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11-23-2005, 08:08 PM
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Weight Reduction?????
Does anyone know how much weight is in a set of ground effects on a 84' t/a, i'm thinking of taking mine off before i prep the car for paint. i know there's a ton of holes to fill but the lighter the car the faster it will be. JR1.
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11-23-2005, 08:09 PM
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10lbs maybe... ? they arent that heavy
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11-23-2005, 08:13 PM
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10lbs maybe... ? they arent that heavy
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i was thinking about 30lbs. JR1.
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11-23-2005, 08:51 PM
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10lbs is heavy
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11-23-2005, 09:23 PM
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jr, doesn't your car lift high enough. I thought you were trying to put weight IN the front end. not take it out. I say make the ground effects out of lead! 
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11-23-2005, 11:15 PM
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just a quick question...is your fuel cell in the back or the front of that thing?
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11-24-2005, 01:13 AM
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3rd gen ground effects weigh between 22 and 35lbs depending on year and if you include the spoiler.
i think your car will have the fiberglass side skirts. that would weigh a bit less than the later "tall" gfx.
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11-24-2005, 02:24 AM
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all of that is including the weight difference from going to a non-gfx bumper cover set as well.
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11-24-2005, 02:34 AM
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well the foam aero spoiler would be the heaveiest part of the late 80's ground effects packages, but the 84 should have the straight low wing, which weighs much less, the side skirts for the 85-90 style are very light, not rigid fiberglass like the camaros, and then on the 85 i think it just has the front lower wrap, not the full lower airdam like the 85-90 with the fogs and all. i would say the 84 setup is at most 20lbs. but without actually weighing it all, who knows i may be wrong.
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11-24-2005, 03:10 AM
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just a quick question...is your fuel cell in the back or the front of that thing?
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in the hatch, were the t-tops would go, it's NHRA ok!, so thats 35lbs. in my favor,lighter the better. JR1.
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11-24-2005, 03:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
jr, doesn't your car lift high enough. I thought you were trying to put weight IN the front end. not take it out. I say make the ground effects out of lead! |
i'm thinking of a new set of Edelbrock heads for next year ,Aluminum, hey 70lbs is alot vs. Iron. looking to make over 850hp's, it will be done. JR1.
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11-24-2005, 06:23 PM
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10lbs is heavy
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