I, need a comparison weight.

I, stoped by a truck scales today.

Mine weighs 2,420 pds.

1940 with half tank of gas ...

Andy

Thanks Andy

Mine, was about 4 gals shy of a full tank, but I don't think that will acount for the 480 pound difference.

It, must be the extra motors I carry,

1908 with almost no gas....

What are you carrying

that had to be with driver and fully loaded car.....

I'll make you feel better- mine is 2035 with 1/4 tank gas and no spair tire, no driver. Its one of those "heavy" 73's, not the flyweigh early cars, and has not been on a diet.

Try taking the bodies out of the trunks.

Richard: Next time you stop buy we can put your car on the scales and see what the numbers are.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe

I'm not sure what it weighs right now but consider I can lift either back wheel off the ground with 1 hand or either fron with 2 It can't be that much.

But it is a little stripped at the moment.

Richard,

I have seen what you carry in your trunk......

You could build another 914 with what you carry in that car....

Twystd1 in Merry Old Mexico.

Never had one over 2200lbs, but I always pulled the BUB's off the later 914's. What year is your 914?

I'm not going to reply to this thread.

that's not a car!!! It's a go cart. Just wheels and motor.

Before my resto started my 70-6 w/3.2 & 915, 8 gal fuel cell weighed 2040lbs.

Stock 1970, with passenger compartment floor tar removed.

2039 lbs with 2/3 tank of gas, tools, etc.

I'm anxious to see what it weighs after I finish my Subaru conversion.

-Tony

Complete 73 2.0FI 914 (minus spare and tool kit) with a 5'10 135lb blonde German girl, a rollbar hoop with Petty bar, and a half tank of gas weighed 2400lbs on the dot less than 2 weeks ago.

Oh.. Kuhmo 205's on stock Fuchs.


B

Would it make a differance if she was a brunette Latin girl?

Lower CG maybe?

2186# w/o driver. But with a 3.6 and 915. But also CF lids, early 73 doors.

-Steve

Just under 2400 with the six, full interior, AC compressor and mounting brackets, flares, brad mauyer kit, and doors with safety beams.


Still lighter than a taildragger.

Weighted 3000 lbs; OH!! That is setting on jackstands, without engine and interior installed.

OH! Also forgot------------------------------------------






Car was on jackstands withoug engine or interior, and -----


setting on a 16 foot trailer -----


Net weight 1,600 lbs

Steve Hurt

Simple... Unleashed has a big ego.

Thanks Joe, I'd appreciate that.

At least most of a motor

Hey Clayton, I havn't heard back from you on that Dyno thing ?

It's a 73.

Clayton was right I carry alot of Stuff (Crap) in it. But it's important Crap.

I was interested, in what it would weigh, without all the stuff. Performance would increase, if I shed 480 pds. And the 2,420 pds is without a driver.

Thanks for all the replys.

Richard,

don't stress too much.
truck scales have the likelyhood of being very inaccurate on such a small-car measurement.

I'm at 1850lbs, with oil, gas, the -6, metal hoods and doors.
(plus 2 years of intensive chassis lightening, probably 1000's of hours)

brant

What a bunch of porkers.....cept Paul, of course
I guess I'll have to exclude Brant also since I weighed mine with bathroom scales & could easily be +/- 100 lbs.....

na...
I think you probably have me beat I'm afeared.....


brant

Possibly. What's the weight of unshaven legs?

Mine is just under 3000lbs. What do I win?

980 kg, fibreglass bumpers everything else steel, full cage, late model doors. (multiply by 2.2 = lbs)

Australian pork....yummy

My 73 weighed in at 2080 with a half full tank of fuel. Had all steel body panels, no heater parts or sound deadening in the floors. I wieghed mine one some scales that we weighed liquid nitrogen trucks on. So it could have been a little low.

All steel with a 2.7 and 901, roll bar hoop with braces, five lugs w/17s, big brakes, full bumpers, 1/4 tank = 2095

I just got the heavy weight on the Batmobile last week. 2300 lbs on the mark with full tank , standard accessories(spare tire,jack, tool kit, stock seats and everything else). Now my baby goes under the proverbial Knife for "speed surgury". Brake and suspension upgrade, glass 1/4 panels race seating, lightening holes anywhere I can (as long as safety permits). LIGHTER IS FASTER. MSG L

Purist Minimalists say," your schmit is to heavy by cracky!" Those stock bumpers are like boat anchors.


Remove, recycle, rejoyce.

2400lbs definitely seems like a lot for a 73...

Last October when I had the cross-weights set and an alignment done on my 72 it was 2,305lbs no driver. BUT, that was with a V8, 17gal fuel cell 1/2 full, radiator and full cooling system, heavier but better later doors, stock dash, steel decklids, bigger brakes, reinforced trailing arms (but REALLY reinforced, so heavy). The only thing that might have save weight was that I have a Sheridan f/g body kit all around and rear f/g bumper. Basically only saving weight on the bumpers at that point tho'

What do you carry in the trunks? Maybe you are a mercury thermometer traveling salesman

1348 +/-

Free tank of gas...

2580 lbs w/o driver, LS6, Sheridan body, full 8 pt cage, spare tire, tools, top on, and fully wet.

ouch...
thats kinda heavy.

is it the powerplant or water cooling?

brant