Got it on the scale yeasterday
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Burning Brakes
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From: 2011,2012 ECS CC 10.50 CHAMP Massapequa NY
Got it on the scale yeasterday
I finally got to weigh my car. I was shocked to say the least. It came in at 2780!!!! Thats with the autofab 4 link and a 12 bolt rear. I know stock 80's start at 3200lbs so I thought maybe 3000 Lbs with the full cage. Stock dash, seats, door panels, electric windows and rear bumper support. I did remove the front crash bar.
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From: Olive Branch MS
Hey L79, You got is driving! How do you like the 4 link? What all did you do to remove the front crash bar? I am ready to add my 6 point roll bar and wanted to go ahead and get rid of some simple weight to trade out for the roll bar.
That is awsome weight, especially with the cage!
That is awsome weight, especially with the cage!
Last edited by bluzman2004; Sep 7, 2009 at 10:45 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: 2011,2012 ECS CC 10.50 CHAMP Massapequa NY
Hey L79, You got is driving! How do you like the 4 link? What all did you do to remove the front crash bar? I am ready to add my 6 point roll bar and wanted to go ahead and get rid of some simple weight to trade out for the roll bar.
That is awsome weight, especially with the cage!
That is awsome weight, especially with the cage!
I cut the crash bar after the bolts to the chassis so the fiberglass reinforcement still compress it and the radiator support still had a place to bolt to and the bottom. I'll try and get a picture in a little while. I dont know if I explained it right.
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Here are a couple of pictures. You can see the round tube that I cut off. It used to go all the way up to the front of the nose and had a big square plate welded to it. The plate bolted to the nose right behind the License plate. If you look at the second picture you can see the fiberglass support that the plate was flush against. It still has the GM sticker on it. I needed the piece where the round tube welded to the support that bolted to the chassis so I could drill a hole in it to support the radiator support. You can see the bolt to the right of where the round tube used to be. That is what give the nose support now. There is also a bar from the bottom of the radiator support up to the front of the nose.
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From: West Point NE
yea i weighed my 80 before the gutting started and with every bell in the car plus me and a half tank of gas was 3180 with me in it.....and i weigh 140... and now theres no A/C aluminum heads and wp..... with the 12 bolt and the 4 link.... but i have 55 lbs goin on the right side of the engine bay that spins by exhaust too 
...... so im shooting for 3000 with the turbo
...... so im shooting for 3000 with the turbo
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From: Olive Branch MS
Wow, the 80's are definitely lighter than my 78 was.
L79, I found that setting the shocks on around 2 gave me a good hook with a 1.48 60foot. If I tighten the shocks up to 6 or 7, I can't even bounce the rear at all by pushing down on it. On 2, I can bounce it up and down easily. I can still blow the tires off on the street from a stop though. I don't think there's any way around that.
L79, I found that setting the shocks on around 2 gave me a good hook with a 1.48 60foot. If I tighten the shocks up to 6 or 7, I can't even bounce the rear at all by pushing down on it. On 2, I can bounce it up and down easily. I can still blow the tires off on the street from a stop though. I don't think there's any way around that.
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Wow, the 80's are definitely lighter than my 78 was.
L79, I found that setting the shocks on around 2 gave me a good hook with a 1.48 60foot. If I tighten the shocks up to 6 or 7, I can't even bounce the rear at all by pushing down on it. On 2, I can bounce it up and down easily. I can still blow the tires off on the street from a stop though. I don't think there's any way around that.
L79, I found that setting the shocks on around 2 gave me a good hook with a 1.48 60foot. If I tighten the shocks up to 6 or 7, I can't even bounce the rear at all by pushing down on it. On 2, I can bounce it up and down easily. I can still blow the tires off on the street from a stop though. I don't think there's any way around that.
Let me know what holes you have your bars set at if you can, I'm curious as to your I/C location. Let me know the measurement from the ground to the bottom hole of the chassis bracket.
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yea i weighed my 80 before the gutting started and with every bell in the car plus me and a half tank of gas was 3180 with me in it.....and i weigh 140... and now theres no A/C aluminum heads and wp..... with the 12 bolt and the 4 link.... but i have 55 lbs goin on the right side of the engine bay that spins by exhaust too ...... so im shooting for 3000 with the turbo
...... so im shooting for 3000 with the turbo
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From: Olive Branch MS
I would liike to know what mine is now, too. My top bar is one hole up from the bottom and the bottom bar is in both of the lowest holes. My measurement from the ground the the center of the lowest bottom hole on the frame bracket is 7.5 inches.
I have Performance Trends 4 link calculator, but I haven't played with it at all.
I have Performance Trends 4 link calculator, but I haven't played with it at all.
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From: 2011,2012 ECS CC 10.50 CHAMP Massapequa NY
I would liike to know what mine is now, too. My top bar is one hole up from the bottom and the bottom bar is in both of the lowest holes. My measurement from the ground the the center of the lowest bottom hole on the frame bracket is 7.5 inches.
I have Performance Trends 4 link calculator, but I haven't played with it at all.
I have Performance Trends 4 link calculator, but I haven't played with it at all.
Any chance you could send me a copy of the calculator. I have been using the one one line that I think I sent you a while ago.
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From: 2011,2012 ECS CC 10.50 CHAMP Massapequa NY
The fiberglass is supposed to be thinner. I know the original 80 hood was as light as the aftermarket hood and they were both much lighter than the early L82 hood I had on it at first. I would also say that the metal of the chassis is thinner also or just junk because 80 to 82 are known to be prone to cracking. My 80 seats are just a plastic bucket with two cushions in them. They are almost as light as a plastic race seat.
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From: West Point NE
and as for the seats....they are the lightest seat ive ever lifted i think even lighter then some all out race seats....
and mine im keeping on the street so the crash bar is stayin in for the "just incase" so another 30lbs to the front of mine
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From: Olive Branch MS
Dave sent me a bunch of pics of his install. Maybe I can forward them to you if you PM me your email address. I just got my Jegster kit and am waiting to do the installation until I get to play with the car at the track a few more times.
Mine is definitely a street car. That's why I've waited to strip anything I might regret to strip.
My seats weigh 50 - 60 lbs each!
Mine is definitely a street car. That's why I've waited to strip anything I might regret to strip.
My seats weigh 50 - 60 lbs each!
Last edited by bluzman2004; Sep 9, 2009 at 06:38 AM.