I thought crash bumper cars were heavy?

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  1. tim keck

    tim keck truckdrivintrailertrash

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    weighed my '75 the other day at work...3160:16suspect.That's with me,my toolbox,2 spare tires and half tank of fuel.Car itself probably doesn't go much over 2850:yup:.
     
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    I have estimated mine at 2700 after I dropped some bumpers, and other useless items.

    Overall, they are pretty light cars...
     
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    Tim,
    If I knew you were going to have that much fun with "Ol yeller" I would have charged you more!! :rofl2:

    Dave
     
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    yeah, he's having one hell of a time with her. lol... and adding a 4speed to beat it all :D
     
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    75 2 door?

    What engine, trans, options?

    Sounds about right to me, I am just curious if it has V8 and what options.

    I think the bumpers are worth about 140# extra over the small bumpers.
    Seems like it should be more...
    However that is 14 rwhp in theory!
     
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    i can literally "feel" lighter driving down the road on small bumpers. im sure i gained at least an inch of ride hight and its a hell of a lot easier to unhook the back tire
     
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    These cars aren't heavy, but they're not light either. The weight you posted is about right.

    Mine is 2520...but it's GUTTED. With me in it, it's 2700. And I thought mine was heavy (and it is...for a race car)
     
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    I noticed that after I took my bumpers off too! The car seems like it rides just a little stiffer and it looked like it raised the ride height a bit.
     
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    his is a 200 or 250 (200 i think), 3 speed manual and no options.. no disc brake, no p/b, no p/s and not even a radio...lol
     
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  10. tim keck

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    Yea,it's a 200.I'm not sure if I'll 4spd it,I get a kick out of the column shift:D.And it's the first old car I've had in a long time that the wife likes driving(she hadn't driven a tree-on-the-tree in probably 14 years,she picked it back up pretty quick:drive:)
     
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  11. tim keck

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    Definitely having fun.(y)Car gets quite a few comments,people like seeing old stuff being driven.:drive:
     
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    The reinforcements inside the doors on the 73 and up models weigh about 20 pounds per side.

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    I thought the doors got beams in 72...:huh:

    I always get that one mixed up.
    One reason is that they got reinforced on a year that the bumpers weren't changed.
    That would make it 72 or 75...
     
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  14. Dan Starnes

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    I believe the bumpers with the brackets weigh 75 lbs. I had to cut a ring off my coil springs cause it made the front end too high.
    Dan
     
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    75 each or both of em together?
     
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