# How light can a 3G camaro get? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 4, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104 "2006-12-04T07:16:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/1 "2006-12-04T07:16:37Z")
I think it’s an 89. Let’s just say it wouldn’t have a v8, but the motor is still pretty heavy… I want to say about 600lbs… motor and tranny… How light can i get the car? ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/2 "2006-12-04T07:30:09Z")
oh man…I know exactly where this is going. DO IT!!! ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/3 "2006-12-04T07:34:43Z")
:bsflag: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/4 "2006-12-04T07:35:20Z")
an rb powered camaro?? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/5 "2006-12-04T07:36:07Z")
Subsrcribed, I want to see where this is going ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/6 "2006-12-04T07:40:43Z")
i’m rather excited to see the outcome of this. > [@boardjnky4](#): > > an rb powered camaro?? VQ35DET? ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/7 "2006-12-04T07:41:18Z")
be about it, don’t talk about it? ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/8 "2006-12-04T07:42:03Z")
Ill bet $1000 that newman will start the project, and get bored halfway through and give up. Finishing shit \> newman… ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/9 "2006-12-04T07:49:42Z")
> [@vq30de](#): > > Ill bet $1000 that newman will start the project, and get bored halfway through and give up. Finishing shit \> newman… pffft, I’l say he barely makes it a third of the way through ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/10 "2006-12-04T07:54:33Z")
Pretty light. Ditch the rear glass and save near 1000 lbs. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/11 "2006-12-04T08:04:29Z")
they can get REALLLY light depending on how much $$$ youve got. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/12 "2006-12-04T08:09:21Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#): > > Pretty light. Ditch the rear glass and save near 1000 lbs. :lol: yea that rear glass is a killer ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/13 "2006-12-04T08:21:09Z")
My money’s on this not going past the talk-about-it stage. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/14 "2006-12-04T08:30:41Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > be about it, don’t talk about it? ---
**Author:** ![9ONA3OOZX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9ona3oozx/32/7242_2.png) [@9ONA3OOZX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9ONA3OOZX)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/15 "2006-12-04T08:36:36Z")
i officially dont know what the hell is going on in this thread… finish turbo’ing the loti before you waste money anywhere else fool… ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/16 "2006-12-04T08:36:55Z")
haha. it’s just a question. Can i get an actual number? > [@vq30de](#): > > Ill bet $1000 that newman will start the project, and get bored halfway through and give up. Finishing shit \> newman… this is true… we’ll have to see… ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/17 "2006-12-04T08:39:50Z")
the back glass is 120 pounds theres the braces in the doors that are 35pounds each backseat is 40 ish pounds, carpet, hood is heavy replace that lose 100 pounds. how much do you want to gut? the make fiberglass panels for everypart of the car. they actually make a fiberglass body. the rear hatch glas you can get in lexan… heres the link [http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm](http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/18 "2006-12-04T08:40:56Z")
i don’t want to do much fucking around with the car itself. More or less drop in a new motor and go. car would probably be 100% interiorless… what’s the oem weight? ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/19 "2006-12-04T08:43:07Z")
> [@newman](#): > > i don’t want to do much fucking around with the car itself. More or less drop in a new motor and go. car would probably be 100% interiorless… what’s the oem weight? After you factor in the trailer youd have to move into after buying an 89 'maro, pretty heavy… ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104/20 "2006-12-04T08:49:34Z")
> [@thirdgen.org](#): > > This website I was just on had all the specs > [http://www.f-body.org/tech/tech.htm](http://www.f-body.org/tech/tech.htm) > It says the second gens were 3616 > the third gens it says were around 3100-3400 depending on z28 or convert > the fourth gens were around 3200-3500 depending on if you got a convert or z28 > Then on a seperate site it said the first gens were 2700-3100 depending on options, motors, etc… > If anybody has another site that says any of this info is wrong please let me know. Hope this post helped. :burnout: . [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-light-can-a-3g-camaro-get/21104.md?page=2)