How much does your legend weigh?

[MegaMang]

I decided to bring this a little further up the thread since it's probably of most value to any checking this thread out.

I've subtracted on average 25 lbs for full tank of fuel.  (thunder938 got a subtraction of 26 since he said overflowing...)

What we're looking at so far is

34 Ford Sedan:    1151   (Iracelegends77)  (and I thought mine was the lead slead!)
34 Ford sedan:     1147   (My lead sled with fuel it's 1167)
34 Ford sedan:     1139   (BBack58 needs to put his on a diet too)
34 Ford sedan:     1136   (My lead sled after a bit of a diet)
34 Ford sedan:     1107   (RB - that just isn't fair)

34 Ford coupe:     1157   (I don't remember if this with or without fuel or lead...  Sure hope it's without!)
34 Ford coupe:     1150   (elimn8u_43)
34 Ford coupe:     1145   (elimn8u's Dad)
34 Ford coupe:     1135   (6th Gear)
34 Ford coupe:     1101   (Go Frank, go!)
34 Ford Coupe:    1097   (It doesn't matter how big your butt is with that car VMS)

37 Ford Sedan:     1127   (djracing)
37 Ford Sedan:     1122  (thunder938)

40 Ford Coupe:     1086   (RB  so...  When you said full of fuel, did you really mean just covering the foam?)

37 Dodge coupe:  1127   (gramps05)

37 Chevy sedan:   1111   (tch38)
37 Chevy sedan:   1130   (qweedqwag)
37 Chevy sedan:   1130
37 Chevy sedan:   1141
37 Chevy sedan:   1150   (Racingjj)
37 Chevy sedan:   1170  (JGRacing)

Thanks for the info guys.  My car went on a diet last winter.  Took out some gauges I wasn't looking at anyway, and swapped out the rims for nice light Arrows.

Mike

[elimn8u_43]

My 34 coupe 1175 with a full tank of fuel and no lead. It is currently on a diet and I will let you know the new numbers. Also I will have a 37  ford sedan to put in the mix.

Geoff

[VMS Motorsports]

34 ford coupe, 1/3 tank fuel, 1105lbs...then my fat azz gets in 

[bback58]

My 34 Ford Sedan with full fuel cell = 1164 lbs.  Then as Jim so eloquently said, "Then my fat azz gets in" and I see that I gained 7 lbs over the Winter.   

[djracing]

1315 lbs, with me in. Full fuel/fluids.

1937 Ford Sedan

1171 lbs with out me. Full fluids, 20 lbs lead rear center.

[thunder938]

After removing lead, gauges, and adding new clip and some frame mods ( gussets, lower cowl plates, etc.) over flowing with fuel......

37 Ford Sedan   1148lbs


Now you put me in at 6'3 somewhere around 240 lbs and running with guys and kids that are 100> wet. THATS JUST WRONG....

[MegaMang]

So I'm going to put you down as 1150 for that ford coupe without fuel.  Let me know on the sedan.

Mike

My 34 coupe 1175 with a full tank of fuel and no lead. It is currently on a diet and I will let you know the new numbers. Also I will have a 37  ford sedan to put in the mix.

Geoff

[MegaMang]

I know what you mean Thunder, I'm not as tall equally as heavy and there are guys out our track at 155 lbs.

Now you put me in at 6'3 somewhere around 240 lbs and running with guys and kids that are 100> wet. THATS JUST WRONG....

[MegaMang]

I weighed my old body at 34 lbs.  Don't know what a new one weighs.  Looking forward to finding out one day though...

Has anyone weighted a new body and an older body (the thicker one)I heard you can lose some weight that way.

[JGRacing]

My 1937 chevy sedan is 1195 with full fuel and no lead.  Not sure where all of the weight is hiding. 

[elimn8u_43]

My 37 Ford sedan is 1134 with a full tank of fuel and no lead. I just picked up my 34 with the new body and paint. Hasen't been on the scales yet. I will keep you posted.

Geoff

[JGRacing]

I have a fire bottle, gauges, helmet blower, and trap wheels which adds some weight, but not sure how my car is so much heavier.  Maybe I will go to the Texas style oil filter during the off season and get rid of probably 7 or 8 feet of braided line and fittings.       

[MegaMang]

Not sure what a helmet blower weighs, but the fire bottle can be a bit of a hit.  I wouldn't change it though.  The trap wheels are costing you 2 lbs a piece of rotating weight.  Those are worth changing.  If it's  an old body, you could have 10 or 15 lbs hiding in there.  How much is the battery?  If you've got a big battery you could be looking at a fair bit of excess weight.  Gauges...  Took 5.5 lbs out by removing all my gauges.  I wasn't looking at them while racing anyway so why take them along for the ride.

Your car is the ultimate lead sled though.  I thought mine was bad, but yours beats it by a large margin!

Mike

[JGRacing]

The blower a pound or less and the battery is a smaller gell battery so those are not an issue.  The body may be an old one and I had to do a decent amount of repair work to it that probably did not help.  I do have braided 10 AN oil lines and an inline filter that probably adds some weight.  I might change to that Texas style filter mount for next season so that I can get rid of some of those lines.  As I need new wheels, I think I will start going to something lighter.  Until I re-read the posts about weights, I did not realize how bad my car was.           

[MegaMang]

Looks like 600 racing and Inex will try to throw a stick in the wheels as it were.  I understand they have turned my nice brand new Arrow wheels into worthless junk for 2010. 

In 2010 we'll only be allowed their heavy trap wheels or Basset rims...  Why are Bassets going to be allowed?  Seems that Basset rents lots of very expensive track time with them, so they've a vested interest in keeping the Basset rims legal.  If only Arrow rented the track as much...

Look the new rule book over carefully regarding wheels next year.

As for my nice new Arrow rims...  I guess they'll make neat looking wall clocks for my garage.

Mike