Putting the car on a diet

Oh man...

Removing lugnuts...

lol...

Some good ideas, though!

The engine will be plenty quick. Power to weight.

I've been thinking mostly about the front of the car, as that is inherently the heaviest end of the car, but overall weight is also a good idea. Weight transfer benefits a bunch, taking weight from the front of the car and moving it elsewhere or off. I like the light battery idea. I'll likely go with a gel-core in the trunk.

How well do the mono leaf springs hold up for street use? Never considered a pair, although I've heard of people using them. Makes sense to me.

I have an aluminum driveshaft from a dodge van. I suppose that would also help with driveline moving weight as well as overall, if I had it cut and balanced.

I'm willing to do things like use lighter sound insulation, but I don't want to lose original appearances in the interior.

I'll try the 60amp alt. I think. Nothing crazy with the electrical system. I am going to ditch the vacuum operated headlights, though, and go with a single electric motor and aluminum linkages.

My goal is to get this car as close to weighing as much as a factory A body 2dr hdtp, without terrorizing it's comfort. So, any unsprung weight, weight down low, weight out of sight, replacing steel with other, lighter materials or metals are things I'd rather hit up first, before losing factory looking stuff up high or in direct view, with the exception of some things in the engine compartment.

Light master cyl. is a good idea. I wonder if there is one that doesn't look too out of place, like a cast aluminum one with a factory, spring rod kept lid.

Light starter is going to be a must. This car isn't getting a slant six. It's getting a 265 with aluminum head. Lighter than an iron slant.

The aluminum slant would be amazing, but I'm not keen on the design of the head seal. They are inherently weak to high cylinder PSI.

I'm wondering how well a pair of carbon fiber fenders would fare, in the real world/ street driven/ cruises, etc.

I'd be willing to make a pair of carbon fenders. I'm worried that aluminum, while I can make it happen, would be the wrong choice for a car with a front end that long and wide. Toying with the engine always needs access from over the fenders and I know that aluminum bends if you look at it funny.

This plastics company down the street from my work that makes their own poly resins has a better, impact resistant resin used for glassing and fiber parts manufacturing. The guy was demonstrating with a thin, 2 layer panel and a pic hammer, compared to a 4 layer polyester resin fiberglass panel that he did with their standard resin

I'm thinking that I could use that stuff, coupled with the carbon weave cloth that they sell on the roll, could make some really stout, lightweight fenders. I don't mind glassing aluminum reproductions of the fender braces in and some aluminum braces in areas, aluminum splash shields, etc.