Reply to "25-1 trans gears"

Our street licensed '72-1/2 L model with full (fiberglas) bumpers weighs 2690 lbs with 1/2 tank of fuel, 8" & 10" Campys, A/C, stereo and leather upholstering. Just to demonstrate what's possible at home. Body is stock appearing from 5 ft away except for a Revson front spoiler. My goal when I started this project was 2650 lbs, street legal & ready to drive.

That's with a stock iron 351-C block & alloy heads- I haven't found the money to complete my Fontana alloy block that will remove 52 more lbs. I've spend 30 yrs shaving weight off almost everything else, more or less as a hobby since we don't club-race anymore. For instance, our dash-2 ZF weighs 135 lbs while a stock ZF weighs 155 lbs, and our 351-C engine now weighs 425 lbs while a stock engine weighs over 550 (Ford's number), ready to drive. When I do a mod', I write an article for the POCA Newsletter detailing what happened, how, and members make the call as to whether it's worth the effort.

Incidently, the 'dash-1.5' designation is Lloyd's label, from the combination of a rotated Mangusta tranny and a Pantera diff case on a transition bellhousing. A true dash-1 ZF is upside-down for Panteras and causes some confusion.