winter project

[b_tone]

Originally Posted by thomasmoran1

Mark, our builder has still not gotten around to weight the car do to illness but I hop by next week we should have some numbers, I'm really interested myself to find out what we are at and I'll post it the second I find out? Maybe I should start a pool? I think that with no gas and no driver we should be at 2800 (I hope anyway).

Thomas

What is this no gas malarky? Weigh the car with 10 gallons of fuel, full fluids race ready that way it's comparible. I bet 2890

[thomasmoran1]

Originally Posted by b_tone

What is this no gas malarky? Weigh the car with 10 gallons of fuel, full fluids race ready that way it's comparible. I bet 2890

Gallons?? Sorry Brian but up here we only know liters . How much does a gallon of fuel weight?

Thomas

[b_tone]

Originally Posted by thomasmoran1

Gallons?? Sorry Brian but up here we only know liters . How much does a gallon of fuel weight?

Thomas

1 Gallon is 3.78L

1 gallon is about 6.5-7lbs.

[racercosmo]

It'd better be lighter than 2890.

[b_tone]

Originally Posted by racercosmo

It'd better be lighter than 2890.

If Thomas ever gets off his duff we'll see.....

[NJ2000R]

Hey Thomas,

how is the car coming along?

are you going to be at any of the upcoming track events?

Watkins Glen 6/7-8 with Rochester Shelby
Gingerman 7/23-25 with SEMI-SVTOA
Road America 8/27-29 with Northwoods Shelby
Gingerman 9/17-19 with SCMC

or others?

[thomasmoran1]

Well, we were finally able to scale the car and with no fuel it weights 2845. Not quite what we hoped for but not to bad at all.

Thomas

[mwilson7]

Originally Posted by thomasmoran1

Well, we were finally able to scale the car and with no fuel it weights 2845. Not quite what we hoped for but not to bad at all.

Thomas

Would you care to share the front/rear weight distribution numbers?

[thomasmoran1]

The front is 59.2 the rear is 40.8

[mwilson7]

Originally Posted by thomasmoran1

The front is 59.2 the rear is 40.8

Are these weights with the driver?

[svt_coupe]

Originally Posted by mwilson7

Are these weights with the driver?

Hey Thomas. If these weights are without driver, I think you might be a little erked by these numbers - my car is 2864 with about 3 gallons of fuel. That's still without a Lexan front windshield or a lightweight hood. My front to rear is 58.8/41.2.

[thomasmoran1]

Originally Posted by svt_coupe

Hey Thomas. If these weights are without driver, I think you might be a little erked by these numbers - my car is 2864 with about 3 gallons of fuel. That's still without a Lexan front windshield or a lightweight hood. My front to rear is 58.8/41.2.

Bryan, you are totally right but you must remember that we have the IRS and the T-56. Also our cage is about 220 pounds. All in all its not to bad but your right, I was really hopping for something like 2775.

Thomas

[svt_coupe]

I would have thought your F/R distribution would have been slightly better than mine because of the IRS as well as the extensive rollcage you have. The cage in my car is made from 1.20 wall tubing (about 45-50lbs heavier than 0.90 tubing - the car was 3000+ dry weight when the cage went in which the rules mandate the heavier guage tubing... grrr...). I do have a T5 and a lightweight clutch assembly which might explain some of the differences.

I could guarantee your CG is lower than mine though....

[thomasmoran1]

Originally Posted by mwilson7

Are these weights with the driver?

Yes, that was with me in the car

[svt_coupe]

Originally Posted by thomasmoran1

Yes, that was with me in the car

Holy chit mon. My weights are WITHOUT me in the car. Daym boy... what are you complaining about?!?!?