Weight loss checklist

[406Monte]

Flatblack, the dash is a factory dash and it weighs in at 5 pounds empty with the glove box and the cluster.

 

[flatblack79]

Flatblack, the dash is a factory dash and it weighs in at 5 pounds empty with the glove box and the cluster.

ok, great to know thanks, Dekota/ Flatblack79

 

[beastoakland]

got them yesterday and man they a light! good lookin piece

im might try them too!

 

[mighty monte]

Anyone know where I can get plastic headlights(6054) for my 79 monte?

 

[rollcagerage]

Heres how mine turned out, steel bumpers and stock a-arms and a bbc.

 

[Malibu355]

Re: Weight Loss: Front Upper A-arms swap

Stock a-arm with ball joint 8.4 lbs
Speedway upper front a-arm with Speedway ball joint 4.0 lbs

A-arm description: These 4130 chrome moly metric upper control arms are 40% stronger than standard control arms. They bolt to a stock mount and use the bolt-in style ball joints. Aluminum cross shaft.

Cost of the project from Speedwaymotors.com:
Qty SKU Description Price Total
2 91720045 GM UPPER BALL JOINT $14.99 $29.98
2 91031133-R UPPER METRIC A-ARM,ALUM/STL $47.99 $95.98
1 91016009 PRO-BLEND ANTI-SEIZE $6.99 $6.99

Sub Total: $132.95
Discounts: $0.00
Tax: $0.00
Shipping Total: $9.93
Total: $142.88


Will post pics and how-to article in the next few days if interested..

Does that "R" in the part number mean Right side?

 

[gbodydude540ci]

yea,you flip a right side to use on the left side.

 

[7d8ss]

Mini starter will shave a few pounds.

 

[mike from bc]

Heres how mine turned out, steel bumpers and stock a-arms and a bbc.

what all is done to get it that light ?? and is that without driver ??

 

[rollcagerage]

Heres how mine turned out, steel bumpers and stock a-arms and a bbc.

what all is done to get it that light ?? and is that without driver ??

Well, Its a long story but heres a start, http://www.maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=90388&hilit=door+diet This covers alot of it, basicly just put as much .035 aluminum in it as posible along with tubular frame rails, a powerglide trans really cuts down the weight also along with aerospace brakes and cutting off unneeded frame parts. There is more weight savings yet I could do like lexon windows, glass bumpers, glass trunk lid( I did cutout the inter structure out of the steel trunk) tube upper and lower control arms I'm sure theres another hundred pounds if I did all that. As far as a driver I had my wife sitting in it with a old bench vice in her lap to = close to my weight so I could get the pic. and adjust the suspension.