[Louie L]

Some one needs to jump on that. Nice car!

 

[toms78bu]

my malibu weighs 3200lbs without me in it. all steel except lift off hood, all glass. it has no cage, a full interior except the front seats are poly buckets, a/c box remove, heater removed. aluminum fuel cell, small block with aluminum heads. manual steering and brakes. it also has the factory steel bumpers and the factory bumper shocks have not been drained or altered in any way. i could go with fiberglass bumpers, rack and pinion steering, trz front suspension, tubular core support, tubular trans x-member, but i don't know if that would get it to 3000lbs with driver.

 

[Drag Radial]

Well I guess my car is a freak then because with a 12 pt C/M cage, rear seat removed, no pass seat, 5 gal cell, full bottle, kirkey seat, fiberglass hood and front bumper with aluminum mounts, alum radiator, 4 wheel aerospace disc brakes and M/T wheels/325 M/T drag radials with my bow tie block 406 is 3180 with my 230 lbs in the seat. Drop down to the 275 hoosiers and my stock block 383 and it's under 3150. Getting ready to put speed glass for the front windshield and make a new radiator support for it to get a few more pounds off the front. 60fts on the 275 are 1.37

 

[Oldsmoduck]

Im 3290 to 3310 depending on fuel. with me at 180lb.

10pt ms cage, 8 gal cell, alum headed sbc, th350, 9in ford, mini-tubbed, no fiberglass except for the hood which is as heavy as a stock hood. rear seat out, factory buckets, crash bars still intact. power windows and the heat-a/c box is completly removed. edit.. i also hogged out the front and rear bumpers and got about 45lbs from there.

 

[81 olds]

my cutlass weighed 3070 w/o driver , 2 full 10 pound bottles and 5 gal of fuel with a glass hood deck lid bumpers and a stock block sbc with alm. heads 12c/m cage. best 60 ft. with my sbc was 1.241 with 032 jet asst from a fogger

 

[fast406malibu]

these cars are EASY to get down to #3000 lbs and under!!! you just got to know what your "not" going to need and what you want....

mine's sitting at a very well weight #'s now with easy and only fiberglass on it, is the hood and front bumper.. full 14 pt. cage system, factory glass, full interior,dash, factory radio, etc...275 DR's under it also..
As i stated they are EASY to make these loss weight and still look factory appearing.... another member/close friend on www.malibuthunder.com has his car sitting at the #2700 lbs mark right now and no fiber glass parts!

hit me with a PM and i'll tell you how.

 

[C LOWERY]

i wanna do an s10 roadrace style, like 60s-70s trans am meets nascar craftsman truck. i wanna put a chev 302 in there with twin throttle bodies on a crossram intake, with a 6-speed.

That could be cool as hell.

 

[toms78bu]

Well I guess my car is a freak then because with a 12 pt C/M cage, rear seat removed, no pass seat, 5 gal cell, full bottle, kirkey seat, fiberglass hood and front bumper with aluminum mounts, alum radiator, 4 wheel aerospace disc brakes and M/T wheels/325 M/T drag radials with my bow tie block 406 is 3180 with my 230 lbs in the seat. Drop down to the 275 hoosiers and my stock block 383 and it's under 3150. Getting ready to put speed glass for the front windshield and make a new radiator support for it to get a few more pounds off the front. 60fts on the 275 are 1.37

from the other posts i just saw, i think my car must be a pig! some of the things you have listed are things i thought about doing to mine, though. it would be nice to get it around 3000lbs.

 

[cutlass406]

the g-body's work good.i had a 80 cutlass that i had 2 kirkey seats in front and the back seats were out for roll cage.manual steering and manual brakes 8.5 10 bolt with aluim.brake drums.it wieghed 3260 with me in it.(i weighed 250 then).i just swapped over to a mustang last year and it weighs 2905. with me and 2 bottles and 5 gallons of fuel and hooks good.real good!!!! so if weight is an issue and you can croos breed you can go with a mustang!!!

 

[LSXS10]

Louie L . I want your car. That is what i had in mind, was dooin a GN clone. sweet ride.

 

[LSXS10]

the g-body's work good.i had a 80 cutlass that i had 2 kirkey seats in front and the back seats were out for roll cage.manual steering and manual brakes 8.5 10 bolt with aluim.brake drums.it wieghed 3260 with me in it.(i weighed 250 then).i just swapped over to a mustang last year and it weighs 2905. with me and 2 bottles and 5 gallons of fuel and hooks good.real good!!!! so if weight is an issue and you can croos breed you can go with a mustang!!!

I hear to build a mustang all the time. If every car you see in a heads up class wasnt a mustang i would love t build another one. I had a lx fox and just dont want another one..Would my combo go faster and work better in a fox?? yeah, maybe ... but im going to find another way.:smt093

 

[toms78bu]

Louie L . I want your car. That is what i had in mind, was dooin a GN clone. sweet ride.

I want your S10!

 

[LSXS10]

Well if i decide to do a g-body it will probly be for sale unless i can swing keeping it. I just dint know if its worth the change. My S-10 is 3000# without me and with no # in the rear so the weight is going to be close to the same . It would be nice to have the 4-link rear and i think that is all i will gain...May just have to make the leafs on the truck work..

 

[BigS1975]

I might end up sellingt mine as a roller if you'd be intrested I can send you some pics and a list of stuff thats done to it.It weighed #3180 with me in it at #220.BBC with aluminum heads and a PG.

 

[C LOWERY]

these cars are EASY to get down to #3000 lbs and under!!! you just got to know what your "not" going to need and what you want....

mine's sitting at a very well weight #'s now with easy and only fiberglass on it, is the hood and front bumper.. full 14 pt. cage system, factory glass, full interior,dash, factory radio, etc...275 DR's under it also..
As i stated they are EASY to make these loss weight and still look factory appearing.... another member/close friend on www.malibuthunder.com has his car sitting at the #2700 lbs mark right now and no fiber glass parts!

hit me with a PM and i'll tell you how.

PM sent

 

[n8tr]

Man, I hate to say it but your better off going with the S-10 platform if that is your target weight. Even though it is a leaf spring rear you might be able to leave the leaf's in it and do a torque arm that bolts in???

 

[LIGHTNING]

Well Hell.... What am i going to do now ........

You may want to look for a factory OLds cutlass race car w/ the aluminum font end & supports. I think those get around 3000lbs in stock eliminator forum.

Also talk to NHRA/IHRA stock or superstock class racers on their forums. They know these cars in & out.

 

[Toecutter]

My 1987 T-Type came in right at 3000#'s with big & littles on it. Car had a TH350 and an iron headed small block.

 

[fast406malibu]

PM sent

Lowery check your PM's..

 

[LSXS10]

Talked to Travis at calvert today and priced all the rear stuff. Caltracks , monoleafs, sliders, and shocks. We will see if a lil truck can 60' with the mustangs on a 275. If not i guess ill do a g-body. thanks for all the imput guys.