Video of my car on the scales (2,295 lbs).

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Feb 18, 2006 | 01:28 PM

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LUPE

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I thought MMonaco was light as hell with everything he did for weigh reduction and he will probably weigh about 2450 lbs. Didn't you loose the majority of the weight with the Ford 9" rear?

I'm not really sure where the majority of the weight was lost since I didn't weigh anything during the swap.

I have a ford 8.8 live axle

Feb 18, 2006 | 01:52 PM

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Then what the hell did you do? You had to do something out of the ordinary! The rear end is the only thing I can think of that would be different.

Feb 18, 2006 | 02:09 PM

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Must be the rear cause it's not the shoes

Feb 18, 2006 | 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LUPE

I've got the patriotic bug this week

really? I was thinking "Brokeback Mountain".

Feb 18, 2006 | 03:24 PM

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HA. Who would have thought that 10 second video would have been so importaint!

Feb 18, 2006 | 05:12 PM

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HA. Who would have thought that 10 second video would have been so importaint!

What do you mean by that?

Feb 18, 2006 | 07:59 PM

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really? I was thinking "Brokeback Mountain".

In the words of Michael Savage, don't you mean "Bareback Mounting"

Feb 20, 2006 | 09:13 AM

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Then what the hell did you do? You had to do something out of the ordinary! The rear end is the only thing I can think of that would be different.

I've posted many times about things I've removed.

Apr 1, 2006 | 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Improved FD

that's kind of a shame, you're getting down in Elise territory

well, not really, ha....how about miata territory

Now, that the car has been put on a diet. It's about time for Big E to be put on a diet.

Aug 11, 2006 | 02:16 PM

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New weight is 2,201

Aug 11, 2006 | 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LUPE

There is a cage in my car (2inch tubing

). I'm swapping that out for a lighter 1 5/8 o.d.x .118 mild steel tubing cage. Also, I have a harness and big brakes on the car.

I drive in a straight line, therefore I don't need the rest

why mild steel?? it would be alot safer & you would lose some more weight if you went with a chromoly cage...