lightest a-body??

FISHBREATH said

I remember Plymouth' Feather Duster in about the mid 1970s. I think the only weight reductions were aluminum hood, intake, tranny, bumper mounts, inner trunk(I had recorded the list some time ago). I think the weight saving was less than 200 lbs.

I was interested some time ago regarding the aluminum hood. They are now apparently as rare as hen's teeth.

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Never owned a Feather Duster or Dart Lite but I understand the hoods and trunk lids had undersides made of aluminum and not the entire outers. Can someone who owns one verify this?

I believe the only aluminum in the bumpers were the backside brace since this option was available in the 5 mph bumper era. The steel ones I weighed were over 100# each. Can someone verify this, too?

The aluminum transmissions I own or ran across had aluminum main case with steel tailshafts. Anyone see one with a aluminum tailshafts? I would think they would crack easily. The ones I own have big input shaft bearings, 3.06 or 3.09 first gear with overdrive 4th.

A 200# weigh savings would be worth a bunch on the quarter mile. My all original 1974 Dart Sport 360 with a 5 mph rear bumper is a PIG at over 3,800#'s.