Unfortunately, the engine is not together. It does have aluminum heads. Be difficult to just throw everything in the car! Maybe I should have them hold off on the converter. I could weigh it later with the engine in and more or less together except the converter and oil. Not that hard to pull the trans back and install the converter. This is a street car. I have a friend with a backhaved '69 RR, same car except 8 3/4" rear and RB wedge. Says his car weighs around 3450. I am thinking that is a little light. Okay, I will wait on the converter!
Thank you for helping make up my mind!
Oh, Coan is suggesting a 10" converter. Automatic is all new to me, I really don't know anything, other than suggestions . The only reason I am switching out my 4-speed is because of a shoulder injury, and because of my age, they do not care to do surgery.
A 426 hemi in stock form/all iron
minus the carbs & exhaust manifolds (I believe)
are/is very close to 765#s,
- take off 75#s for alum heads
+ add 60#s+ for the exhaust manifolds & another 10-12#-ish for carbs & linkages
another few #s for the aircleaner/s
690# with alum heads & intake, appr. (?) educated guess
+ plus depending on what type of exhaust/headers 45#s-ish+
+ a tubular front end components weights 'with out brakes' is like 40#s
+ what ever style brakes &/or shocks you have you have guess (?) 35-45#s
+ the manual rack, is a lite one & tie rod ends is like 28#s+
+ an exhaust system another 70#s+
subtotal = 908-928#-ish total for all the stuff,
+add a bit for the cage, another 100#s
+trans is maybe 125#s with converter & plumbing
so maybe 1053#s give or take 50#s
ball park figures, it'll get you close
my current 68 RR
with steel bumbers, 479cid low deck wedge/6bbl (motor is about 555#s, stock is 620+#s)
alum. rad & alum. heads, alum water pump housing, Pro-Comp electric water pump
2 electric fans (far less than a clutch fan & OE shroud weight),
MP low deck alum. 6bbl manifold, w/3 2330 carbs (+ 10#'s ?)
extruded/ported cast 68-70 HP manifolds (heavy SOBs)
& SSBC 11" vented disc conversion, a tad heavy, more than the 3"x11" drums
fat 2-1/8" solid sway-bar up front (+20#-is over stock) & 1" out back like 20#'s,
Edelbrock Nitrogen shocks (wash with weight of a stock one)
Pro-car Elite buckets brackets & bucket seats (like - 45# lighter than the OE bench),
Unisteer power steering 'rack & pinion', full carpet w/insulation, heater, hoses etc.
lite Mags/Halibrands kidney slots/Edlebrock wheels/Radial T/As
fiberglass lift of OE style 1969.5 6bbl hood/with lanyards, pins 50# lighter than org. hood
fresh air 6bbl air-cleaner (heavy sob)
battery inthe rear pass. side of trunk, good weight distribution, didn't save an wieght
727/TF MP/10" 3,800 stall, 8.750" rear w/sure-grip, iron plug (heavy), w/no cage
is 3520#
without driver
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closer to what you have
my old Silver & black 68 RR RM23 HT, was 3250#s without driver,
alum head low-deck 720hp 479cid/727tf, 6 pt cage & lift of 6bbl hood
manual rack & pinion, thin carpet with not insulation on the floor,
racing seats/harnesses, minimal padding
alum door cards & alum. heads-rad-wp/housing-elec.-pump & elec. fans,
custom heavy step headers 4-2-1 Scavenge collectors,
full mandrel Flowmasters exhaust out the rear/Delta 50 series muffs
fiberglass front & rear bumpers, w/alum. featherweight bumper brackets from Lingenfelter
it was pretty much gutted/light & a lot faster
(best of 9.77 @ 135 N/A or 8.58 @ 156 on 350 shot N2O)
still street driven, with most all the same stuff, as on the other car above
a lil' more camshaft & gear
except it had complete tubular Capps/QA1 suspension & k-member,
still
w/torsion bars, so not total featherweight stuff, like coil-overs
CalTracs on the back/leafs, w/8-3/4" rear, with MP alum. 742 center section/sure grip
aluminum 7075 drive shaft 3.5" & lite Halibrands w/315/65/15 M/T drag radials
passenger-side trunk mounted group 34 yellow top battery,
a lot of weight off the nose
it was near perfect 51% frt & 49% rear, without the driver
*with an RB/440 wedge about 50#s heavier, all nose/front weight
*same car with a Hemi, is about 200#s heavier, all on the nose/front too
& remember anything, any parts with alum. replacing steel/cast iron
is appr. 40% of the weight of steel/cast iron, appr., what it's replacing
pallet up the parts or just weight them
& put the car on a trailer, go weight it at the scales
add the parts to the cars weight
