Howmany KG's
Anyone weighed their roadster yet? Pref fully built weight. Just wondering how OCD I have to be on weight saving.
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i,m aiming for 540kgs without me sat in it with half a tank of fuel ( 2 & half gallons), tho i only weigh 70kgs so it should be quite quick off the line :D :D
andy ps... i believe Spud,s car weighs 520 kgs on the road :eek: :cool: |
If I remember correctly mine came out at 680kg :eek:
That is with a full tank of fuel 35ltrs I used 2mm thick tubing on the chassis, and didn't realy have any thoughts on weight saving. So at 680kg I'm quite happy. Mind you when I sit in it the weight goes up a bit, I could probably make 2 of Andy:D The car still goes liks sh1t of a shiny shovel..... David |
Finished weight
Just had my car on the corner scales.. it has a dry-sumped 2 litre turbo 3sgte motor, Altezza 6 speed box, Subaru LSD. With 30 litres of fuel it weighs 675kg.
With me in it, the corners are LF : 174, RF : 175 LR : 196, RR : 207 Pretty happy with that, with 10 litres of gas (track day) it makes the front 48%, rear 52%. |
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My bec car was 510 kg with a full tank of fuel, that was true weight on corner scales. I don't believe in going by power to weight ratios, a car weighing 5 tonnes and having 5000000 bhp aint going to handle but would have a good power to weight ratio.
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Rest assured if i had the cash I wouldnt be piddling round with lotus 7 replicas I would be on my way to the nearest Mclaren dealership. I often think though; they would be faster, more grip and quicker lap times BUT would it be any more fun :confused: I road fast bikes for about 10 years and have to confess that doing 170 mph isnt really for me! |
phew i was thinking as long as im under 750kg all in i would be happy :)
hang on now im thinking under 650kg :confused: |
I've put together a little spreadsheet like this:
I've weighed most of the parts and posted the weights on this forum a couple of years ago. The engine is the only component I sadly forgot to weigh, so the figure is a guesstimate based on some web searches. As you see, it's coming out at ~530 kg empty. I'm fairly certain the real figure is not very far off. The F/R distribution of the various items are just my guesstimates, but I think they paint a realistic picture altogether. |
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