john_p_b
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 04:34 PM |
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pinto powered indy. whats the weight?
as title really, just trying to fill out the sva application form but not sure what to put for axle weights? i've read that they weigh in around
the 650kg mark but was talking to a guy at newark the other week with a mac#1 who said his weighed just over 450kgs and i'm pretty sure the
mac#1 and mk aren't all that different 
basics are: pinto engine etc, plastic interior panels, MK fibreglass seats and a roughly 6gl tank in the back.
any help much appreciated.
cheers
john
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 04:37 PM |
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Around 600kg seems to be the going rate. 450kg sounds far too light, as you say the MAC#1 and MK are virtually the same. Are you sure it wasn't
a bike engined car?
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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Hellfire
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 04:45 PM |
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The weights that are required on the SVA form are the design weights NOT the actual weights. Just go for 400kg on Axle 1 and 500kg on axle 2. 
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 06:02 PM |
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Dosn't a Pinto weigh 450kg on it's own ?......
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donut
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 08:28 PM |
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Mine was 640kg
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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john_p_b
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 09:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scoobyis2cool
Are you sure it wasn't a bike engined car?
Pete
nope there was deffinately a nice shiny pinto in there. was a very well put together car and the owner was very keen!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/7/05 at 10:33 PM |
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My pinto weighed in at a portly 700kgs, comfy seats, heavy dash, many chassis reinforcements, still as quick as you could ever want
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 14/7/05 at 08:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
still as quick as you could ever want
Is there such a thing?
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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DarrenW
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| posted on 15/7/05 at 11:05 AM |
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i wonder if the guy who said 450Kg came to that conclusion after adding together the front and rear weights that was measured at SVA??? iirc this is
not the total weight. Also i consider true vehicle weight to be with all fluids in place and full tank of fuel (no driver) - he may have measured dry
with helium in the tyres!!!!
Im hoping to get to 550KG with my Pinto ZR (Minimal interior etc). Might be a tad optimistic but time will tell. I have a couple of grammes i can shed
before worrying about the cars weight though - if i lose 20Kg it will improve power to weight ratio by 7bhp/tonne!!!
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