Guess my weight???

[doghouse]

Ok it\'s not what you think.



I am picking tire sizes and since that effects gearing i am trying to come up with a weight that my s-10 will be.



Specs.



S-10 short bed

Tailgate removed.

No rear bumper.

No inner fenderwells

No stock gas tank

All extras stripped including floormat. no headliner

Fiberglass 4\" cowl hood.



8 point roll cage added. +75lbs

Narrowed ford 9 inch added (even swap?)

406 iron heads, aluminum intake and waterpump. Headers etc.

Turbo 350

Weld draglite rims.





Has anybody had theirs weighed at the track?



Any guesses out there?



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[IceQueen]

Be around stock weight with the roll cage added and the v8

[doghouse]

and your quess is IceQueen?



In pounds please.



Are you related to my wife?



I ask her how far is it to a location and she says 20 minutes.



I then say in distance not time and she has no clue!!!!

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[rudedogg]

i would say around the 3200lb range,nothing more i have seen a friends 86 swb,no a/c 350ho 345hp engine 700r4 trans 3000 stall,3.73 gears short hedders dual exhaust with flomasters,fuel cell,every autometer guage that will work for his application he has 15x3-1/2 front and 15x9-1/2 with 26x10s his s10 weighs in at 2736 with the 12gallon cell full,he weighs in at 196lbs.his truck runs pretty hard and is a freak on the bottle!!!!!!!! http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

[DWG]

My 82 short bed S10 checks in at 2,820 lbs. less driver. It is the same as yours except it has Aluminum heads, doors hollowed out and fiberglass bumper. The weight distribution is also real good on those short beds.

[Walt]

With the fuel cell/batts/tailgate behind the rear axle, is it advantageous to keep the tailgate (weight) and use a larger fuel cell (full) to use that moment arm to aid in weight transfer to the rear wheels, or is it better to minimize weight altogether by using the smallest cell practical and eliminating the tailgate? Any engineers out there?

[tracker]

stop guessing and take it to a location near you that has scales. scrap metal recycle yards usually have a drive on scale as do most city dumps. many major truck stops have them. that way you can dial in the truck better knowing the true weight , not guesstimates.

[jimmya]

my 87 short bed has aluminum heads, full interior, full cage and tailgate and weighs 2540 with a full cell and a full bottle. it has nothing removed except for the hollow dash and skid plate removed.

[Wendell]

2400lbs

[s15laynrubba]

On 2003-04-10 20:49, tracker wrote:

stop guessing and take it to a location near you that has scales. scrap metal recycle yards usually have a drive on scale as do most city dumps. many major truck stops have them. that way you can dial in the truck better knowing the true weight , not guesstimates.





I agree with what tracker said.You can also go to a moving company, usually cost about $5.00 around here.

[tuknrm]

im an engineer...im guessing around 2400-2500.



what do you guys think what my 96 will weigh with aluminum heads afull interior, no wheel well, tubular control arms, fard tonneau, air bags, four link 9\", 6 point, th350, no ac.



im guess 4000lbs. it was 3800 minus driver with v6 stock.