[V8Vairs] Weight of a V-8 Corvair

[paulsiano@aol.com]

Hi Gary,
 
Sorry for the tardy reply.  (took a trip, came back to a a computer with a virus)  Thanks for responding so completely.  Might you know the percentage of weight front/rear for a driver's weight?
 
Thanks again,
 
Paul  

--- On Mon, 6/28/10, GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com <GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com> wrote:


From: GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com <GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Weight of a V-8 Corvair
To: v8vairs at corvair.org, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Monday, June 28, 2010, 5:35 PM



My car came in at the following (without driver)

2944 lbs w/quarter tank of gas.  (sbc iron block and iron heads, roll  bar, 
engine cover with insullation).  Aluminum Radiator located in front of  
car.  15x7" early ralley wheels, with 235x60x15 rears and 205x60x15  fronts.

LF= 659 lbs        RF=574 lbs
LR=867 lbs         RR=843 lbs

Front: 1230       Rear  1710
42%, 58%


Don't know what the windows/cranks weigh, but here are some other  weights:

Exhaust:  Headers = 21.5 lbs; Crossover pipe section = 13.5 lbs;  mufflers 
= 23 lbs.....Total Exhaust = 58 lbs
Seats (aftermarket "chineese seats" from O'Reillys) = 37 lbs each; brackets 
for each seat = 6 lbs
Differential Locating steel (aluminum heim jt end, all 3)  = 5  lbs
Steel flywheel = 29 lbs
Pressure plate and clutch disk = 26 lbs


Roll bar:   Main hoop and back diagonall arms = 40 lbs; Diagonal  Brace = 
10 lbs;  shoulder harness horizontal bar = 10 lbs;    Total Rollbar = 60  lbs

Antifreeze drained out of car (NOTE, was still coolant in the block, and  
probably some in the long pipes)  = 35 lbs

Iron Heads weighed (completely assembled)  = 45 lbs each

Gary Hoffman



In a message dated 6/28/2010 12:02:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
paulsiano at yahoo.com writes:

I had my  car weighed today.  (Crown, aluminum Chevy SB, Corvair  transaxle)

2560 lbs. with 1/2 tank of gas     Front: 1120    Rear: 1440 

works out to be     45% front   55% rear   (w/o driver)

How do these numbers compare to others who have had  their car weighed?

Does anybody know about how much the side  windows, with mechanizms, weigh? 
(they might have to  go)

Paul         youtube  video:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSt7WUCCDxs




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