69 fastback mustang weight Q:

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

'Cause it is....


I didn't do any of the set up - it's just the paperwork that came with the car.

I'd bet you all you have vs. what I have that it's with driver and you should get your car back on the scales to get the cross weight right.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I'd bet you all you have vs. what I have that it's with driver and you should get your car back on the scales to get the cross weight right.

I'd bet you're right.....


It spins both ways so what's the problem??

[Vegas69]

Here's my old car on the scales with dead nuts cross weight and me in the car. Notice the left side vs. right side weight. Very similar to your car. You just need some work on the cross weight. From my fuzzy memory, your RF spring needs a few turns UP.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I'd bet you're right.....


It spins both ways so what's the problem??

You bring up a good point.

Thanks for the effort Greg. Sounded like a lot of work. You should count it towards your daily amount of exercise.

[headcase]

I still don't get it. A big dodge charger weighs 3400-3600lbs depending on options. Why on earth would a car half the size weigh almost the same. Alloy engine block and heads, coil over suspension, Carbon fiber interior, alloy wheels, billet breaks, alloy cased gearbox... Gotta weigh under 3000.

[DTM Racing]

We weighed our 65 slow back, full interior with a new 5.0 roller motor/T-5/Ice Cream Truck rear and it came in at 2888. I dunno what you did to make a race car so portly. Cage?

[bret]

My 69 with an iron block/aluminum head 351W based 460, magnesium Rankin trans, carbon clutch, rollcage and no back seat weighs 3100.

[Bryce]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Matt....



Only for YOU --- would I leave my couch.... put on some shoes - go down to the shed -- find the packet for the Ford -- rummage thru all the paperwork - get the weight sheet - come back to the house - find an SD Card - scan the sheet - load the SD card into the laptop - convert the file - save it to the desktop - import it to iPhoto - export it to Photobucket..... post it on Lat G -- go back down to the shed - put away the paperwork...



Muttstang has a Ford R code block.... 355.6" cubic inches of Iron ---- with aluminum heads....

and you go that all done in 35 minutes!

[Bryce]

my 65 falcon weighs 2700lbs, fiberglass front end, no rear seat. And some aluminum stuff.

The 65 drag car weighs 2600lbs, all steel, full interior. Everything bolted onto the car has had weight reduction in mind. But the wheels and tires alone are 75 lighter than the one on my falcon.

[clill]

Greg's POS might have been weighed before bumpers, glass etc were removed. I sent Jack a link so he can chime in. He built it and had it weighed. It has R-P steering.