Putting the car on a diet

There was a Charger at SEMA sporting one that someone fab'd from square aluminum tube. It was holding a new Hemi, so I know this will be fine with a smaller six.

I've seen the tubular steel units.

I want to go super stealthy on this one. I'm thinking about keeping the same design, plus a few gussets, compared to the steel unit and making it from plate aluminum.

If I anneal it, the plate parts will form easy. Tram gauge will tell me anything I need to know when I fab it, paint it black and watch it on curbs. I'm not dropping the ride height, or anything.

If I can make an aluminum dash, I may do that, too. Anything from the cowl, forward.

I'm not too sure I want aluminum doors with all of the stock components on them. Thinking that steel from the cowl back, for the majority of the body will stay. Most of the weight from the doors is inside the shell. The shells aren't too bad on these. Not like the E body cars. I don't want to mess with different regulators, ditch glass, etc. I don't think it will help much to make Aluminum door shells, without doing something else with the regulators, frames, etc.

Stationary stuff, I may make from lighter material. Door panels with the same vinyl covering, different board material...

I think the big thing on this car is going to be the hood. It is enormous. According to AMD, it weighs 84lbs.

Each fender, according to them, weighs 48lbs.

If I make a composite hood with aluminum bracing (factory style), and fenders, I'll bet I can get 100lbs off right there.