I know, not the right way to do it. However, I have several friends who have weighed them that way. The more clever ones weight the truck, trailer, and car then weight just the truck and trailer. I figure that is a better plan, since it gets the weight up to a place the scale is more likely to be accurate.
Anyhow, a couple of these friends have told me what their cars weigh doing it this way, and I just can't believe the numbers. One is a full sized Chevy pickup truck. Small block and glide. Factory truck rear. All steel, except for the hood. Stock interior, except for the replacement of the bench seat with a couple of light weight buckets. He says it weighs 3800 pounds. That seems really low to me. Another friend has a Fox body Mustang with an iron block LS swap (no turbo). It has had some lightening. Door inner supports removed, etc. But no aftermarket fiberglass or plastic panels. He says that thing only weighs 2600 pounds. That seems really low to me, as well. I know those cars aren't heavyweights, but only 2600 pounds seems really impressive, if it's true.
The last time my own 67 Camaro was on scales was at a race track in the 1970's.
It has gone through a few subtle changes since, but it weighed 3,400 pounds back then! Take care. Tom Worthington
Anyhow, a couple of these friends have told me what their cars weigh doing it this way, and I just can't believe the numbers. One is a full sized Chevy pickup truck. Small block and glide. Factory truck rear. All steel, except for the hood. Stock interior, except for the replacement of the bench seat with a couple of light weight buckets. He says it weighs 3800 pounds. That seems really low to me. Another friend has a Fox body Mustang with an iron block LS swap (no turbo). It has had some lightening. Door inner supports removed, etc. But no aftermarket fiberglass or plastic panels. He says that thing only weighs 2600 pounds. That seems really low to me, as well. I know those cars aren't heavyweights, but only 2600 pounds seems really impressive, if it's true.
The last time my own 67 Camaro was on scales was at a race track in the 1970's.
It has gone through a few subtle changes since, but it weighed 3,400 pounds back then! Take care. Tom Worthington
