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hi all
i got my car on a set of scales today it was 690kg how does this compare with your racecars? as it means nowt to me  ;D

For an all steel car sounds good . My green car is 660 with some fiberglass parts

Udo

when i got in it it added 70 kilos  :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :D

Think your self lucky if I got in it it would add 110 kg lol

wow best make your drag day t-shirt a x large  ;D

shut up you skinny git  ;D :D

730kg turbo car ;)

blimey with all that weight its no wonder it only runs mid 9s  :D :D ;D

Ha ha... The car was built in Pasty County hence a little lardy  ;D   
The driver has also succumbed to the dreaded pasty curse and now tips the scales at 100kg. Just as well we have adjustable boost to compensate  :D

Mine was 743kg with me in it, so about 640kg without.

Udo, it's not all steel as Danny can confirm ? From memory it has fibre wings ,fibre bonnet and decklid -  and lexan instead of glass in the windows so this all helps get it down to the 690 kgs.

yeah sorrry grp bonnet and engine lid steel everything else ;)

820  kg with me (70kg) So car weights about 750kg with really heavy IC, laptop with holder, all metal but lightened doors and door windows. body is widened too.

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I dont know why its so heavy but it will be worse because I'll install type 4 engine with two times bigger turbo.

With you in it?  i wish mine was that light,they are 878kg and 879kg with me in them

cheers Richie

Dang! How do y'all get them so light?! LOL

My 'streetcar' weighs in at 1950 (~886kg) with me in it.
Our Unlimited Street class dictates minimum weight at 1700 (~773kg), and I'm gonna have a hard time getting down that low with proper safety ...  ???

TxT

UDO!

What have you done to the car?  I think you have added at least 70 maybe 80 kg?

:-)

Now I would not drive that car today with what I have learned since then. It was pretty dangerous to be honest in the late 70´s to mid 80´s.

The original front axle made it heavier . But more save to drive like it is now.
Sad that it is stored in a garage now  :(

Udo

No, that's just the car! Me = +100kg, so 830kg total  ;)

That sounds more like what i was expecting with all that water floating around ;D

cheers richie

Seriously you're all light weights!...Compared to mine 2200lbs ish or 1000 kg with me in it! i only weigh 76kg so thats not the problem!

It is an all steel 70s bug, lexan windows apart from front, with bumpers, all trim, full interior, turbo type 4 and 915 box.
Does that sound about right or do i need to look for some hidden lead weights somewhere?!!!

Mine is 780 kg with me in it. Will be a little lighter next season with the new turbo setup. Will loose aprox 10-12 kg

No wonder you are so fast ;D   i think some weight is a good thing with most of our cars,untill we get some aero figured out anyway


cheers richie

My fasty is 945kg with me in it and about 840kg when i roll out of it  :)

Hehe, yupp. On the other hand I used 490 out of my dynoed 498 whp on the quick run. I need more power! :0)

599 for me! ;D

Lbs ?  :D

cheers richie

Rich I bet those wheels and tyres together with the 915 add about 150lbs to a normal bug,is it a steel or moly cage,its funny that the cars with the type 4[you & Patte] in are the heavyweights,must be something there :D

cheers richie

 ;D now that would be something!

does that include the water container?

Just thinking about it gets me laughing again!  I sure was gutted when I read those scales...

 599 kgs  :o  bloody hell thats a serious diet to put a car on  :D

I remember the first weigh-in I ever did it was 740kg.  Which means it took me over 10 years work to lose the 141kgs -with the power I had 600kg was the ultimate target.  Funnily enough as soon as I went lower the car ran into the 10's.  Admittedly a few other mods helped too!

Yep the repro gas burners are pretty damn heavy- working on getting the original Fuchs back on to save weight. The cage is all steel and mig welded so the welds must be adding up LOL

Nothing wrong with the type 4 i think its all the oil in it thats the problem  ;D

Phil- that weight is insane. Good work! Do you have to peg it down in a light breeze?  :D

930kg here with the '65 street car, with driver. The car has been on a 100kg diet, but due to the heavy transmission, turbo engine, liquid-intercooler, roll-cage ets, it weights 100kg more than a standard '65. Mid-9s with appr. 435whp.
The new racecar oops, street car will propably weight at least the same as Richie's. It has a very heavy transmission, turbo engine and liquid-IC (gallons of water  :-[), twin batteries, ballast weights, 100% steel body...
Jyrki

I dread to think what mine will weight in at  ;D

Cheers andy

No pegging down but it sure is easier pushing it around the workshop, loading on and off the trailer, moving around the pits, plus less weight to tow to the track so it all helps!  Still nice and steady at 125mph although I'm not sure if it would like going too much faster as is.........

my old banger weight's in at 850k inc me.
 

780 kg including me. I've put on weight since I stopped smoking !!

stopping smoking may have helped you break the 'nines' Bernie. One hand on the wheel and the other smoking a fag doesn't make for good pb's  ;D

My grey bug was 2270lb with me in it, ran 10.80 1/4 and was 1770lb without me! hahahah ;0 my balls were heavy back then!

My black turbo bug 840kg, with me in it 920kg ;)

Christoph

mines 698kg in street trim and about 4 tonne with me in it ! :D

875kg with driver and lots of led,water tank,twin batteries etc..

Tar Babe 515 kilos

All weights without driver
Our Fiat 126 with full cage and NA 2332cc and half a tank of fuel- 670kg- planning a diet to get her slimmer by 50kg. Needs to run low 11s to be competitive.
Bugeyed- about 600kg
Bugster 550kg