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Great questions. I have pulled about 150lbs out of my 78 by installing seats from an 80, removing many of the heavy brackets behind the bumpers and a lot of misc small items like removing cruise controls, Air Con... I will be installing Alum heads, Water pump and converting to a T5 trany this winter but no idea how much weight they save.
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The closest I can come up with as far as car weight is
1. 1977-3540 lbs
2. 1979-3655
I would guess that the 78 is right in there pretty close.
1. 1977-3540 lbs
2. 1979-3655
I would guess that the 78 is right in there pretty close.
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From: The Armpit of Illinois Platato says..... "Sometimes your the windshield & sometimes your the bug".
St. Jude Donor '05
I know this is a dumb question but did you check the sticker on your drivers side door jam?
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Originally Posted by platato
I know this is a dumb question but did you check the sticker on your drivers side door jam?
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by carguy4sure
No sticker here either. Just found several references on the web... a 78 has a curb Weight of 3,572 lbs
I thought it was allot lighter then that 
I guess is time to make it ligher
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Originally Posted by carguy4sure
No sticker here either. Just found several references on the web... a 78 has a curb Weight of 3,572 lbs
I thought it was allot lighter then that I guess is time to make it ligher
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Originally Posted by Eddie 70
The closest I can come up with as far as car weight is
1. 1977-3540 lbs
2. 1979-3655
I would guess that the 78 is right in there pretty close.
1. 1977-3540 lbs
2. 1979-3655
I would guess that the 78 is right in there pretty close.
I got this info out of an old Road And Track compilation book. Never a corvettes friend.
