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  1. 02-16-2020, 12:48 PM #1
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    Anyone want to guess what it weighs?

    Finally got my car on race scales. Anyone want to guess what it weighs? No carpet or insulation. Full taken of gas. Ls/tko
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    1,950 lbs

    The Hot Rod New Chassis Crazy Light As Is An Aluminum Blocked LS!

    NOTE: I'm assuming you installed an all aluminum LS.
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    LQ9. Iron block. So it’s plus 100 over aluminum.
    33 Hot Rod #1133. LS/TKO600
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    Quote Originally Posted by sethmark View Post
    LQ9. Iron block. So it’s plus 100 over aluminum.
    2,050
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    2250lbs
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    FFR33 #997 (Gen1 chassis, Gen2 body), license plate DRIVE IT says it all! build thread
    My build: 350SBC, TKO600, hardtop, no fenders/hood, 32 grill, 3 link, sway bars, 355/30r19
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    Quote Originally Posted by RoadRacer View Post
    2250lbs
    Close!
    33 Hot Rod #1133. LS/TKO600
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    Mine weighs 2292 and has much more steel tubing in it than yours does.
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    Apparently it has less than a stick of tubing more.....
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    33 Hot Rod #1133. LS/TKO600
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    Great Thread That Was Lots Of Fun!

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    2277 - you got to remove 37lbs somehow to get it under a ton - a proper UK ton that is
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    FFR33 #997 (Gen1 chassis, Gen2 body), license plate DRIVE IT says it all! build thread
    My build: 350SBC, TKO600, hardtop, no fenders/hood, 32 grill, 3 link, sway bars, 355/30r19
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    I was going to try and get it down to 1933
    33 Hot Rod #1133. LS/TKO600
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    Seth, was that with the top on and all the windows installed?
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    Nah. Im a dyed in the wool roadster guy. It was roll bar, seats, mats, car cover in trunk. No paint or carpet. So I would expect to add about 30#.
    33 Hot Rod #1133. LS/TKO600
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmish View Post
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    Bad ***, nice patina! Wonder where the extra 300 came from? What block is that?
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    FFR33 #997 (Gen1 chassis, Gen2 body), license plate DRIVE IT says it all! build thread
    My build: 350SBC, TKO600, hardtop, no fenders/hood, 32 grill, 3 link, sway bars, 355/30r19
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  19. 04-17-2020, 11:44 AM #17
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    Iron 6.0 block, full 8.50 cert. cage, hell, the 92mm turbo alone weights close to 70 lbs.
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