Weights

[kris450]

Morning all

Search is playing up so couldn't find the answers I need. I'm currently looking into whats involved with a full body lift.

Any ideas on roughly how much the following weigh ?

Body
Engine
Gearbox

Car is a 2000 W Reg, so Serp and T5, if that makes any difference.

Cheers

[phazed]

I have no idea!

I see you're in Surrey as am I.

Please contact me when you are in progress, interested to see one in the flesh, (bones!).

[V8 GRF]

You can probably guesstimate if you work on the fact that the car overall weighs about 1100kg

The the body will be the heaviest component by quite a way so 2/3 & 1/3 split?

Guesses (and a bit of quick googling)
Engine 230kg
Gearbox 30kg
Chassis 50kg?
Other stuff 60kg ?

So leaving 730kg for the body and interior, a reasonable guess?

[kris450]

Wow. Must admit I went completely in the opposite direction.

I had a guess that the chassis and engine/gearbox was much heavier than the body !!

This has changed my thinking entirely on the actual lift, thanks for that

Phazed, if I decide to go ahead then will definitely give you a shout.

[phillpot]

kris450 said:

I had a guess that the chassis and engine/gearbox was much heavier than the body !!

I'd have thought you're right?

Aren't four or five men able to do a body lift, they'd have to be very strong if lifting 700+ kg between them?

On the other hand I can't see four people lifting a complete chassis/drivetrain

[V8 GRF]

phillpot said:

Aren't four or five men able to do a body lift, they'd have to be very strong if lifting 700+ kg between them?

Not with ease, I helped Graham lift his Chimaera body and there were about 6 of us and we struggled lifting one end at a time and ended up using an engine and table lift.

The body is one huge lump of fibreglass and is most of the car, there's not a lot left when you take it off.

Maybe it's not 700kg but I'd still guess at it being quite a bit more than half the weight of thecar

[dbv8]

I questioned this when I did my bodylift and was told the bodyshell was around 300kg. I only removed the seats so still had most of the interior, electrics and lights etc. Whatever it weighed was dangling from my garage roof on 2 chain blocks for 18 months.

[kris450]

dbv8 said:

I questioned this when I did my bodylift and was told the bodyshell was around 300kg. I only removed the seats so still had most of the interior, electrics and lights etc. Whatever it weighed was dangling from my garage roof on 2 chain blocks for 18 months.

And thats all I needed to hear. Cheers for that

Full steam ahead then. Next post coming up....I took my chim apart and now I can't get it back together

[dbv8]

This is a very old thread of mine, you may find some pics of interest

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[kris450]

Fantastic, looks exactly like what I have in mind.

Cheers.