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The Elephant In The Room: unloading the load from a B-body.

I didn't read about adding weight but have been known to remove some one area of the car to another....other than that, I never added weight anywhere!!!
 
I doubt the '65 2%r's had an aluminum dash, they were assembled with all the parts that were on the 10/15 cars, except for the obvious front fenders, although even the 2% were still made of glass. And then immediately converted after Pomona
 
fullmetaljacket said:
Some cars have gone quicker with added weight in the right places. It's all science.
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Oh you ain't wrong!!!! Been there, done that! But usually moved weight from one location to another and kept the overall the same.
 
fullmetaljacket said:
Some cars have gone quicker with added weight in the right places. It's all science.
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Keep in mind this was a different time, track prep, tire and suspension technology etc, have come a long way.

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Jeff Peterson said:
I doubt the '65 2%r's had an aluminum dash, they were assembled with all the parts that were on the 10/15 cars, except for the obvious front fenders, although even the 2% were still made of glass. And then immediately converted after Pomona
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One of the '65's slipped through with an aluminum dash. I think it was the "Color Me Gone" car. The front fenders were modified, but not to the extent of the 10/15 cars of course.
Y'all should see the factory memo for the '64 2% cars, it is madness and confusing all at once.
 
fullmetaljacket said:
All of this is perhaps folklore legend, but I can tell you this. A 1965 A/FX lightweight stainless K- member was right here in Brooklyn on a street race car for many years. It ended up in the garbage because the gentleman didn't want to repair and weld all the bends and cracks. Go figure.
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If it was full of bends and cracks, then perhaps they went TOO far with lightening that critical piece.
 
Photon440 said:
If it was full of bends and cracks, then perhaps they went TOO far with lightening that critical piece.
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It was a thin gauge stainless piece that wasn't fairing well under crash to earth wheel stands. The '65 10/15 cars were much too light at 2800 to 3000 Lbs each. That with a hungry Hemi made for some frequent flyer miles. I mean, a factory full gauge steel unit would have cracked and bent eventually as well.
 
fullmetaljacket said:
Yes, I did mention the aluminum dash frames. I actually got to see one of them once at The Nationals in the early 90's.
There were allegedly only four to eight of them made for the 2% FX cars of '64 and '65.

The first four aluminum dash frames were installed at various time points on the '64 2% Hemi FX cars. Supposedly later the following year, the next four aluminum dashes were secretly installed on the four '65 2% Hemi FX cars because by then, aluminum was outlawed.
These are not to be confused with the '65 10/15 A/FX Altered wheelbase cars assembled at Amblewagon in Detroit. Those 10 to 11 cars received all their dashboard frames in one piece fiberglass.

Now mind you, I heard from a Michigan birdie that at a certain BBQ party, there was a stack of aluminum dashes in the basement of that home. Can't remember who exactly.
All of this is perhaps folklore legend, but I can tell you this. A 1965 A/FX lightweight stainless K- member was right here in Brooklyn on a street race car for many years. It ended up in the garbage because the gentleman didn't want to repair and weld all the bends and cracks. Go figure.
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I worked on a 65 awb car that had an aluminum dash it was factory stamped I believe it came out of the Sox and Martin paper tiger two .
 
lee your right big willie did get some parts from Chrysler when i went to see how my motor was coming along at shadowoods big willie was there tom was doing a intake for him and some other parts also
 
In this incriminating mug shot profile of an early McCandless super stock vessel, there are obvious forward march modifications to the rear wheels, but what is most deceiving to the naked eye is the lightweight bubble windshield. Who knows what else was done to this early trickster based on Herb's confessions over the years on other cars.

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I've often wondered why haven't any of the manufacturers of billet trans slip yokes ventured into making a slip yoke out of titanium. Oh...let me guess, a$tronomically co$tly. Surprised that one would not show up in a Pro-Stock car being that they have endless open checks, or at least use to.

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An old picture I found from way back of the aluminum front grill cross bridge support. The original one was hole sawed very neatly, but the aluminum was much more neat and lighter. Note the two factory like holes for the hood release levers and locking mechanisms. 4 aluminum Hood pins rendered those mechanisms useless and much more secured.

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