Too refreshen, it's not only the small fasteners themselves that make a difference, but the small things held on or supported by the fasteners that help trim those pounds. Here's a pre-finished door window track bracket. Under the radar, but nevertheless...........Less.
What some people will do to achieve a goal. Trust me, this is not me, but a friend that is trying to have the look of stock fasteners. Here is an UNFINISHED version that when it's completed will fool the untrained eye unless you're a concours show judge.
I've often dreamed of an all aluminum early B-body, but honestly it would have to be balanced by weight in the rear to a degree to keep it planted.
Tried to get a buddy of mine to do that to his race car but he was too dang lazy.....
Love it all the way Mopar John. I love that you micro document all of your changes. I was thinking way back about a Milodon as well, but since I have an internal pickup, (my stroke is modestly small) I figured why give away anymore hints and stayed stock. I did install the correct length titanium bolts to hold it all together. Glad your's worked out. My next engine overhaul will be having a Milodon for sure.
Cranky, this whole lightweight madness is not for the weak at labor and research. Even an ounce less makes me feel good that the car is laboring less. Plus, that's what Hot Rodding is all about. Some of my friends are not as fiendish as I am and tend to be lazy as well.
When I bought my 2dr post 66 Belvedere it was 3370 and it wasn't too difficult to get it down to 2950 with the factory AC still intact and working. Kinda wish now that I had never blew the car apart for an engine transplant and rebuild.....
Is the Lexan the same thickness as the original glass? Made a driver's door glass from 1/8" Lexan and used the original tracks/guides and well, it worked but not as smooth as the original glass did.
First off, regular tempered pane glass is much harder than Lexan so it will glide on any surface whereas Lexan though being more flexible and much lighter, tends to drag just a little bit but almost unnoticeable. The glass can be 1/8 thick and stock is 3/16 thick or so. A little soap bar rubbed on the tracks or the glass itself will help make it glide.
Though this thread is on lightweight fasteners, here's a part that in someway, has to do with bolts and nuts. This trick saved about 2 Lbs total between both sides and now fastened by lightweight bolts and nuts. Painted black with the rest of the chassis and it isn't there.
