[V8Vairs] Weight of a V-8 Corvair

[GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com]

So the cat will now be out of the bag (driver is 200#s dressed).
 
LF=745  RF= 602    Total Front=1347
LR=942  RR=860     Total Rear=1802
% front =42.8      % Rear = 57.2
 
 
As far as weight savings, the Vintage Racing club requires iron blocks and  
heads.  While they don't require rollbars for coupes, there is no way I am  
going out on the track without it.  I will take out the radio.  But  will 
add a rear swaybar and a bigger front swaybar.  I could put in a Lexan  rear 
window and put on a rear fiberglass deck.

Gary
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/13/2010 11:00:21 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
paulsiano at yahoo.com writes:

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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