DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

[robt100]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Might be worth getting a dummy setup with everything fitted (even if not running) and taking it down a weighbrige to find out how much it weighs and go from there. If all else fails we have a pallet truck at work that can weight over 1000kg so drop it off at canary wharf and I'll jack it up for you

[Graham]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

i'd go down argos and buy 8 sets of cheap bathroom scales, find a scaffold plank from somewhere cut it into 4 short lengths just long enough to lay across two sets of scales, put sets of two under each wheel and there go an instant weighbridge

that how i weighed my trailor

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

i'd go down argos and buy 8 sets of cheap bathroom scales,

I wasn't planning on spending that much on the car this year

We do have a weigh bridge at work, pity its not more local though

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

I had the Compomotive ML wheels and lost 10kg when changed them to split ML's. What kind of front discs do you have?

i have 6 pot billet Hi spec calipers with 335x32mm discs. Quite big I know but as I say I think they are worth it

My wheels are 9x17 dynamics as fitted to current touring cars.

[mk2stu]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

not being rude to you dave having meet you im not saying youre overweight atall this is just a point in general and is pretty irelevant i suppose as im assuming the cars are weighed minus driver but it makes me laugh when people say their buying carbon fibre bits for their car to save a kg when really just going for a jog once a week and watching what they eat would save the weight and make them a better driver all round through being in better health?

sorry for that random talk over

[Graham]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

I wasn't planning on spending that much on the car this year

i didnt realise you budget wouldnt stretch to £24, i'll tell ya wot' i'll lend you 3 sets of scales so it will only cost ya £15

[Graham]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

not being rude to you dave having meet you im not saying youre overweight atall this is just a point in general and is pretty irelevant i suppose as im assuming the cars are weighed minus driver but it makes me laugh when people say their buying carbon fibre bits for their car to save a kg when really just going for a jog once a week and watching what they eat would save the weight and make them a better driver all round through being in better health?

nothing to worry about theres not too much spare meat on dave

[Graham]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

i have 6 pot billet Hi spec calipers with 335x32mm discs. Quite big I know but as I say I think they are worth it

i know that on my car the big disc and caliper set up which is very similar except home brewed saved weight over the std setup, i dont see why daves should be any different, the disc is big but its alloy bell weighs next to nothing

[dangerousdave]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

nothing to worry about theres not too much spare meat on dave

His problem is his size, we just need to cut his legs off or something to lose some bone mass think horse jockeys......

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

not being rude to you dave having meet you im not saying youre overweight atall this is just a point in general and is pretty irelevant i suppose as im assuming the cars are weighed minus driver but it makes me laugh when people say their buying carbon fibre bits for their car to save a kg when really just going for a jog once a week and watching what they eat would save the weight and make them a better driver all round through being in better health?

sorry for that random talk over

Totally agree with you, but in my case the only carbon bits on the car are the seat, because it was cheap, and the front bumper, because it is very strong and gets some abuse.

I could lose about 5 kg myself and will when I get round to it, but rest assured I walk about 20 miles a day in work and am around 83kg wet, not too bad as I'm about 6'2"

[andypipe]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

You still can't fitinto my new seat though

[mk2stu]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

that is light for youre height i warm up bench pressing with that anount of weight!
how much could you save in paint?its getting drastic nowcant think what super car it is but you can aparantly see the weave of the carbon fibre through the paint

[mervhill]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

You still can't fitinto my new seat though

Yeah, Gary showed me what you got the other day Andy, looks cool.......

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

Yeah, Gary showed me what you got the other day Andy, looks cool.......

Yeah, can't think why i don't fit in it. Besides I can get in Andys car still, its just that my shoulders touch the roof. I guess I'll have to shave a bit off my hips before I drive it in anger this year

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

how much could you save in paint?its getting drastic nowcant think what super car it is but you can aparantly see the weave of the carbon fibre through the paint

Most carbon bodied cars you can see the weave in the right light. Rod Birleys doors are a good example. My car hasn't had too much paint so thats not a worry, I did manage to remove one of the wishbone bushes today which is like a solid steel void bush with no rubber apart from the seals. The poly bush is a lot lighter and there are 4 of them! Another few grams saved