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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?
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Re: Fly Weights
Bill,not a flyweight but a featherweight.
Willie Pep.
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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.
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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.
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Too bad we never got a chance to thrash it out ...Woulda been a rocketship
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Re: Fly Weights
so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?
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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 .
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11-29-2013, 08:48 PM | #8 |
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I`ve run it in U/SA in the past. For U the min is 2770,V is 3030 with driver.
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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 |
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