Ok, Joe posted what his 914 wieghed which really interests me now that I see his under the 2000lb mark. My 914-6 wieghs in at 2275 with 1/2 gas, glass bumpers, full int, 16x7&8 fuchs, heat, spare tire, tools in trunk, roller blades in rear trunk etc. Certainly not a stripped down car, nice driver.

So what do other scale in at? I wanna know!

QUOTE (URY914 @ Dec 22 2004, 01:40 PM)

Paul, I figured you would jump on this one!

This is my weight with me in the car, helmet, fuel, etc...

So I should be around 1900 dry. Since then I removed some stuff like the headlight motors and buckets but I added coolers, lots of ss oil/fuel lines, etc.

Car has full 8 pt cage, full metal bodywork and bumpers, all lexan windows, etc...

I like the pic, that is cool. Yeah, here is something I have wanted to try: Pull the headlight motors, use the struts like the GT's do, but with the cable, I was thinking about having something rigged up so you could push it, release the lights(up), pull it, moving the lights back down. Simple and save lots of wieght I would think. Plus driver friendly. I have some plans already, just have to try it out.

QUOTE (synthesisdv @ Dec 22 2004, 02:02 PM)

This is my weight with me in the car, helmet, fuel, etc... So I should be around 1900 dry. Since then I removed some stuff like the headlight motors and buckets but I added coolers, lots of ss oil/fuel lines, etc. Car has full 8 pt cage, full metal bodywork and bumpers, all lexan windows, etc...

Is that an X-ray of your car? Cool!

I don't know if mine would show up in an x-ray.

P

Well... (thinks for a second)

More than yours

Mine is about 2250 with my fat ass, half tank of fuel. interior is gone, full cage, 3.2....

Mine's juuuuuuusssst over 3000lbs

hmm at the local recycling center (Alhambra, Ca) there's an actual scale built into the ground to weigh a car before/after recyclable materials are removed....i should give it a try....before/after my scrawny is out of the car

I measured 2087 with about 1/4 tank and no spare. Also
I have no more tar. But done using digital bathroom scales
and levers, so any error will be multiplied. Anyway, I wasn't
concerned with the absolute numbers, just correct corner
weights. (corner weighted with my weight in driver's seat,
but I subtracted to get the 2087).

2065lbs

- 3/4 tank of fuel
- 14 qts of oil with front cooler
- 2.7 with 40IDA3C Webers
- Roll bar
- 225/50/16 245/45/16 on 8"/9" BBS RA wheels

Still has:
- glass windows
- all interior tar mats

Eddie

I had planned on wieghing in now and after the SIX shows up.

I'll drive over to the scales and find out Friday.

KT

2345 with spair, no jack/tools, full interior, all glass, 3/4 tank fuel, and 165# of me in the drivers seat. Also has the Brad Mayeur long repair kit, the extra heavy duty set, which I bet adds at least 50-75 to the total. Corner balanced to 49.7/50.3, but it took the spair and gas to get to those #'s. Oh, its a 1973 (heavy doors) 2.0.

How much weight would you loose by:
light weight battery?
headers+ supertrapp vs heat exchangers and bursch?
light weight gear drive starter?
no interior tar, no undercoating?
13 x 9 rims w/hoosiers?
early doors?
early interior?

(I think thats about all the DSP mods that could be made)

How would you best remove the tar/undercoating, short of "the dip" ?

David Parsons

2189 lbs w/o driver

Pluses:

+ 3.6, 915, front mounted oil cooler

+ brad meyeur long kit + misc additional chassis bracing

+ steel GT flares, 16x8&9s

+ early steel chrome bumpers

+ passenger side mirror

Minuses:

- early 73 doors (no reinforcement [lighter], but late window mechanism)

- full, but minimal, lightweight leather interior (no tar or sound dampening of any kind)

- carbon fiber front and rear lids

Striping down the interior and going with lightweight lids can save a lot of weight...

-Steve

About 980 kg without driver. Thats about 2160 pounds. Full interior, 3.0 six, 901 and FG bumppers.

Pretty interesting reading about the combinations of parts we have on our cars.

I like the easy cheap stuff, Floor tar (Gone), under coating (which still have) Dumping the stock heat exhangers, Thought about the super trapps
Engine sound pad gone and very heavy.
fiberglass bumpers getting weight off the ends is always good.
12 lb battery
Hmm Honey I need one of them lite weight starters
How much can you get off the trailing arms?
Been kicking around the idea of Lexan rear window.
AND I really want fiberglass trunk lids.
Deleting the head light motors would really help they are heavy. Pull cable and just spring up? I wouldn't mind stopping to put back down. Come on just design it I'll do it.

Mine is 2200lbs with 1/2 tank of gas. 1971 chasis, 3.2, brad m longituds, steel flares, no spare, fuchs, full interior.

