I am working on my drag car and decided to weight to see where it is at. While I was at it, I started weighing other stuff around as well for comparison reasons. I thought I would start a thread to keep track of my results and so other people could learn from what I am finding. I am really shooting to shed weight, so I will be weighing stuff as I remove it (bumpers, rear deck lid, wiper motor, etc).
Everything was weighed with a set of racing scales I borrowed from my dirt track buddy. The scales are expensive and accurate.
94 Cobra - 1860 lbs.
My car is a pretty stripped rolling chassis and didn't even have doors on it when I took the pics. You can see more about what is currently on it from the build thread. No motor, tranny, driveshaft, battery, fuel, wiring, etc.
The doors, complete with power windows, locks, crashbar, glass, etc. weighed in at 72lbs each.
The factory wiring that was pulled from the car weighed 30lbs (this includes fuse box, and some unneeded sensors, switches, etc).
2002 GT - 3350 lbs
1/2 tank of gas. 4.6l/Auto, Premium version (all options except sub), has spare tire still, no mods that would significantly change weight (lowered, x-pipe, MA meter, chin spoiler, tint, etc)
57% front, 43% rear
1984 SVO -3011 lbs
full tank of gas, no A/C or spare tire, 2.3T motor/5 speed w/front mount spearco intercooler, otherwise no mods that would change weight (yet)
58% front, 42% rear
Interestingly, I weighted the difference from a complete 2.3T head/cam and a complete eslinger aluminum head/cam. 72lbs for the steel, 42lbs head.
1969 Fastback - 2994 lbs
little gas, no A/C or spare. 331 stroker and c4, 8" rear. Full interior. This car surprised me, it's a lot lighter than I thought.
58% front, 42% rear
51971 Convertible - 3623 lbs
3/4 tank of gas, no spare (non A/C car). 351C w/ 3 speed.
60% front, 40% rear
And a few other interesting non-mustang car weights just to compare.
73 bronco - 4006 lbs
35" tires, 315w/c4 dana 44/9"
69 Vette - 3347
empty tank. 350/auto, nearly perfect 50:50 balance but otherwise surprisingly heavy (compared to the mustangs, especially the fastback of the same year)
68 Charger RT- 3744
empty tank, 440 magnum, auto.
58% front, 42% rear
Everything was weighed with a set of racing scales I borrowed from my dirt track buddy. The scales are expensive and accurate.
94 Cobra - 1860 lbs.
My car is a pretty stripped rolling chassis and didn't even have doors on it when I took the pics. You can see more about what is currently on it from the build thread. No motor, tranny, driveshaft, battery, fuel, wiring, etc.
The doors, complete with power windows, locks, crashbar, glass, etc. weighed in at 72lbs each.
The factory wiring that was pulled from the car weighed 30lbs (this includes fuse box, and some unneeded sensors, switches, etc).
2002 GT - 3350 lbs
1/2 tank of gas. 4.6l/Auto, Premium version (all options except sub), has spare tire still, no mods that would significantly change weight (lowered, x-pipe, MA meter, chin spoiler, tint, etc)
57% front, 43% rear
1984 SVO -3011 lbs
full tank of gas, no A/C or spare tire, 2.3T motor/5 speed w/front mount spearco intercooler, otherwise no mods that would change weight (yet)
58% front, 42% rear
Interestingly, I weighted the difference from a complete 2.3T head/cam and a complete eslinger aluminum head/cam. 72lbs for the steel, 42lbs head.
1969 Fastback - 2994 lbs
little gas, no A/C or spare. 331 stroker and c4, 8" rear. Full interior. This car surprised me, it's a lot lighter than I thought.
58% front, 42% rear
51971 Convertible - 3623 lbs
3/4 tank of gas, no spare (non A/C car). 351C w/ 3 speed.
60% front, 40% rear
And a few other interesting non-mustang car weights just to compare.
73 bronco - 4006 lbs
35" tires, 315w/c4 dana 44/9"
69 Vette - 3347
empty tank. 350/auto, nearly perfect 50:50 balance but otherwise surprisingly heavy (compared to the mustangs, especially the fastback of the same year)
68 Charger RT- 3744
empty tank, 440 magnum, auto.
58% front, 42% rear
