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#1
10-17-2025, 10:26 PM
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Ideas for weight reduction on 65 GTO
I'd like to take off 50-100lbs from our 65 GTO. I'm looking into light weight upper and lower a-arms. Any other ideas?
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#2
10-17-2025, 11:18 PM
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Treadmill twenty minutes, health rider twenty more
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#3
10-18-2025, 01:04 AM
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and cut back on carbs as well��
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#4
10-18-2025, 03:39 AM
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Pretty sure my aftermarket 17x8” wheels are about 22lbs each. |
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#5
10-18-2025, 06:46 AM
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Aluminum block and cut down the k member
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10-18-2025, 06:52 AM
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Aluminum rear drums.
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#7
10-18-2025, 09:07 AM
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Another vote for aluminum block plus a fiberglass hood.
Eric
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#8
10-18-2025, 09:35 AM
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having taken the hood off and on on my 65 it is heavy! Glass hood.
Bumpers are heavy,not as heavy as my 64 impala bumpers though! As well as pot metal front grills. I think the repop grills are plastic. Glass bumpers and with "wraps" now can be as shiny as the real thing. I know my "regular" Global west tubular A arms aren't any lighter than the factory ones. Wheels can make a big difference as well as tires.
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#9
10-18-2025, 10:14 AM
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#10
10-18-2025, 10:49 AM
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Antigravity 970ca battery, 7lbs
Electric rad fans Aluminum brake drums Tubular control arms Aluminum wheels Aluminum heads
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10-19-2025, 09:16 AM
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fiberglass doors,mine weigh 9lbs
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#12
10-19-2025, 10:34 AM
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And eventhough not a lot of weight that freaking pointy second hood latch I always bust my head on!
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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#13
10-20-2025, 12:32 PM
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Replace the pot metal front grills with the plastic ones
And get some light aluminum wheels
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#14
10-20-2025, 12:59 PM
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Antigravity lithium battery will get you 40-60 lbs savings depending on your current set-up
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