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 730 Posts Member #: 1791 Post Whore Cranleigh, surrey |
5th Jan, 2009 at 02:48:33pm
Now, i'm not very happy, my car is 640kg as is.
"Cars are a lifetime of pain" |
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 998 Posts Member #: 2178 Post Whore Leyland, Lancs |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:01:40pm
Rear beam instead of subframe & lighten front subframe? Carbon boot floor, chop out rear bins & excess on rear seat bench?
On 15th Jul, 2009 fastcarl said:
a breif struggle ensued but Will emerged the victor with a pair of undies in his possesion On 21st Sep, 2009 apbellamy said:
No, but you did chuck your guts up over my front gate the Saturday before! You even managed to get a bit in your arm pit... |
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 1050 Posts Member #: 764 Post Whore Staffordshire |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:09:46pm
alloy hubs, rear disks, have a big poo? :) |
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Site Admin  6293 Posts Member #: 1 The boring bloke who runs this place. Berkshire |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:13:56pm
640 isn't exactly heavy.. |
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730 Posts Member #: 1791 Post Whore Cranleigh, surrey |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:16:21pm
got alloy rear hubs, rear disks and i always do big poo's! Subframes could do with a hole saw or 10, rear bins and seat already done. I have a titanum clutch arm and plunger from carl? "Cars are a lifetime of pain" |
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 8604 Posts Member #: 573 Formerly Axel Podland |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:35:53pm
Is it a CDS roll cage ? Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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730 Posts Member #: 1791 Post Whore Cranleigh, surrey |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:41:30pm
it might not be CDS? It might just be normal no seam tube, it was a heavy little thing, but with a carbon roof i wouldn't run without it! "Cars are a lifetime of pain" |
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8604 Posts Member #: 573 Formerly Axel Podland |
5th Jan, 2009 at 03:42:58pm
Sell the cage and get a T45 one. Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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 3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
5th Jan, 2009 at 04:17:43pm
fiberglass/pure carbon front.
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 6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
5th Jan, 2009 at 04:26:49pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 AlexB said:
640 isn't exactly heavy.. yes it is,lol. sorry stef, but my twinnies nearky 50kgs lighter,lol carl |
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 3329 Posts Member #: 184 Senior Member Melton Mowbray, Pie Country |
5th Jan, 2009 at 04:47:03pm
Wheels! http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
5th Jan, 2009 at 04:53:45pm
Are you sure it weighs that much? Thats what mine was with all steel panels and basically nothing light apart from windows? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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Site Admin 6293 Posts Member #: 1 The boring bloke who runs this place. Berkshire |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:14:50pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 fastcarl said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 AlexB said:
640 isn't exactly heavy.. yes it is,lol. sorry stef, but my twinnies nearky 50kgs lighter,lol carl Ha ha, but not compared to real cars. I mean, my Elise is plastic, yet it still weighs more. |
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 9326 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:26:43pm
How much fuel was that with? |
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 1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:43:50pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 matty said:
Are you sure it weighs that much? Thats what mine was with all steel panels and basically nothing light apart from windows?  Yours, Stefan's & Carl's all on the same scales! On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know  |
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1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:46:18pm
I should have said those Corbeau seats are at least 9kg each - we'll weigh them separately if you come back.
On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know |
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1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:47:28pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 fastcarl said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 AlexB said:
640 isn't exactly heavy.. yes it is,lol. sorry stef, but my twinnies nearky 50kgs lighter,lol carl I thought it was 580kg according to my book? On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know |
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 1745 Posts Member #: 375 Post Whore Leicestershire |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:57:41pm
Sure the nitrous bottle weigh about 24ib when full each. I would have said a fair bit of weight could be lost out of the front end? |
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6965 Posts Member #: 507 Fastest A Series Mini in the World leeds/wakefield. |
5th Jan, 2009 at 05:59:39pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 Scruffy said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 fastcarl said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 AlexB said:
640 isn't exactly heavy.. yes it is,lol. sorry stef, but my twinnies nearky 50kgs lighter,lol carl I thought it was 580kg according to my book? i'm possitive it was 570 kgs, |
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 2370 Posts Member #: 719 Post Whore Horndean - Near Portsmouth |
5th Jan, 2009 at 06:05:33pm
If the tyres have alot of pressure in them I've heard alot of weight can be saved by letting them down a bit. |
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
5th Jan, 2009 at 06:12:31pm
haha
"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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3692 Posts Member #: 1833 Formally mini_majic Auckland, New Zealand |
5th Jan, 2009 at 06:20:08pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 fastcarl said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 Scruffy said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 fastcarl said:
On 5th Jan, 2009 AlexB said:
640 isn't exactly heavy.. yes it is,lol. sorry stef, but my twinnies nearky 50kgs lighter,lol carl I thought it was 580kg according to my book? i'm possitive it was 570 kgs, your maths is screwed then! |
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1451 Posts Member #: 328 Post Whore Seaford Rise, South Australia |
5th Jan, 2009 at 06:26:03pm
Yes u r right 570kg
On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know |
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 3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
5th Jan, 2009 at 06:45:22pm
On 5th Jan, 2009 Nic said:
How much fuel was that with? nic has hit the nail on the head here, no good weighing vehicles minus fluids etc etc. a true kerbside weight is what you want to use ie full tank and all fluids etc in the engine. remember more Weight IE metal you chop out = less protection in a smash. make sure you tie the cage in properly as per james's comment, if you are going for full tied in cage lose the roof and put a curly one on, carbon doors, lose the inner wings, curly carbon front end, carbon boot floor ally hubs weigh up how much difference there is between a beam and stock subby. run 10's not 13's anything that is not essential ie heaters etc etc lose em....... carpets lose em...... door cards and that shite lose em..... if you are keeping stock doors cut the inners out run perspex on all screens except the front obviously.... the question is where do you stop !? Richie
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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4314 Posts Member #: 700 Formerly British Open Classic The West Country |
5th Jan, 2009 at 07:10:04pm
Building the clubby I've using the approach of looking at every part I bolt together and asking myself I can I make it lighter. I not going to list ever thing I've done but there is a lot of little bits that get over looked. Isambard Kingdom Brunel said:
Nothing is impossible if you are an Engineer |
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