did a little research and from what I found it looks like 76' was the heaviest year: Wheelbase 2-Door 103.0 Curb Weight 2-Door 2929 LB Wheelbase 4-Door 109.9 Curb Weight 4-Door 3049 LB
I think I heard a base 70' weighed only 2500 lbs. Mine should way about that much, (the seats are gone, but steel tubs and a cage may have replaced the weight) and an 84' 347 Short Block should be pretty light.
My 71 weighs 2770# w/o me. Fiberglass doors,hood,frt.fenders,all Lexan glass,tubbed 4link,all alum.floor backhalf,stock frt clip w/towers trimmed,and a steel headed BBF. Rick
70s were very light due to the tiny rear end and little I6, as well as lacking safety reinforcements (read heavy) that were added in 71 or 72. I'll bet your car no longer weighs 2500# with your V8 and 5 lug parts. Seems like small bumper I6 cars are right around the 2500#. The V8s with heavier duty parts are close to 3k#, then the big bumper V8 cars seem to push 3500#. My observations anyway... your's may vary. Edit: My favorite 'rule of thumb'... 100# lost =10 rwhp OR =.10 second in the quarter
Be careful when quoting "factory weights" because they are usually "dry" weights. The dry weight doesn't include fluids or options.
Very good point. Also, weights listed for load capacity are sometimes mistaken for the weight of the car... The numbers are often not well explained to the consumer, but rather just quoted to satisfy obscure laws. Then you must have a driver... At 10 rwhp per 100#, I cause a 24 rwhp loss just by getting in a car!
I'd like to know how everyone gets such light cars. My Sprint weighs 3010 lbs on a certified CAT scale. Its has 302 4 speed with aluminum heads, and intake and no power anything. I also had a full tank of gas.
