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turbojolt
30-10-08, 09:52 AM
how much dose you striped out nova weigh obviously with a engine and other running gear installed lol
Depends on what engine, box, fuel system, any remaining seats, how much fuel is in the tank, screenwash if any, coolant and how much you actually strip out, go weigh something in at local scrappies and take it in your nova.
You get weighed in and out so when you leave you will know how much it weighs:thumb:
lol rexy just asks the scrappers if he can weigh his car , lol and they always let him haha
Furry muff or you could just do that, i think mikey14SR did that with his old errr 1.4SR lol
Was around 900kg iirc, standardish SR with stripped out rear and standard fronts if that helps!
turbojolt
30-10-08, 10:15 AM
yer every thing helps mate lol but has anyone had theres weighed with Polly windows and fiberglass body panels
Pistol Pete
30-10-08, 10:17 AM
Olly may have weighed his? I know in his WIP he showed the weights of his windows etc. Not sure if he has weighed his car yet?!
matt_vaughan
30-10-08, 10:20 AM
Sure I read in Haynes that a Nova weighs 760 KG ish as standard, thought it was a little light, not a lot to em though. *Goes to check it out again*
Welsh Dan
30-10-08, 10:21 AM
Olli and Olly have both put up the weights of their cars in their project threads.
i had my bog standard 1.2 loon merit weighed and its bang on haynes figures. 760kgs
turbojolt
30-10-08, 10:34 AM
woow they are a lot lighter then i thought lol i suppose all the rust holes help with the weight saving
cheeky ****e. no rust on mine
turbojolt
30-10-08, 10:39 AM
cheeky ****e. no rust on mine
only messing :thumb:
Thats for poverty spec though. Start adding things like spoilers, CL, alloys (depending on what they are of course), bigger engines etc and things get a lot heavier.
Pistol Pete
30-10-08, 11:09 AM
Near a ton for an xe'd track Nova?
Welsh Dan
30-10-08, 11:19 AM
Olly Hewitts is 878KG according to his cornerweighting session. (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=890253&postcount=1121)
DHDEV Oli's is 660kg without driver. (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=553395&postcount=84)
Pistol Pete
30-10-08, 11:36 AM
lol, nowhere near on ton! Thats some weight saving gone on there then.
i dont get how ollys can be so heavy
Welsh Dan
30-10-08, 11:53 AM
I think it includes the 110kg of ballast that they put in to represent him, which would take the car itself down to around 770KG and at the time he wasn't using any fibreglass panels.
now that would make sence
Mine weighs ~770kg without the driver
loggyboy
30-10-08, 01:41 PM
My stripped mk1 with an XE was 750kg
My stripped mk2 with an XE was 770kg
Both base model shells. (ie not reinforced gte, gsi, sri)
My old SR (with SR engine still in) weighted in at 820kg IIRC, thats with 2 amps & a 15" sud that weights 18kg alone lol
hendrix
30-10-08, 02:38 PM
was that the Last of the Nova SR's?? lol
^ it twas lol met its end with a IHAB truck :(
hendrix
30-10-08, 02:50 PM
Shame, remember that from the MK meet in '04.
K5**SJX?
^ funk mo how you remember that lol yeah, tis the one! Im sure ive still got its ID at my dads somewhere?? I know ive still got the logbook though :thumb:
turbojolt
30-10-08, 02:56 PM
My stripped mk1 with an XE was 750kg
My stripped mk2 with an XE was 770kg
Both base model shells. (ie not reinforced gte, gsi, sri)
did you have fiberglass panels at all or did you just strip out all the interior
dhdev (Oli)
30-10-08, 02:56 PM
As stated by Welsh Dan (Cheers!) mine is sub 660kgs, that's with seam-welding, strengthening kit and full cage. I would love to get it down to sub 600kgs but I think the cost would be too high :(
hendrix
30-10-08, 02:57 PM
^ funk mo how you remember that lol yeah, tis the one! Im sure ive still got its ID at my dads somewhere?? I know ive still got the logbook though :thumb:
got a photo in the convoy with riggy in front of you in his F***KDB (iirc) that I was looking at last night lol.
Sorry for off topic.
I'm aiming to have my XE somewhere around 750kg :thumb:
got a photo in the convoy with riggy in front of you in his F***KDB (iirc) that I was looking at last night lol.
Sorry for off topic.
I'm aiming to have my XE somewhere around 750kg :thumb:
Riggy's old Silver thing with Clear rear lights and a funked alternator lol lol
Aye, back on topic, my white one should weight somewhere around that, 750kg ish. Not that im bothered what it weights TBH lol
I'm aiming to have my XE somewhere around 750kg :thumb:
You best stop slopping loads of paint runs all over it then or youll have no chance lol
tom_beverley
30-10-08, 04:10 PM
^^ LMAO lol
When I worked for Jewsons I stopped at a weighbridge on my way to Hull one day, IIRC mine was 805kg with me sat in. That was a 1.4SR engined stripped Nova Van.
EDIT - I weigh 12st so however many kg's that is!
If its light enough to pull from the tow hook using your little finger, then its fine :thumb:
I weigh 12st so however many kg's that is!
12 Stone, are you anorexic or am i just fat?
Hmm are you meaning youre aiming for yours to be light enough for pinky recovery co or one with an XE mike?
craig green
30-10-08, 04:24 PM
12 Stone, are you anorexic or am i just fat?
I wont rub it in, but I only just hit 10 stone after a roast dinner! :D
tom_beverley
30-10-08, 04:27 PM
12 Stone, are you anorexic or am i just fat?
No comment... just kidding lol I wouldn't have thought you were much more really!
