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What does your 67 - 68 'Bird weigh?
I'm curious what your early Birds weigh and I'd like a basic overview of the car , e.g. what's steel, what's fiberglass, heads, transmission, suspension, etc.
Thanks for any help!
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'67 GTO 400 HO - Ram Air - 4 speed - 3.55 Safe T Track, A/C, PS, red fender liners '78 Lemans - Drag car project |
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3450, manual steering and brakes, full factory Interior, Wilwood discs, bolt on fiberglass hood, aluminum heads and intake, TH350, no exhaust, 12 bolt, Draglites with radial tires, 8 point roll bar and Caltracs. That's with me in it (I'm probably 260 dtessed to race) and 2/3 tank of gas.
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Greg Weigart IAIIA 520/pump gas/SD 325 E-heads/266-272 SR cam/1050 Dominator/3.73/ET Street Radial Pro/3300lbs/1.35 60'/6.21@110.47/9.77@137.08 Hot Rod Drag Week finishing averages: 2014 - 11.12 @ 118.56 2015 - 10.84 @ 124.97 2016 - 10.56 @ 127.88 2017 - 10.29 @ 130.74 2018 - 10.29 @ 130.53 2019 - 10.16 @ 132.34 2021 - 10.09 @ 132.69 2022 - 10.13 @ 133.07 Last edited by firechickenman; 04-11-2016 at 09:29 PM. |
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Weight is in the signature and includes 200lb driver. Fiberglass doors and front end. Four link back half car with AP iron block and KRE Hi Ports.
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Same as firechickenman. 3450#. Differences are: TH400, full 3 1/2" dual exhaust, 59' Pontiac olds rear with back brace & spool, 8.50 cage and 175# driver (my son Jake).
Brian
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68 coupe
350HO stock except aluminum HO intake Long branch manifolds 2.5" duals Power steering Power disc brakes Heater only car stereo and 3 amps Dealer installed tow hitch! Deluxe interior TH350 8.2 open diff console All original body 15" Rally wheels 3465 without driver 1/4 tank of gas or so took it to PSN back in 2005 I think |
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My 67 weighs 3090 without driver. Fiberglass front fenders, hood and front bumper cover. All else is steel. All glass windows- No lexan. 8.50 moly cage. Multi-leaf springs and ladder bars. One Kirkey seat. One 16v battery
E-heads, IA-2 block, Powerglide, 12 bolt, manual steering and brakes with Wilwoods on front, drums on back, 8 gallon fuel cell.
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my 68 is 2560 no driver, steel 1/4s and roof the rest is glass,iron block kre heads,glide ford 9" chrome moly chassis will cert. to 6.50
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My 68 all steel and iron head's full interior is at 3480 with me in it.
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2650 less driver. Glass front end, deck lid, lexan Windows.
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68 Firebird "Indian Giver" 540 MR1, HP's, Wenzler -- For Sale $12,500 rolling Best of 5.12@134 on 175 shot 72 LeMans "POS" - Next US beast |
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2515 lbs.
All fiberglass except main shell |
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3450 including 200lb driver. 10 gallons of gas, 400 w/ e-heads, th400,9in rear,aluminum driveshaft,fiberglass hood and decklid,no lexan, no rear bumper, kirkeys,10 pt chromemoly cage,aerospace 4 wheel power disks,manual steering, no heat or a/c, no back seat.
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Been a while but IIRC mine is 3380 with me so about 3200 filled and ready. Car is all steel except hood, full glass - no lexan, tubbed, ms 10 point, alum heads/manifold, Optima/alternator, pretty standard stuff.
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