As per the scale at a nearby scrapyard, a couple of years ago: 2,150 lbs. With the 2.2 /6 engine, no driver, I believe the spare was in.

Michel Richard

Yeah, this rocks. I like reading about what other people have and have done to thier 914's to loose or gain wieght. I know my next projects will include stiffinging(adding wieght) and glass lids (taking some back off). Also maybe even moving to early doors? I dunno, maybe I should just have Paul come visit for a few hours.

1920 Lbs.

2270 RAT
Fiberglass bumpers & decklids.
16x6 Fuchs

QUOTE (Eddie914 @ Dec 22 2004, 08:19 PM)

2065lbs - 3/4 tank of fuel - 14 qts of oil with front cooler - 2.7 with 40IDA3C Webers - Roll bar - 225/50/16 245/45/16 on 8"/9" BBS RA wheels Still has: - glass windows - all interior tar mats Eddie

Eddie,

metal or glass flares? (I'm assuming some flare for those big wheels)

metal or glass hoods?

thank you sir
brant

1034 kg with 3/4 tank. Full cage all trim F/G bumpers and spare.
232 234 45%
287 281 55%

I wish I knew what my new car weighed...
can't wait to finish it and find out if I achieved my "goals"

but I know what my old car weighed:

PCA production class "I" car
-all metal body, lights, heater, etc.
-full roll cage, all safety equiptment
-4cylinder
-enough interior to meet production class rules
-7inch cookies and vented rotors on front and rear

2141 lbs with 45lb ballast...
(minimum weight was 2139)

brant

At least $4500.00 so far, but it keeps adding up.

QUOTE (brant @ Dec 23 2004, 10:24 AM)

QUOTE (Eddie914 @ Dec 22 2004, 08:19 PM) 2065lbs - 3/4 tank of fuel - 14 qts of oil with front cooler - 2.7 with 40IDA3C Webers - Roll bar - 225/50/16 245/45/16 on 8"/9" BBS RA wheels Still has: - glass windows - all interior tar mats Eddie Eddie, metal or glass flares? (I'm assuming some flare for those big wheels) metal or glass hoods? thank you sir brant

If I remember corectly, Eddie has glass flares/removable even? I know glass lids, no headlights (still buckets sitting there though? and pretty stripped down int.

cool thanks dan...

now that you mentioned it I think he has answered the same question for me previously....

dang.. no memory left.. too much beeeeer.

brant

QUOTE (brant @ Dec 23 2004, 12:36 PM)

cool thanks dan... now that you mentioned it I think he has answered the same question for me previously.... dang.. no memory left.. too much beeeeer. brant

Burp What?

SO, who still remembers what Balljoints avatar is from? Gosh that just kills me.

Uh oh. I was wondering if you'd notice that. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

QUOTE (balljoint @ Dec 23 2004, 01:37 PM)

Uh oh. I was wondering if you'd notice that. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

How could I forget that one! I spit my drink out my nose!

2040lbs 1/2 tank w/o driver, 3.2 w/ 915, fiber glass bumpers, fuel cell, 6X15 deep fuchs, 911S alloy calipers, drilled rotors, stripped interior, no radio, no heat, no carpet, no headlight motors. Wicked fast & loud, way fun.

good to see ya here marv.....

love the blue on your car.....

QUOTE (Marv's3.2six @ Dec 24 2004, 09:45 AM)

2040lbs 1/2 tank w/o driver, 3.2 w/ 915, fiber glass bumpers, fuel cell, 6X15 deep fuchs, 911S alloy calipers, drilled rotors, stripped interior, no radio, no heat, no carpet, no headlight motors. Wicked fast & loud, way fun.

marv,

nice job... thats encouraging.

does your car have any window cranks/glass?
what about glass front and rear windshield/window?
metal or fiberglass hoods/lids?

good job
brant

aaron,

do you have any pictures of Marv's car?
what kind of set up...

bump...

brant

QUOTE (brant @ Dec 25 2004, 12:56 PM)

aaron, do you have any pictures of Marv's car? what kind of set up... bump... brant

i do.....

lemme find em...

1....

From SoCal Funrun 1.0

again

again again..../

I put my car on the scales at work and it weighed in at approximately 1400 lbs. It's a stripped tub with no interior, no engine, no transmission and no fuel tank. But it did have the following when it was weighed:

Sheridan Wide Body Kit
Kinesis 17" Rims w/315 & 285 rubber
Chassis/Control Arm stiffening kit
911 Front Suspension
Six Conversion Parts (bulkhead mount, oil tank, etc.)
Front Mount Oil Cooler
Pop ups w/motors, wipers w/motors, etc.
Partial Roll Cage


I'm hoping with the engine, transmission and Renegade Hybrids radiator that I can keep it under 2000 lbs.