How do you like my fully modded '77?

[panic]

This is my fully modded '77 C3 4 speeds manual...weight has been shaved down to 2.770 lbs (from about 3.600), American Speed 575hp 406ci engine (the american engine builder for Ultima cars...), uprated diff with 4.11 rear gears, 3.5'' halfshafts, fully modded suspensions, superlight willwood calipers, lightweight rotors, hydroboost, minilites, hoosier dot rubber, custom undercarriage 2 3/4'' exhaust with hooker super comp headers, etc etc...



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[RetroWheels]

Cool, very cool .

[roscobbc]

Come on Panic - tell us the secrets of how you got the weight down from 3600 lbs?

[panic]

roscobbc said:

Come on Panic - tell us the secrets of how you got the weight down from 3600 lbs?

There is no secret...just time, money and a lot of enthusiasm...here a some of the mods, i'm sure i've forgotten quite a few though..

front transverse monospring kit
rear composite spring
tubular a-arms
new lightweight (willwood) brakes
new engine (alu heads, pumps, intake)
No A/C+ancillaries
No heater+ancillaries
no front and rear steel defends
aftermarket hood
fixed lights
lightweight seat (with alu support)
new lighter full interior (ecklers)
lexan windshield
no wipers, no motor
no power windows+no windows
gutted doors
gutted t-tops
race battery
lighter (minilite) wheels+biasply (hoosier) tires
alu radiator

and here is the port scale slip where a friend let me weight the vette



these are the next mods, with these i'm pretty sure i could achieve shaving at least another 150lbs

custom alu front end support
custom rad support
round tube crossmember
no e-brake
alu engine block
lighter side exhaust (not the hooker style sidepipes though)
rear lightweight rotors and hats
carbon halfshafts
fuel cell

I'm getting close to my griffith weight


this is a thread on corvetteforum.com

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1...

[roscobbc]

A pound or two here and there multiplied several times I guess soon adds up. Like when I was looking for temperature reductions, a degree here, a degree or two there, before you know it you have achieved 8/10 degrees reduction. Well, so far - ally heads are going on new BB engine, ally waterpump & inlet (already had these)so I guess I will loose 90 lbs (ish) - some way to go yet!