Fly Weights

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Bill,not a flyweight but a featherweight.

Willie Pep.

Born in Middletown ,Ct, one day after my dad. They became friends later on, as my dad was a member of the Stagehands Union, and would run into Willie here and there.

Now back to our program :

I think Billy covered most of the V-8 's .

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

[Mark Yacavone]

I'll work on that, but meanwhile, 1979 Monza 196 Buick V-6 , 2700 # w / driver in the bottom 6 cyl class.

Originally Posted by The Hawk

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

The one we had here was actually that light too.
Too bad we never got a chance to thrash it out ...Woulda been a rocketship

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?

[ken robinson]

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by ken robinson

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

Jetfire (turbo) came out in 62..Std Corvair type T3 turbo

Not a Q jet , a 4GC

Pontiac was the only 61-63 (big) compact with IRS..Buck, Olds were straight rear, four arm susp.

Pontiac used a variation of the Powerglide...Oldes were three speed Roto Hydramatics
(Slim Jims)
No modern 3 speed will bolt to that block...Don't know about the later Rover version bolt pattern

Carry on...

[Joe Toller]

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.0, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

[rawhide]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.3, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

I did not look in the guide but the 2.3L engine did not come out until 1974.
regards, Roland

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.3, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

It's a 2000 SOHCammer ...Actually I like it, with today's rules

Compression , carb, cam, 3 " stroke ..very little drivetrain issues at that weight.
Easy U/Stock index runner.......(A little over 1 hp per cube)

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by ken robinson

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

All 61 to 63 F85's automatics came with a Roto 5 transmission, a smaller version of the transmission used in full sized Olds and some Pontiacs. The only PG's in those series of cars was in the Tempest, used a Corvair powerglide. Only the Tempest was IRS.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632