Thread: Roadster pickup is a heavy little son of a gun

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Don---I think that when you look at the diference in the weight of a smalblock chev V8 compared to a 4 cylinder model A ford engine, plus the weight of a turbo 350, plus the boxing plates, plus the extra crossmembers, that 600 pounds more than the weight of a stock model A is not unreasonable.

I just had my Crown Vic on the scales when I hauled some junk to the scrapyard. 3780 empty, which surprised me, I figured more.

Yeah Brian, I guess all those extra steel plates and all add up. I know Dan's frame is to the point where the two of us can't flip it any more.

Don

Originally Posted by DennyW

This is what I'm dealing with, and you guys think you got a lot of weight...

And that's before I added the Merc engine, and C6 trans...

The half-ton trucks' wheelbase was stretched to 112-inches. Its frame was entirely new, heavier and stronger than the passenger car frames of the past. Subsequently, its GVW rating increased to 4400 pounds from 4100 pounds.

Hey Brian, look what I just found, up your way...
http://www.americandreamcars.com/193...pkup101002.htm

Denny they are even asking for US currency, which for the first time in my life is less than the Loonie!