Putting your car on a diet — ideas on where to shave weight

I don't normally think about a C-body and weight reduction at the same time. With the 68 Newport I'm working on, however, I'm making it one of the project's parameters. Now, I'm not talking extreme steps, like acid dipping the fenders. But things that are within reach of a DIYer like myself I'm interested in.

It's already a low-option car -- no AC and crank windows. I assume those two things right there amount to 100+ lbs. I've got an aluminum intake on the engine and an aluminum...

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Author: WissaMan