The Purple Camaro

[folkenheath]

Well, I have to eat crow.

It looked so heavy to me from the picture, and when I did searches I was getting anywhere from 22 - 35 lbs. And even GForce said this on their specific page dedicated to lightweight crossmembers...

Although G Force has long been known for the strength, reliablity, and durability integral to our crossmember design, our customers asked for a lighter weight version to help them balance their vehicles' curb weight. For that reason, our engineers redesigned our four bestselling crossmembers to weigh 25 pounds or less—a weight reduction of at least 20% for each of them.

So I figured there was no way it could weigh under 15 if their lightweight models weighed 25 and were reduced by 20%!

But just estimating the size of that thing, it appears to have about 15" of 2.5" square tube that's likely 1/8" thick. And then maybe on each side it has a foot of 3/8" thick x 3" steel plate. The math on that comes out to..........~13 lbs. Now I may be off on the thicknesses or lengths, and it wouldn't take much to make it over 15 lbs, but either way, it's not one of the super heavy A or G body crossmembers.

I was wrong. I can admit it.

Cookies are on the way, I planned to go get them but I cheated and had them shipped to you since it saves me time and doesn't cost any more by the time I go buy them and then ship them to you, and I already wasted time doing math on your crossmember weight since I'm so stubborn.

 

[Bent77]

You can beat it more if you want I'll still send the cookies. Just don't show us any pictures of that.

This is the ck5 equivalent of “hey my bad”

 

[ZooMad75]

This is the ck5 equivalent of “hey my bad”

View attachment 437697

Is that the going rate for beating a horse to death?

 

[Bent77]

I went with this on the transmission side. Not cheap, but I envision high rpm clutch drops on slicks...and I do not want this end breaking.

Pardon Our Interruption

I'm a month away from ordering my rear diff, but it will have a billet 1350 yoke as well as other options designed for severe duty.

I talked to the guys at Strange before ordering the driveshaft. He had a few reasons for sticking with that

Went 1350 and forged ends, moly in 3”

 

[Babaganoosh]

Those peanut butter ones are amazing.

 

[Bent77]

This happened this morning after the dryer rebuild. Longer release bearing is supposed to show up today

This showed up sometime this week between the rest of the chaos

 

[Fastereddie]

This happened this morning after the dryer rebuild. Longer release bearing is supposed to show up todayView attachment 439175

This showed up sometime this week between the rest of the chaosView attachment 439176View attachment 439177

Nice shaft…

 

[tRustyK5]

All the beef!!

 

[imiceman44]

This happened this morning after the dryer rebuild. Longer release bearing is supposed to show up todayView attachment 439175

This showed up sometime this week between the rest of the chaosView attachment 439176View attachment 439177

Why you giving it the finger?
Or are you just hiding the word strange so I don't make the joke again

 

[Bent77]

Why you giving it the finger?
Or are you just hiding the word strange so I don't make the joke again

It was more for size reference. But that was a Strange observation

 

[82355]

Can you put something next to your hand for a size comparison?

Martin

 

[Bent77]

Can you put something next to your hand for a size comparison?

Martim

Did you forget how to spell your own name,

I have a few 12ga shells in this place

 

[Bent77]

 

[82355]

Did you forget how to spell your own name,

I have four children. The oldest turns five this August.

It's amazing this this poor (pour?) keyboard works at all!

Martin

 

[Bent77]

I have four children. The oldest turns five this August.

It's amazing this his poor (pour?) keyboard works at all!

Martin

At least you have toilet paper

 

[82355]

At least you have toilet paper

The eighteen month old has been distributing it throughout the house!

Luckily not used yet.

Martin

 

[6872xtc]

At least you have toilet paper

Cuz it doesn't make it onto the holder very often?

 

[imiceman44]

Cuz it doesn't make it onto the holder very often?

He probably just pulls it from the roll like my boy did

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I have four children. The oldest turns five this August.

It's amazing this his poor (pour?) keyboard works at all!

Martin

Well, we know what Martin was doing for the last several years.

 

[Bent77]

Been working the bugs out still carbureted.

This was the mystery rattle