Over weight passengers?
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This should be doable with the body on and whilst the car is on a proper ramp.
I'd use some collars to fill the gap between the plate and the floor pan. Enlarge the floor pan holes and seal around the collars with some grommets.
Probably thirty quid in materials and a couple of hours work.
I'd use some collars to fill the gap between the plate and the floor pan. Enlarge the floor pan holes and seal around the collars with some grommets.
Probably thirty quid in materials and a couple of hours work.
How does having that much weight impact the geometry of the car? When I had my Exige geo'd a couple of years ago it was loaded with ~75kg (couple of kilos less than my weight) of ballast so that it sat correctly before the alignment was done. If the car was geo'd empty and then had two larger people in it, the geo would, presumably, be out by quite a way.
I can't say I've had a problem with heavy people asking for a ride in my Exige. I can barely get in and out of it. Any sort of a gut and it's a roof off job
I can't say I've had a problem with heavy people asking for a ride in my Exige. I can barely get in and out of it. Any sort of a gut and it's a roof off job
I have looked through the Griffith drivers handbook and see nothing about the vehicles designed payload capacity. I also have a Lotus Turbo Esprit, and that actually has a sticker in the glovebox (I think) that states the payload for the car. I just did a quick Google and it seems the payload is about 501 lbs or 227 Kg for the Esprit. I think payload is the weight of the passengers and luggage combined. I wonder if TVR ever did such a determination?
Being on the larger side can put all kinds of stresses and strains on components like seat frames, doors and window frames being used as leverage points etc.
Being on the larger side can put all kinds of stresses and strains on components like seat frames, doors and window frames being used as leverage points etc.
Hedgehopper said:
Thanks a lot for that, if it comes to it that could fit the bill.I'm ok, I'm just below 15 stone now, and dropping. It's just very awckward telling big friends they can't go in the car right now, and TBQH, I don't see why I have to make modifications to the car to accomadate people who will only be a passenger once in a blue moon. My girlfriend excluded, but she's loosing weight anyway.
The Lotus Exige was on my short list as well before I got the Griff, but after a test drive, even for me, it was unacceptably cramped and really difficult to exit. Still, if I had bought it, there would definitly be no requests from large friends to have a ride, it would be a non-starter!
griff59 said:
The Lotus Exige was on my short list as well before I got the Griff, but after a test drive, even for me, it was unacceptably cramped and really difficult to exit. Still, if I had bought it, there would definitly be no requests from large friends to have a ride, it would be a non-starter!
Maybe a small Lotus is the male equivalent of buying a dress 2 sizes too small to give motivation for weight loss I think making your excuses to not allow large people into your Griff is wise. How you approach that in the future without causing offence is more complicated. Maybe have some official looking stickers made up stating maximum passenger weight (2kgs more than your other half) for attachment to the dashboard....
RTB said:
Maybe a small Lotus is the male equivalent of buying a dress 2 sizes too small to give motivation for weight loss
I think making your excuses to not allow large people into your Griff is wise. How you approach that in the future without causing offence is more complicated. Maybe have some official looking stickers made up stating maximum passenger weight (2kgs more than your other half) for attachment to the dashboard....
I'm cooling down on this, after speaking to a couple of TVR people, I've heard of one guy, a Griff owner, who was 25 stone, he could only drive it with the roof off! I think making your excuses to not allow large people into your Griff is wise. How you approach that in the future without causing offence is more complicated. Maybe have some official looking stickers made up stating maximum passenger weight (2kgs more than your other half) for attachment to the dashboard....
I'm not worried about my partner or myself, and the times my friend is likely to want a ride are minimal, even then, I've been reassured that it shouldn't be an issue, as long as the weight is within reasonable limits.
phazed said:
15 is fine. Don't forget that the load of each person is on each side.
The individual floor panel is this fibreglass but the cill areas and transmission tunnel are thicker and give the shell its strength.
Why they made the floors so thin is beyond me.
Glorified Go-Karts The individual floor panel is this fibreglass but the cill areas and transmission tunnel are thicker and give the shell its strength.
Why they made the floors so thin is beyond me.
maybe they wanted us to tear ourselves a new arse rather than some of the dealers did way back when 
Got it...
https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/tvr-griffith-19...
According to my calculations that's just over 37 stone?
https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/tvr-griffith-19...
According to my calculations that's just over 37 stone?
griff59 said:
Got it...
https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/tvr-griffith-19...
According to my calculations that's just over 37 stone?
That unladen weight will include fuel, so you could squeeze a few more kilos in by only half filling the tank https://www.autoevolution.com/cars/tvr-griffith-19...
According to my calculations that's just over 37 stone?
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