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Apr 29, 2002 | 07:52 PM

couldbefun

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What does your car weigh?

just sorta curious. not sure what my 79 L-82 weighs but i would like to find out, and get an idea what the other year vettes weigh. if i remember right, theyre pretty heavy for a fiberglass car. thanks all :cheers:

Apr 29, 2002 | 09:11 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

MY 1966 convertable wieghs 3,080 Lbs, without me in it.....427, Alum heads,alum intake, mini starter, no spare ,no jack, & no spare carrier ...only P/S , side exhaust , 4 speed,,,,,,wieghed her at drags on electronic scale....when the water pump goes will be replaced by alum one...the diet goes on :crazy: if it was so easy for me :) :seeya :flag

Apr 29, 2002 | 10:08 PM

Clink69

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

3160 lbs with spare, 1/4 tank gas, no options at all (but some junk in the back). Engine specs in Sig.

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Apr 29, 2002 | 11:32 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

My 78 Silver L-48 4-speed weighs 3480lbs. I weighed it at a local business that has a truck scale. The car is stock and I didn't have anything else in the car. :flag

Apr 29, 2002 | 11:41 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (7SILVER8)

my car weighs 3420lbs this with half tank of gas ,aluminum intake,aluminum heads,and headers,flexfan,centerline wheels and no driver,but has pb,pl,pw,ac auto trans and spare tire.

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Apr 30, 2002 | 01:01 AM

Les

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Re: What does your car weigh? (Wightnite)

3411 lbs. w/ iron heads/water pump, stock radiator, headers, a coupla gallons of gas, and w/o the spare or me.

[Modified by Les, 1:01 AM 4/30/2002]

Apr 30, 2002 | 01:14 AM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

3280 with approximately 1/2 tank of gas, no spare tire.

3460 with me, full tank of gas, and spare. I'm scrawny.

May 1, 2002 | 03:00 AM

couldbefun

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Re: What does your car weigh? (sharklover)

thanks all for input.
sharklover, am i to assume your car doesnt have many weight reducing parts on it? so i can figure that my L-82 (1979) weighs around 3300lbs also? thanks :chevy

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May 1, 2002 | 07:38 AM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

I'm on a serious diet now hope I'll cut of some serious weight. It was around 1640 kilos with half tank of gas, before the diet. We'll see how it turns out. :cheers:

May 1, 2002 | 09:33 AM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (groovyjay)

3260lbs on a truck scale, small block, Aluminum heads, no spare, steel spring.

I always wonder tho how accurate those truck scales are at low weights like that... I mean 10% is 320 lbs!

May 1, 2002 | 02:51 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (couldbefun)

Quote:

thanks all for input.
sharklover, am i to assume your car doesnt have many weight reducing parts on it? so i can figure that my L-82 (1979) weighs around 3300lbs also? thanks :chevy

That's probably pretty close. About the only thing is no A.I.R. pump, which doesn't save much. I also have true dual exhaust, which you might think would add weight but the cat and Y-pipes were so heavy that the duals might actually save a couple pounds. Can't really think of much else. But as mentioned earlier, it's also hard to tell how accurate the truck scale would be at such a light weight.

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May 1, 2002 | 02:55 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (sharklover)

I had the same question so typed it into google.com and according to Idaho Corvette, the stock 79 weighed 3,503 lbs.

May 1, 2002 | 03:47 PM

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Re: What does your car weigh? (Colin70)

My '81 has AL heads, electric fans, lighter wheels/tires and significant suspension modifications (though there was little emphasis on loosing sprung weight) and it tips the scales at 3,180 pounds with 1/4 tank (8 gal) of fuel. Further- its 1,580 lbs front and 1,600 lbs rear -> almost 50/50 f/r