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Base model small block was 3695 lbs.

That sounds mighty heavy. The base Nova V-8 in 1969 weighed 3165#. Add a little for bucket seats and other stuff you're nowhere near 3700#.

3450# is my weight with a 1/4 tank,me,4 point bar,and sub connectors.

Did you try a search here under "curb weight"? There is a lot of info here to be searched out.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68731&highlight=curb+weight

3450# is my weight with a 1/4 tank,me,4 point bar,and sub connectors.
I bet this is fairly accurate.:thumbsup:

Curb weight on a straight 6 base coupe is only 2910#. Adding for fuel and small block I'd say 3300-3400 is pretty close.
My 67 without driver, full interior no cage 17" wheels and some aluminum parts under the hood is 3150 with a 1/2 tank of fuel.

HEY Harley (lol) you get my message?

I cant link a web site over to this page so I'll just type it...go to
www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/camaroz28.html
It list it as 3695 lbs, stock

With arch-nemesis Ford giving the Mustang a dynamic restyle for 1969, Chevrolet chose to refine the style and power of their two-year-old Camaro, despite the fact that an entirely new version was awaiting a 1970 debut. The revised car was 186 inches long (up from 1968's 184.6), 74 inches wide (up from 72.3) and had a 3,120-lb. curb weight (up from 2,950), but it rode on the same 108-inch wheelbase as previous cars. While the new Camaro's roof, glass, hood and trunk lid carried over, stylists affected changes by flattening the wheel arches, topping them with edgy character lines that trailed off into the following panels, stamping faux vents to the rear fenders and altering the fuel filler location and taillamps. Adding menace were two new headlamp and grille treatments; the standard (non Rally Sport) grille was a deeply vee'd eggcrate affair with headlamps set in silver bezels, while the optional RS treatment brought a smaller black grille flanked by headlamps that were hidden behind body-colored doors. These vacuum-operated headlamp doors were pierced with horizontal openings, and headlamp washers sprayed when the windshield was washed.

From Hemmings Motor News:

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2004/10/01/hmn_feature12.html

My 1967 coupe with a 327, muncie 4 speed near full tank of gas without me in it weighed 3180.

Should be stated on your registration - if you have one.

mine ways 3300 with v8 and me in it

I weighed mine (with me in it, along with 1/4 tank of gas) at around 3100. (Small block/TH350 with aluminum cylinder heads, intake, wheels)

FYI: If you're still curious, you can weigh your car yourself. All you need are two pieces of cardboard (approx - 12"x5"), a pencil, a ruler, and a tire pressure gauge. Depending upon how thorough you are and good your pressure gauge is, it's pretty darn close. The idea is by measuring the contact area (in square inches) and tire pressure (in pounds per square inch) of each corresponding tire then adding them up, you can calculate the total weight of your car.

If you are willing to give it a try, this is how I did it - should take all of about 10 - 15 minutes.

1. Starting at any tire, carefully wedge one piece of cardboard in front and the other in back of the tire at its contact point with the ground. You should have enough over hang of the cardboard so you make sort of an "H" with your tire being the dash. Make sure the cardboard is somewhat parallel and does make an "H", then measure the distance between the two pieces. This will be the "length" (L) of the contact point.

2. Next: leaving the cardboard in place, mark with the pencil and measure the "width" (W) - on the cardboard - of the tire that is actually contacting the ground.

3. Lastly, measure the tire pressure (P) of that tire.

4. Now calculate the amount of weight that tire is supporting by multiplying the "length", "width", and "tire pressure" together: L x W x P = Pounds/Tire

5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the other three tires, then add them all up. This should be the total weight of the car. Works best with bias-ply's

If nothing else, it's a pretty interesting experiment......

And yes, I have had a few too many cold-ones.:yes:

PJ

I would like to find this out. Guy at work is trying to tell me a chevelle is lighter than a camaro. No way a full frame car like the Chevelle can be lighter than a half frame care like the camaro

67 camaro is 3100-3200 pds with small block, no driver..

Curb weight of a 1969 Sports Coupe w/ a 230ci 6cyl. is 3005. Shipping is a mere 2910. But this is not including any extra's. For example throw a 350ci in it and add 86#. A 396, 249#. Air conditioning, 97#. Etc, Etc. I know your looking for 1968 curb weight but this is all i have because I own a 69. But this info is from a packet I recieved from chevrolet regarding 69 camaro's. Thanks to crg's suggestion of calling them and my wife (as soon as I read it out loud from crg she picked up the phone) I have a packet that includes weight from engine option to radio's, production numbers, to alignment specks and so on. It's a wonderful packet and it was free so try calling chevrolet tell them you just came to own a 68' camaro and are looking for info on it.:D

FYI: If you're still curious, you can weigh your car yourself. All you need are two pieces of cardboard (approx - 12"x5"), a pencil, a ruler, and a tire pressure gauge. Depending upon how thorough you are and good your pressure gauge is, it's pretty darn close. The idea is by measuring the contact area (in square inches) and tire pressure (in pounds per square inch) of each corresponding tire then adding them up, you can calculate the total weight of your car.

