 Wiring Harness, How much does it weigh? How much could it weigh? |
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| grantsfo |
 Aug 2 2006, 07:23 AM
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Arrrrhhhh!  Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(drew365 @ Aug 1 2006, 05:17 PM)  Anyone know how much is saved by eliminating the headlights, motors and doors and replacing with a fiberglass cover? Its at least 15 lbs. Those things are boat anchors - the motors are real heavy and the assemblies are heavy as well. Then you have lights, covers, wiring, etc. |
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| grantsfo |
Aug 2 2006, 07:33 AM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(brant @ Aug 1 2006, 08:27 PM) Joe, I could certainly afford to loose some weight myself.. but its kinda hard to get 300hp out of a 2.0 when the rules require an honest 1991cc and you decide not to cheat. plus when the rules require only metal body panels, then a pound here and a pound there start to look appealing since your not allowed to buy CF. auntie brant Metal isnt bad, you just need to get the course grade stuff on your sander spend a year sanding away the weight. (IMG:http://imageserver.isnweb.com/MTN7320.jpg) |
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| brant |
Aug 2 2006, 01:14 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,618 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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ha... thats true Grant.
I already did that where I could. my "stock" roof for example is paper thin now, flexes with your pinkie, and weighs in somewhere under 10lbs now... brant |
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| McMark |
Aug 10 2006, 12:11 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Randal's car (which IIRC is a 75 chassis) had a 14 lbs wiring harness before I ripped into it and it weighed 3.5 lbs when I was done.
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| byndbad914 |
Aug 10 2006, 02:19 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Series9 @ Aug 1 2006, 08:19 PM) Try loosing some weight yourself (not aimed at anyone). It's easier. Ha, I think the same thing. But then, realistically, I can remove the unnecessary wires from a wiring harness and eat a large supreme pizza in an hour... loosing 12lbs probably take me a month if I was even remotely serious (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) No pizza, no speedo, no pizza, no speedo - hand me a slice while I throw this speedo on the used parts pile... It is funny, but I do that - think "if I remove that and that and that from the car, that is like 20lbs. but then I could remove 40 from my frame, but the plasma cutter burns a bit. If you could only cut away 15lbs with some cheap tools... I will try to remember to weigh what is left of my factory harness from the 72 ( I already removed a lot of wires, but added some in for other new items...) as I have to make a custom one for the tube car now... I think some of you guys will be surprised what a wiring harness weighs - more along the lines of McMarks values if you include the relay panel (which I do since I removed it). |
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