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[The Batman]

I have a coupe back Nev Want to lose as much weight as possible even from the front as the cc system at the front will weigh a fair bit.

[leevx2.2]

Joe remember I have a vx with removable bonnet on my drive front and back lol

[Nev]

Have you weighed your car yet Joe, I'd be interested to know how it does compared to mine (895 Kg with 1/3 tank of fuel). Would you guess you'll be in the 870 Kg region ?

[The Batman]

im going to be lighter than that

Edited by joe_589, 23 November 2011 - 05:36 PM.

[JamieVX220]

Sorry Joe i never got round to getting it weighed this morning. The VX is off the road for work to be done this winter and its being stored away from my house. If no one has commented on it the next time im working on the car i'll do it no problem

[The Batman]

na worries buddy

[FLD]

you have a long list and also a long waiting list

anyone grabbed a weight for lil old me

Tell me about it. Your lenses are in for an ickle bake. I've got a wedding to go to in Glesge at the weekend so I'll trim up next week. YOu OK to lacquer them?

[The Batman]

Yeah no worries cheers buddy

[garyk220]

I have a lightened bonnet and the biggest weight saving is on removing the hinge and the lock mechanism. at a guess I'd say 2-3 kg. There isn't much you can remove from the bonnet itself without compromising the air flow out from the radiators and over the car. The rear bootlid has more potential for weight saving by cutting out most of the inner skin. My lightened bootlid is about half the weight of the standard one plus the weigth removed by ditching hinges and locking mechanism. I could weigh my lightened bonnet for you, but you'll get a better idea of the potential weight saving by weighing the hinge and locking mechanism I think.

[The Batman]

Hi, just about s standard weight as I am making a light weight one

[DarrylB]

got my clam of today! (gonna update my thread in a bit) The bonnet hinge alone weighs 1.154Kg Joe....about to go and weigh the door and bonnet for ya

[DarrylB]

Guess what Joe...... guess what I've just weighed From my calculations of me standing on the scales and then doing the same with the bonnet and door... The bonnet weighs 5.8Kg The door weighs 18.5Kg The door had the hinge, mirror, window winder and glass attached. It was missing the door card and the other black parts of the inner door that I cannot remember the name off, but seeing as they are made of foam/plastic...they aren't exactly gonna weigh kilos!

[The Batman]

Legend!!! Nice one for that I owe ya a beer

[DarrylB]

Plastic windows would be the biggest thing to do on the door. I can't see how much more weight could be removed from the door unless you go mental on it and re-skin it in carbon on the outside and inside? As I'm replacing the door hinge, I've got a hinge and door bar that I'll weigh tomorrow (they are surprisingly light!)

[The Batman]

[2-20]

Whenever you need some weight figures (stock or modified), you can refer to below thread.
The platic windows are weighted in it and corresponding savings are available (page 74)


http://www.garage111...lit=allegements

It's in French but the pictures speak for themselves

Edited by 2-20, 02 December 2011 - 12:12 PM.