If you are willing to give it a try, this is how I did it - should take all of about 10 - 15 minutes.

1. Starting at any tire, carefully wedge one piece of cardboard in front and the other in back of the tire at its contact point with the ground. You should have enough over hang of the cardboard so you make sort of an "H" with your tire being the dash. Make sure the cardboard is somewhat parallel and does make an "H", then measure the distance between the two pieces. This will be the "length" (L) of the contact point.

2. Next: leaving the cardboard in place, mark with the pencil and measure the "width" (W) - on the cardboard - of the tire that is actually contacting the ground.

3. Lastly, measure the tire pressure (P) of that tire.

4. Now calculate the amount of weight that tire is supporting by multiplying the "length", "width", and "tire pressure" together: L x W x P = Pounds/Tire

5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the other three tires, then add them all up. This should be the total weight of the car. Works best with bias-ply's

If nothing else, it's a pretty interesting experiment......

And yes, I have had a few too many cold-ones.:yes:

PJ

Ok, I'll bite..... Can't say that I've heard this theory.

So what if you start out with 20 lbs. of tire pressure in all 4 tires.... Then take them up to 40 lbs in all 4. Does the contact patch shrink in half? What about 80lbs in each tire?

Jon

My 68 SS/RS 396 weighed 3510 with aprox 3/8 of a tank of gas, the last time I weghed it at the track.

PJ , thats one cool formula , how did you come up with that ? ( too much time on your hands ? ) I'm going to try this out today, followed of course by a cold one :beers:

You should have the cold one before you try the experimant... :).. it might actully be believeable then..

OK I did it and maybe my pressure guage is off but my 68 weighs 5117 lbs.
:confused: you know I don't have aluminum heads like most of you guys.
I'll try a different tire guage and get back to you ......

Ok, just let all the air out of your tires and measure the patch, then you don't have to do any multiplication! :clonk:

I'd like to believe the formula, however I don't see how it can work with different tire compound/profile combinations. In the extreme example, consider a "run-flat" tire. The difference in contact patch size between 30 psi and 0 psi is theoretically very small versus a Brand X regular tire contact patch size between 30 and 0.
I think that a short stiff sidewall tire vs a tall sidewall tire would see similar results...

Drink the beer before measuring...

Scott

Scott, thats the one part that did work as planned , I had an icy bottle of Porter while I hunted down two nice pieces of cardboard , so a happy ending after all.

Scott, thats the one part that did work as planned , I had an icy bottle of Porter while I hunted down two nice pieces of cardboard , so a happy ending after all.
LOL

It may actully work if you fiddled with the numbers.. but that may mean decreasing tire pressure in one tire to various psi to suit the experiment.. as tire pressure goes up tire surface contact goes down to a point but eventully gets thrown off.

imagine placing slicks on all four tires and then measuring, then placing really skinny drag tires on all four and measuring. psi in the tires at all times was kept at a constant 20 psi.. the camaro with the slicks would weigh a heck of a lot more than the other.. all in all.. the only thing good about this experiment is the drinking of the beer part.. :)

I would like to find this out. Guy at work is trying to tell me a chevelle is lighter than a camaro. No way a full frame car like the Chevelle can be lighter than a half frame care like the camaro

If you go to the nearest rock quarry go to the dispatch office and ask if the will weigh your car...if they are not busy,they'll be glad to do it at least that has been my experience, you can find out exactly what it weighs.Most of those guys are gear heads anyway and will want to talk cars for an hour but that will answer your question for sure.

Ive seen scales at recycling centers as well.

Most small block Camaros weigh in at 3300 to 3500 lbs. Adding wider wheels and tires, dual exhaust, stereos, 5 or 6 speed transmissions, hd radiator, multi-leaf springs, antiroll bars, etc, all up the weight.
I think most stock small blocks from the factory were in the low 3000 to 3200 range. My 67 Camaro with four speed was 3260, it went to 3400 after I had it for a while.

I weight my 68 years ago at our local drag strip S/B,T/H 400 aprox 1/3 tank of gas ,alum. wheels10.5/29.5 -15 rear and front 7.00-15 tires,8pt.roll bar and weld in frame connector's no exaust rolled in at 3260 lbs.Happy Motoring (with no beer's)