I blame my metabolism as no matter how much I eat I've been around 11-12st for the last 5 years!
12 Stone, are you anorexic or am i just fat?
lollollollol! 12 stone here, i wondered why i looked so thin! Dam anorexia!!!!!!!!!!!lollollollol
I wont rub it in, but I only just hit 10 stone after a roast dinner! :D
Everyone needs you driving theyre nova's on track days!!:eek:lollollol (before the dinner)!
Aww youre all just mean and rubbing it in now..... boo!
12 stone is 76 kilos. and your all skinny fookers, get some meat on ya ya faggots
Philsutton
30-10-08, 04:55 PM
my standard diesel corsa with no back seats weighed 1500kg with the back full of cast iron and then 820 empty lol
my standard diesel corsa with no back seats weighed 1500kg with the back full of cast iron and then 820 empty lol
HOLY COW!!:eek:
Nearly the weight of the new corsa D!lollollollol
12 stone is 76 kilos. and your all skinny fookers, get some meat on ya ya faggots
Whoo im with burgo on that one haha:thumb:
If anyone wants a super light driver, to go with a super light car.
I am available to hire :D lol lol
I weight just under 10 stone wet lol
tom_beverley
30-10-08, 05:08 PM
If anyone wants a super light driver, to go with a super light car.
I am available to hire :D lol lol
lol
im about 9
lol lol
Is that since having your hair cut? :p
That was before.
Im now 3.5st
That was before.
Im now 3.5st
lollollollollol
Pistol Pete
30-10-08, 05:24 PM
I have to run around in the shower to get wet!
nathan.
30-10-08, 07:56 PM
Mine is 730kg with a redtop without me in it
turbojolt
31-10-08, 08:34 AM
what have you done to it to shred weight then mate
I can make mine lighter on a track day.
I just go take a poo lol.
nathan.
31-10-08, 06:07 PM
what have you done to it to shred weight then mate
Fibreglss tailgate.
Fibreglass wings.
Plastic windows.
Lightened doors.
Lightened bonnet.
No dash or heater.
Sound deadening removed.
All arch and underside undersealing removed.
All brackets and un used metal cut away from inside.
Corsa Servo/ pedal set up.
Wilwoods.
Bumper bars removed.
Lightweight Gel battery.
Seats.
Alloy fuel tank
Could be more.
General Baxter
31-10-08, 06:14 PM
im just going to fit a bigger engine,
i like pie lol
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 06:20 PM
That suggests to me that the difference between an XE and baby XE is 70kgs, seeing as Nathans spec is almost identical to mine :confused:
Hmm, theres no way its 90kilo difference.
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 06:22 PM
I edited as I thought Nathan had said 750, when he actually said 730kgs - So 70kgs difference
70kg is a HUGE amount.
Id guestimate half that, if that
General Baxter
31-10-08, 06:28 PM
70kg is a HUGE amount.
Id guestimate half that, if that
70kg that like having me in the car, honest lol
BRoadGhost
31-10-08, 06:30 PM
70 Kilos could be the difference in corrosion
70kg that like having me in the car, honest lol
And the rest :p lol
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 06:31 PM
Without going through every individual component, the only major differences are Battery (Mines a small redtop) -7kgs, and FG bonnet so probably another 5-7kgs saved. Still makes a 56kg difference :confused:
Nath/Oli-Do you know what your seats weigh?
How much fuel was in the car when weighed??
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 06:32 PM
70 Kilos could be the difference in corrosion
Corrosion would make it lighter, so seeing as mine doesn't know what tin worm is, that makes the difference even greater :p
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 06:35 PM
Nath/Oli-Do you know what your seats weigh?
How much fuel was in the car when weighed??
The only weigh this will get settled is if someone gets an XE with box and puts them on some scales and also a baby XE with box at the same time :thumb:
I could get my car weighed now, with the baby in.
And then get it weighed again with the 20xe in......
Making sure fuel level etc is the same.
Only problem is there no friendly weighbridges round here
nathan.
31-10-08, 06:38 PM
Nath/Oli-Do you know what your seats weigh?
How much fuel was in the car when weighed??
Not sure what they weigh Adam! They are very light.
I also have a lightwieght battery.
The only weigh this will get settled is if someone gets an XE with box and puts them on some scales and also a baby XE with box at the same time :thumb:
Pun intended? :p lol lol lol
nathan.
31-10-08, 06:54 PM
I'd say a 2.0 XE would weigh about 30-40kg more than a baby XE with the boxes fitted.
Also i think Olly has done a few more lightweight mods than me, ie: rear floor cut out, lighter wheels etc. So the figures are proberly about right.
i might weigh an f20 and f13 to see the difference in them as i can carry an f13 in one hand but struggle to carry the f20 full stop
IIRC Aragon weighed a XE with an F20 & a small engine with a F10 and the difference was 35kg.
It wasn't HUGE.
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 10:02 PM
Adam - yes it was intended ;)
Nathan - I probably have done a few kgs more of little mods, wheels however are heavy as fook, I could probably save well over10kgs by swapping them maybe even as high as 16kgs :eek:
dhdev (Oli)
31-10-08, 10:03 PM
i might weigh an f20 and f13 to see the difference in them as i can carry an f13 in one hand but struggle to carry the f20 full stop
If you've got the two boxes then please do! It'd definately be useful info :thumb:
DaveyLC
31-10-08, 10:08 PM
i might weigh an f20 and f13 to see the difference in them as i can carry an f13 in one hand but struggle to carry the f20 full stop
You've made me think now.. I was man handling an F20 From a 2.0DTi and it was a heavy old bastid! The F13 is easy to carry by comparisson
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