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You cannot use a factory electronic regulator as they are designed for the 'floating field' style alternator (two field plugs). If you do, it will cause a short due to the grounded field on the early alternators. Some of the aftermarket replacement regulators are electronic inside. Just look...
I picked up a pair of the aluminum strut rods for my 65 Belvedere. I am still in the process of rebuilding the front suspension so I can't really comment on them much. I can tell you that the stock strut rods weighed 6.4 pounds for the pair (including hardware) and the aluminum strut rods come...
I like FlowKooler water pumps because they are lighter than OE stuff, mostly due to using an aluminum impeller. I saved just over 11 ounces by switching pumps. Another thing, the fan/pulley hub design makes a small difference as well. The "X" shaped hubs average 2 1/2 ounces lighter than the...
I have a question for the automatic racers. Do you have an external trans cooler? I have a buddy racing a wild 10 sec Demon (A-Body) and he doesn’t run a cooler at all, just a line connecting the two ports on the transmission. I have an external cooler for my Belvedere, but could shave a pound...
I just trimmed some of the 'bars' from the fan housing (cage) You can see how much if you compare my fan to DVW's. I can't really say if it improves airflow by not having all the bars in place, but it doesn't seem to hurt it. Cutting the bars off saved a little over 4 ounces. Most of the...
I have a 16 inch electric fan on my car. It weighed 4.03 pounds out of the box. I trimmed a lot of the plastic from the 'cage' and swapped the heavier 120 watt motor for a lighter 80 watt motor. The fan now comes in at 2.7 pounds.
My stock upper control arms (new OE replacement) come in at 5 pounds each, with ball joint and bushings.
Does anyone have weights for the tubular upper control arms? I haven't been able to get anything definitive and I don't want to get a set if they are heavier than stock.
For the Belvedere in 65, Reverse lights were optional. They were vertical lights on each side of the rear license plate. If your car did not have reverse lights, there was basically nothing there except for the license plate.
My 65 Belvedere front door window regulator weighed 5 pounds, with bolts (per door). The rear window regulators weighed 4.6 pounds, with bolts (per side).
I saved the rear seat bottom from one of the FWD 80-90's Mopars. It is basically one large piece high density foam rubber with a thin metal frame molded into it so it could be bolted down. It was a molded shape and then covered in upholstery. Granted, it is narrow, but it is firm enough to...
My mechanical pump weighed 1.3 pounds. The electric pump I am using is 3.5 pounds plus another 0.5 pounds for the regulator. I weighed one of the aluminum block off plates as well, but for some reason, I can't locate the numbers.
I converted my Belvedere using the 10 1/2 disk brakes from a 75 A-body. The rusty used rotor weighed in at 21.8 pounds. The OE new replacement rotor weigh in at 25 pounds while a new 'drill-slot' rotor weighs in at 24.4 pounds.
I had the drill slot rotor turned down to the max (I think down...
I agree with you concerning the single strap to hold the tank in. That's an additional 90 pounds when the tank is full. I'll have to see what it would take to add a second strap.
I bought a new replacement tank for my Belvedere. It weighs 21 pounds empty. It is powder coated and that weight does not include the sender or the filler neck. My old tank has so much old gas and crud in it that I didn't bother weighing it.
Just to keep this thread going. I decided that I wanted to keep a driver side windshield wiper, but not the passenger side. (I like to test drive the car occasionally on the street). I removed the passenger side assembly and that totaled to a 1.73 pound weight saving. I found that the wiper...