto at 2795# (Edelbrock intake!)
65 Chevy II 283/170 P/S or auto at 2890#
65 Chevy II 283/223 I/SA at 2845# (stick heavier)
Now some orphans
62 Buick Special 215/185 K/S at 2575# (4V and aluminium engine, might have to be stick)
63 Olds Jetfire 215/215 J/S at 2855# ( turbo and factory alcohol injection, Jericho, 2 step and pop pop, bang bang, hang on!)
62 Pontiac Tempest 195/166 P/S at2825# ( not a V/8 but 1/2 of a good one with 4V)

Any that I missed?

How about the 72 302 2V Maverick in Q@2750 or P@2590??

[HawkBrosMav]

Originally Posted by Gordie Kissner

How about the 72 302 2V Maverick in Q@2750 or P@2590??

You mean Q@2924 or P@2762....Which you might actually have a chance to make the car weigh... I'd like to see a 302 Mav weigh 2600 with the interior in it like the 71' is listed for O or 2519 @N.. fat chance....

Without doing the research on the others how possible is it to get the original combos listed down to these feather light weights?? the 71' Mav has a bogus shipping weight listing if you look at all the other years.. No one claims a 71' cause you can't get light enough to take atvantage.....

Brad