Michael
right talking to a friend today at work he talks a load of poo he got a 1990 ford escort rs turbo rag top nice car so the question i want to find out is what the weight of the nomal rs turbo and the weight of the rag top one he said the rag top one would be less lol like i said he talks poo i hope i not wrong
erm solidtop is 940 i belive and the convertable is 1079 all in kg by the way
Michael
Convertibles tend to carry a lot of internal bracing to stop the remaining bodywork flapping around... so it's probably heavier than the normal saloon.
The roof structure adds a lot of strength and stiffness to the chassis. Removing it means having to add a lot of strengthening to the floor area.
tin top = http://www.carinf.com/en/be4047269.html
rag top info = http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/94673813/
[Edited on 4/4/12 by maccmike]
My old boss had one with a soft top, it was a metalic pinkish
He was a poof though
I should of said, he still is a poof though 
[Edited on 4/4/12 by steve m]
thought i was right close to 140 more kgs that a lot
he also saying it kicking out 230bhp could this be right
It's quite possible to get that sort of power from a CVH but it would either be quite an expensive exercise or have the reliability of a grenade
with a loose pin. Or more likely he's spouted the first number in his head...
[Edited on 4/4/12 by MikeRJ]
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Originally posted by brookie
he also saying it kicking out 230bhp could this be right
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Originally posted by iank
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Originally posted by brookie
he also saying it kicking out 230bhp could this be right
1st rule of tuning: Without a dyno plot all bhp values given are worthless pub talk.
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Originally posted by maccmike
tin top = http://www.carinf.com/en/be4047269.html
rag top info = http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/94673813/
[Edited on 4/4/12 by maccmike]
y that then