What does it weigh?

[Doug Brown]

I did a post a few months back about the weights of bumpers, dashboard, etc.

Anyway, I have restarted the stripping process on my car and here are some more weights:

1. Rear hatch, no glass. 27.8 lbs
2. Rear hatch window. 12.2 lbs
3. Rear side windows. 7.6 lbs (each)
4. Door windows, glass only. 8.2 lbs (each)
5. Front fenders. 5.6 lbs each
6. Rear shock tower braces. 2.4 lbs (each)
7. Rear suspension "U" beam only, no hub assemblies. 28.4 lbs
8. Rear hub assemblies (brakes, etc). 13.2 lbs (each)
9. Re-enforcing beam inside each door. 10.0 lbs (each)

Obviously some of these parts will have to go back on the car to make it functional.

Hope the info is of interest.

The car - RED - is being built as a non-streetable drag racer using a 1.8 BP engine and G transmission (I have these parts in my street Festiva). I also have a B6T engine laying around that I some day may but in....

[william]

Hey this is interesting information thanks for posting!
If I make a quick detachable plug for the rear hatch and remove my seat brackets I can drop 44.8 lbs for autocross days!

[Advancedynamix]

It's awesome to have actual numbers. I'm amazed at how light they made these parts. If you've ever tried to buy the ultra light factory race parts for any car it makes the entire Festiva an enormous bargain!

[wwwdotgov]

What kind of scale are you using? You have the weights right down to the tenths. Thanks for posting. I find the #'s interesting.

[Doug Brown]

I use a digital bathroom scale (don't tell the wife) and weigh everything 2 or 3 times to make sure the numbers are "good".

I've been surprised at some of the weights too, and it's interesting to see that a lot of the "stock" parts are nearly as light a aluminum or fiberglass parts.

[bhazard]

Festiva ATX weighs 112.4 lbs with converter and no fluid.

Converter weighs 17 lbs

So ATX alone is 96 lbs.

My capri G weighs 77.8 lbs bare.

Haven't weighed the flywheel and clutch though. Guessing 30ish.

[errjam]

i'm interested in this ,, has it been done? pictures??

Hey this is interesting information thanks for posting!
If I make a quick detachable plug for the rear hatch and remove my seat brackets I can drop 44.8 lbs for autocross days!

[william]

I've got an exta plug I'm gunna do it when I get the chance but I'm not sure if they will let me run without it. When I ran dirt track I didn't have a hatch but I was full cage and they didn't say anything about it

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[errjam]

PIC's <<<
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I've got an exta plug I'm gunna do it when I get the chance but I'm not sure if they will let me run without it. When I ran dirt track I didn't have a hatch but I was full cage and they didn't say anything about it

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[william]

Hey sorry just now seen this . I don't have any pictures anymore it's been about 6 years ago. The cage was home made inch and a half .095 wall. I was a simple 4 point with 3 door bars on the drivers side and x bars on the passenger.
It passed tech at 3 of my Simi local tracks. Not bad for an 18 year old kid and a harbor freight pipe bender.
I had to fill each peace I bent with wet sand to keep if from crushing the pipe. But it worked.

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[F3BZ]

12" X 4.5" factory steel wheel w/ Yokahama 165 70 tire. 22.8#
12" X 4.5" factory alloy wheel w/ Kuhomo 155 80 tire. 22.2#
not as much difference as i thought.