That's the issue you run into when trying to compare published weights with actual scale weights. I'm not sure what to suggest for you when trying to put together a race class based on weights that are published. Without physically putting the cars on the scales they can be all over the place, giving some cars of same make and model a slight advantage if you try to put them in a certain weight class.
I have my bird setup to run pure stock but haven't made any attempt to lighten it. A 70 formula RAIII with PS and PDB, 400 turbo, as the only weight adding options. Scales at 3600 lbs. exactly without driver and a full tank of gas (spare removed), and that was on an NHRA cert scale just last month at the races. I'd be interested in seeing what a published weight for this car is if you have a source you've decided on?
I've scaled everything I own, just for my own purposes to compare times with others. I've been surprised at what some of these old muscle cars weigh.
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