I have only one bathroom scales so these were placed under a jacked up corner of the car the weight noted and repeated for the other corners. Does the total weight in any way corelate to the total weight of the car. I suspect not but would be interested to hear from you.
you would need to put the other wheels on blocks the same height/thickness as the scales.
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Originally posted by gremlin1234
you would need to put the other wheels on blocks the same height/thickness as the scales.
also I suggest when weighing it, you do it with and without driver, and maybe again with and without a passenger.
Can't answer your question, but if the car's roadworthy you can take it to a public weigh bridge. They're calibrated so will be pretty accurate.
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Originally posted by nick205
Can't answer your question, but if the car's roadworthy you can take it to a public weigh bridge. They're calibrated so will be pretty accurate.
In answer to your question, yes. Just add up the 4
But if you don't equal the wheel height you will be placing extra pressure on the wheel under the scales.
[Edited on 22/3/22 by roadrunner]
I agree with the Roadrunner.
Adding all four individual weights together will tell you the total weight of the car.
But I think putting blocks under the other three wheels while you weigh the fourth wheel is a waste of time.
By the way - loving the design of your cars interior. Nice work on the Aluminium panels and it looks very cool 
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Originally posted by John Bonnett
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Originally posted by nick205
Can't answer your question, but if the car's roadworthy you can take it to a public weigh bridge. They're calibrated so will be pretty accurate.
We're still two years away Nick from getting anywhere near ready for the road. With the body now fitted to the chassis, I'm interested in the weight for two reasons. One is to make sure the fixtures for the rotisserie are up to the job and, two, to get an idea of what the final weight might be. My target is 800kg and anything under that and I'll be pleased. The engine isn't very torquey and doesn't put out a lot of power so if I want a car that feels nimble and lively I cannot afford for it to be heavy.
I've just been looking back at photos of the project and it is disappointing that I haven't made any progress on the panelling since September last year despite working on it pretty much every day. But having checked the dates, I can see that I've spent five months working on the interior. First, the gearbox cover, filling in the footwells and incorporating a left foot rest for the driver. The dashboard took a whopping three months but it is now ready for covering.
These photos give a narrative of progress and how time flies.
[Edited on 20/3/22 by John Bonnett]
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Originally posted by roadrunner
In answer to your question, yes. Just add up the 4 weights to obtain total weight. with matching blocks same height as your scales.
Adding up the diagonal weights helps with the suspension set up.
Take a note of the 4 corner weights ( after u have leveled the other 3 corners for each weight). If you then add up the diagonal opposite weights and divide it by the total weight of the car it gives you the cross weight. This is the way most race cars have there adjustable coilover spring collars set up. Cross weight should be 50% across the diagonals , otherwise you will get the weird effect of under steer in one direction and oversteer in the other direction.