Frank Mopar
Well-Known Member
Larry at SCF is a great guy to deal with. He has some great stories too!
I will have my old fenders for sale after the swap. They are very nice. No dents.
Just wondering,what kind of weight savings with the fiberglass?.
@Frank Mopar , do you have other glass on your car? I've got a 62 savoy so, like you, sled city is the choice. I am contemplating a pair of bumpers and a glass hood for mine, just wondering what the balance of weight saving verses cost is.
If i remember right, my steel hood is around 75 lbs, bumpers around 25-30 each.
I make all the parts for the 62 Plymouth and Dodge. fenders, Hoods, Trunks, Tailgates, Bumpers, Scoops, and lower front valancesThank you very much Frank. Much appreciated. Were they from Sled city?
Thank you very much Frank. Much appreciated. Were they from Sled city?
The fiberglass was on my car when I bought it so I cant say where it came from but Sled City is the only one I know of that makes pieces for these.
So I got some weights.
Steel fenders-31lbs
Glass fender-21. The big thing is the weight reduction is at the very front.
Hood w/six pack scoop 18lbs
Bumper are 4lbs
Truck lid I didn't weigh but I think maybe 8 lbs.
The fiberglass was on my car when I bought it so I cant say where it came from but Sled City is the only one I know of that makes pieces for these.
So I got some weights.
Steel fenders-31lbs
Glass fender-21. The big thing is the weight reduction is at the very front.
Hood w/six pack scoop 18lbs
Bumper are 4lbs
Truck lid I didn't weigh but I think maybe 8 lbs.
I bought a glass pin on deck lid for my 66 Coronet from Sled City. Quality was great but the whole idea backfired.10lbs. of weight reduction for $1000.00 is crazy. The trunk lid is heavy. That's the best bang for your buck imo.
I bought a glass pin on deck lid for my 66 Coronet from Sled City. Quality was great but the whole idea backfired.
I was looking for a big weight reduction which the glass deck lid accomplished...but....
when I made my first pass with the 70lb (or so) weight reduction off the rear of the car I just blew the tires off the car. The car just spun and went nowhere.
I ended up trying everything with shocks, launch rpm, etc, etc, to no avail. I ended up putting 70lbs of ballast back into the trunk to get the car back where it was.....wasted several hundred dollars.
The beauty about removing overall weight from a door car is that you can manage weight placement anywhere the car needs it. Sometimes all a car needs is a certain amount of ballast on one side, sometimes both sides of the rear end area. I've got an encyclopedia list of weight reduction tricks on the first half of my car, but the rear deck and bumper are factory steel.I bought a glass pin on deck lid for my 66 Coronet from Sled City. Quality was great but the whole idea backfired.
I was looking for a big weight reduction which the glass deck lid accomplished...but....
when I made my first pass with the 70lb (or so) weight reduction off the rear of the car I just blew the tires off the car. The car just spun and went nowhere.
I ended up trying everything with shocks, launch rpm, etc, etc, to no avail. I ended up putting 70lbs of ballast back into the trunk to get the car back where it was.....wasted several hundred dollars.
We put an aftermarket windshield in my sons 62 from Summit Racing. Weighed exactly the same as the old one. My 64 wasnt any thinner either. No way a 62 hood is 75lbs.
Doug