I'm wondering what my 79' wagon wieghs.Most importantaly[is that a word?],how lite can i get it?Any dragwagon guys,this is you.I mean totaly gutted,including glass,manual brakes,steering,ect...daddy wants a drag only car!I already have this car,paid 300 for it ,i drive it everyday to work,got cold air.So i'm a little undecided on cutting it up.Thanks for info guys,later,BO

 

Uh, B-body or A-body (yes, in 79 the Cutlass was still an A-body)?

 

My B-Body wagon weighed 4260lbs before I have even tried any weigh reduction. I need to get the aluminum hood on and get it to the scales before I do the road course event.

 

Wait you mean my wife's car isn't a G-body wagon?

 

Sorry,I'm kind of reluctant to say....its a pontiac,uh hmmm.OK! it was also cheap[300]!Its a 79' based on the G-body,same car as malibu,cutlass cruiser wagons,excepy for the frt clips are different,and the interior.It would be OLDS powerd,so can i get away with it?I'm just hoping to find out someone has really got one lightened up,lite enough to stop me from hunting a different car to build.Thanks,some flaming is to be expected,HHAHAHA,later,BO

 

Hey STICKMAN,put up a pic of that chop top,gotta see that,sounds awsome!Thanks

 

Ask and ye shall recieve.
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OH MAN!!!Thats freaking awsome,i love it.Thats what i'm thinking now ,weld up the doors?Yeah,now thats a hot rod!Oh,almost forgot...AMEN!

 

My '71 Vista Cruiser is 4283 pounds with the woodgrain.

 

Yeah,that wood is awfly heavy.Thanks,they wiegh more than i thought,later,BO

 

That's exactly what I mean. The A-body designation was used on those cars until the 1982 (yes, 82) model year, when the FWD A-body cars came out (think Cutlass Ciera and clones). That's when the existing car line was redesignated as the G-bodies. Of course, mechanically the 78-88 cars are nearly identical, but the platform designation was changed.

 

Wow that's light, my old 71 vista with a 77 350 weighed 4525

 

Ok so the cars and chassis are pretty much the same just the designation changed. Thanx Joe.

 

Yeah, the two major chassis differences are the extension to the frame for the trans crossmember when the 200-4R became available (1981???) and the use of different spindles in 1978 with smaller outer wheel bearings.

 

83 for the H/O, 84 for the rest of the gbodies Olds'