Gremlin Weight Loss
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Topic: Gremlin Weight Loss
Posted By: Gremlin401
Subject: Gremlin Weight Loss
Date Posted: Jan/20/2023 at 8:13pm
| I'm looking to build a '76 Gremlin into a drag race only car. I found light weight a fiberglass hood and fenders. I'll be replacing all the glass with something NHRA approved. Bumpers will pulled off as well. It'll have only one seat. Gutting the interior all together. Except for the needed structure for the steering possibly. It'll get a cage, 4 link rear, a coil over suspension up front, sub frame connectors and a smaller fuel cell. Engine will be a turbo'd Chrysler 4.0 mated to a GM or Chrysler transmission. Disc brakes up front. I'm running the bare minimum. Would be ok to gut the doors down to just the shell? It'll never see the street again. |
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Posted By: PROSTOCKTOM
Date Posted: Jan/20/2023 at 9:35pm
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Save your time and money and buy the Gremlin Jim Landis (Hurst390) has for sale. For $12,500 you can't even buy the parts to build a car like this roller. https://www.facebook.com/810973822308754/photos/pb.100046929532358.-2207520000./885566694849466/?type=3" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/810973822308754/photos/pb.100046929532358.-2207520000./885566694849466/?type=3 Make sure to hit the arrows on the left and right on the photo to see more photos. Tom
------------- Molnar Technologies Full Service Dealer - Crankshafts & Connecting Rods 1969 AMC Rambler Rouge Race Car 1974 AMC Hornet Hatchback, Wally Booth Outlaw Nostalgic Pro Stock Race Car Project |
Posted By: Hurst390
Date Posted: Jan/21/2023 at 5:05am
Good pictures. He needs to sell the dirt car instead. Actually he will never sell anything  ------------- SC/Hurst Rambler 11.62 120 100% Street Legal |
Posted By: Gremlin401
Date Posted: Jan/21/2023 at 5:01pm
| City and state? |
Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Jan/25/2023 at 9:24am
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All I know is Gremlin doors are heavy, thought I had the weight written down, but can't find it. I'm down to 2650 lbs (74 model) with the standard doors, all steel panels, gutted interior, no bumpers, 360 (alloy heads and intake), 727 and AMC 20 rear. I'm wondering if just gutting the drivers door would be the ticket and leaving the passenger side standard to balance the weight distribution on the car, i.e. help offset the weight of the driver. I have 53.4% left, 46.6% right with driver, or maybe the driver needs to go on a diet  ------------- I've finally given up drinking for good...........now I only drink for evil. |
Posted By: ajzamc360
Date Posted: Mar/24/2023 at 8:36am
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Late models had the crash bars in the doors. I cut mine out, no regrets. My 72 was on a major diet and tipped the scales at 2850 with glass fenders, glass hood, and glass bumpers. 9", glide, 401, 10pt cage, plastic seat, original front window and back glass. The glass fenders aren't worth the work it takes to fit them. The hood was the only thing i really noticed a savings on, and if you run a steel hood and cut the bottom bracing out, the actual difference was still not worth the effort. Don't need to be the fastest car. I went a lot of rounds going 10.4's ------------- -Broke 'N' $till $pendin' Racing |
Posted By: Repsolroger
Date Posted: Mar/24/2023 at 3:38pm
------------- 1969 sst javelin restomod |
ajzamc360 wrote:Posted By: PROSTOCKTOM
Date Posted: Mar/24/2023 at 11:54pm
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[/QUOTE] but I'm thinking with new fiberglass fenders less bodywork paint....plus I can sell my stock fenders[/QUOTE] Think again! The steel fenders will always fit better than 95% of any aftermarket fiberglass fenders made. If you want perfect lines, smooth surfaces, and nice fitting gaps stick with the steel fenders. Fiberglass is just not worth the effort and cost in the end on some parts. Tom ------------- Molnar Technologies Full Service Dealer - Crankshafts & Connecting Rods 1969 AMC Rambler Rouge Race Car 1974 AMC Hornet Hatchback, Wally Booth Outlaw Nostalgic Pro Stock Race Car Project |
Posted By: 72gremx401
Date Posted: Mar/25/2023 at 8:36pm
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Acid dipping the body , but that is kinda extreme . ------------- 1972 gremlin x 401 |
Posted By: PROSTOCKTOM
Date Posted: Mar/25/2023 at 11:44pm
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Acid dipping was for professional teams back in the day. The car only needed to make it through a year or two and then they got a new body. Unless you're getting paid a lot of money it's impractical and quite a poor choice to acid dip any body you intend to want longevity out of. If you want lite just go all carbon fiber. A complete NHRA legal 5-Star Camaro body with deck lid, doors, and doghouse weighs just 48 pounds. Tom
------------- Molnar Technologies Full Service Dealer - Crankshafts & Connecting Rods 1969 AMC Rambler Rouge Race Car 1974 AMC Hornet Hatchback, Wally Booth Outlaw Nostalgic Pro Stock Race Car Project |
Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/26/2023 at 6:21am
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Acid dipping is probably a bit extreme, definitely want to get underneath and scrape as much body deadener off as you can. Rip all of the interior out, aluminium door cards, gut the doors. Look at your mechanical stuff, alloy heads and intake if rules allow, mini starter, mini alternator, lithium battery. Suspension, maybe Wilwood brakes up front, anything alloy is lighter than steel, smallest rotors they offer. Mono-leaf rear springs are lighter than multi-leaf. Auto, 904 will be lighter than 727. Wheel and tire package, weight savings available there. Want to go crazy, start drilling out bolt heads. ------------- I've finally given up drinking for good...........now I only drink for evil. |
Posted By: WesternRed
Date Posted: Mar/26/2023 at 6:26am
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PS: next thing is to start taking about moving weight around. I moved the battery to the rear to help with weight distribution, but could have just stuck a lithium battery in the engine bay and then there is bugger all weight to move around and I wouldn’t have to add the weight of the cable to the back of the car. ------------- I've finally given up drinking for good...........now I only drink for evil. |
Posted By: Macsziptiegarage
Date Posted: Feb/09/2024 at 7:58pm
| I have trimmed nearly 100 pounds off my spirit amx. I'm doing the same, but with no hood at all. It was 41 pounds alone!! The w8ndshield wiper motor, heater and blower weighed a good amount as well! |