How Much Does It Weigh?

[DusterRT]

arrr,arrrr,arrrr,arrr....tig welder! Honestly, though, I don't know how much weight you'll save going to CM over the DOM, since this is really a pretty basic bar. One piece hoop, diagonal, the two harness tubes, and two rear brace tubes. It's a great excuse to buy some neat toys, but if it only saves you 10 or so lbs, I don't know if it's worth it from a cost/benefit standpoint. I would guess on around 35' MAX of tubing, you could look up the weight differential and price differential. For reference, I paid around $575 delivered for the bar. There has been a price increase since, but...

To copy that bar in .095" wall seamless 4130 would probably run $250 in raw materials...and then $2000-3000 for a nice TIG rig and $1000ish for a basic tubing bender and notcher..worthwhile investment to save 10-15# I'd say!

 

[SoundGuyDave]

The NASA CCR specs the following:

2501-3000 lbs:
1.500” x 0.120” Chrome-moly / Seamless mild steel (DOM)
1.750” x 0.095” Chrome-moly / Seamless mild steel (DOM)
1.750” x 0.120” ERW* (No issuance of log books for cars with ERW cages 04/30/03)
*Note- Specifications listed for reference for inspection of grandfathered vehicles.

3001 - 4000 lbs.
1.750” x .120” Chrome-moly / Seamless mild steel (DOM)
No ERW allowed.

Unless you're building the Mustang out of unobtanium, I think you're stuck with 1.75"x .120" tubing...

And I agree with you, the $4K for tools only makes sense. Think about what ELSE you'll be able to do! Tube chassis, full cage...

 

[DusterRT]

Ahh...for some reason I thought .120" wall was spec'd for 3500# and up. Maybe that's SCCA?

 

[usmcpony]

My whole car weighed in at 3240 with me in it

I weigh 140-145 lbs

How accurate are these scales? Do you know if they calibrate them for professional races? You deff. have the lightest S197 I have ever seen if its accurate.

 

[Matt D]

How accurate are these scales? Do you know if they calibrate them for professional races? You deff. have the lightest S197 I have ever seen if its accurate.

They use those scales all the time for races... I would say it's acurate

 

[Matt D]

I just got a set of Proform Scales for a customer, Just letting everyone know there are not the expensive. Comes 4 scales for each tire, digital read out and can weigh up to 1250 lbs each corner. Even comes in a nice carrying bag

Here is the part number for them #67650

For you diehard guys

 

[ZmanM3]

So how much does your car weigh?

 

[CandyRedGT]

What does a stock 2008 GT with auto trans weigh??? Thankyou

 

[Matt D]

So how much does your car weigh?

3095 with out me in it

 

[jroc07gt]

When I was a member of a different car forum, they made "levels" of weight reduction with a complete list of what needed to be removed/replaced and tutorials on how to do it. That would be excellent if someone could write that up.

 

[Matt D]

When I was a member of a different car forum, they made "levels" of weight reduction with a complete list of what needed to be removed/replaced and tutorials on how to do it. That would be excellent if someone could write that up.

How much more do you want us to do for everyone lol? we already weighed everything individually

 

[Matt D]

Actually you know what.... I will make a staged list for weight reduction just because I am a nice guy lol

 

[Matt D]

Here are a few stage's that I created. The final weight at the bottom of each stage is including the parts that needed to be added. If you want to know what each part weighs, look at the master list. I made these stages on my own if you don't like what I have done then fly a kite lol

I named them the Matt D special because I took the time to figured the numbers out

Here is a few that I have done, more stages to come

Matt D’s Special Stage 1 Weight reduction


Remove – Spare tire, jack, trunk mat , trunk panels , Rear back seat (top and bottom) , driver/passenger floor mats

-68lbs off the car

Matt D’s Special Stage 2 Weight reduction


UPR race control arms (not for the faint heart), Remove sway bar and brace (must add sway bar delete will also remove plastic o.e.m belly pan in the process), Rear seat hardware including rear belt device’s, 680 Odyssey battery, remove full windshield fluid tank

–61lbs off the car

Matt D’s Special stage 3 weight reduction


Racecraft k-member kit with a-arms and motor mounts, kooks long tubes with off road x-pipe, Steeda charge motion plate deletes, Remove Ac compressor, lines and add ford racing ac delete pulley, Corbeau Fx1 pro seats with seat rails (you will loose power option)

-111 lbs off the car

Matt D’s Special stage 4 weight reduction


Bogart 15x3.5 and 15x10 Race rims with 26x4.5x15 et front and 26x11.5x15 et street rears

-88lbs

total of -328 lbs with all 4 stages

 

[Bkid]

Matt how do you like the racecraft k-member kit?

 

[Matt D]

Matt how do you like the racecraft k-member kit?

I love it, very high quality

 

[jroc07gt]

Wow thanks Matt, Hopefully I can knock off 200 lbs without sacrificing ride quality or ac.

 

[Matt D]

Wow thanks Matt, Hopefully I can knock off 200 lbs without sacrificing ride quality or ac.

no problem

 

[Konablue10Gt]

Kind of random... when I was putting my gears in this week I found out that my panhard bar is filled with something. I am assuming sand. Maybe for sound deadining???

My 08 didnt have it but the 2010 does. I didnt have a scale to weigh it though.

 

[Matt D]

Kind of random... when I was putting my gears in this week I found out that my panhard bar is filled with something. I am assuming sand. Maybe for sound deadining???

My 08 didnt have it but the 2010 does. I didnt have a scale to weigh it though.

My 05 panhard bar has sand in it too, they all do. Not sure why your 08 didn't

 

[Konablue10Gt]

Well maybe Im mistaken about the 08 I just didnt remember it when I did the gears in it.