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john_p_b

posted on 13/7/05 at 04:34 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 13/7/05 at 04:37 PM Reply With Quote
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?

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Hellfire

posted on 13/7/05 at 04:45 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 13/7/05 at 06:02 PM Reply With Quote
Dosn't a Pinto weigh 450kg on it's own ?......


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donut

posted on 13/7/05 at 08:28 PM Reply With Quote
Mine was 640kg





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john_p_b

posted on 13/7/05 at 09:15 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 13/7/05 at 10:33 PM Reply With Quote
My pinto weighed in at a portly 700kgs, comfy seats, heavy dash, many chassis reinforcements, still as quick as you could ever want





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scoobyis2cool

posted on 14/7/05 at 08:55 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
still as quick as you could ever want


Is there such a thing?

Pete





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DarrenW

posted on 15/7/05 at 11:05 AM Reply With Quote
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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