I'd like pictures and weights of real cars that are 1500 pounds or less. I see Wikipedia says a stock Model T weighs in at 1200 pounds.
I have np idea what my car weighs. I figure someday I'll drive it to somke scales and find out. Steel 29 Tudor highboy, SBC, chopped, any clue?
I thought about the 1.6 kent engine but there's no aftermarket for speed parts. And no transmission replacements are available. I needed a couple extras until I learned to drive it, blew the bottom of the case off of one.
My plastic roadster was weighed at the Street Rod Nationals a few years ago at about 2250. At that time it had an all-iron 302, C4, nine-incher, and steel wheels.
Animal you no doubt already know that but as a rule unless you have a race body a gl*** bodied car will weigh more than a steel bodied car. The idea or theory is that it takes more gl*** to achieve the same strength as the cars steel counter part.
Steel or not, if I were to hazard a guess on that car, I would figure that around 1900 would be the absolute minimum. Especially with steel wheels and so on.
I think that my street-weight body is probably about the same as a steel car; there was no intent when it was built for it to be a lightweight. I guess I posted to point out that if you want to have a car that comes in under 1500, you'd better work some lightweight stuff into the plan.
My avatar weighed 1680 lbs. at the '09 NSRA nats. It is a very small car. 2.0 ford, aluminum 5 spd , 1 1/2 x3 tube ch***is, banjo rear and '35 wires. People that think their cars are under 1500 lbs., really need to get them weighed.
I weighed mine on a truck scale at the Port of Seattle. But after what you state it makes me wonder if it was right because it's doubtful there could be 200lbs difference between the two cars.
Maybe befriending an oval track racer might help?!?! Nearly all of them have very accurate 4-tire scales to set jack weighting and such....Just a thought.
There is a huge aftermarket for the 1.6 Kent. Both new and used. Gearboxes too. Several 4 speeds, 5 speeds, stock to close ratio straight cut dog boxes. Anything you could ever need...
BTW, my Roadster Total Weight - 2216Lb Left - 50.7% Rear - 47.9% A long way away from 1500Lb, but I'm pretty happy with those numbers...
Let me know if you need addresses, etc. The Kent used to be the go to engine for many forms of racing in the UK... They are Retro now, but people are still building them.
Thanks, but I now have two flathead cars. Sold that one last summer. When I was born the Dead Sea was still sick, don't look to build anymore cars.
1,500lbs is hard too achieve. 2,000lbs or so, is still a very light car. I remember a real pretty, red, chopped, channeled, sectioned, full-fendered Model A Ford pickup years ago, in Rod&Custom I think. It was a father/son build. They tried to keep the weight down to 1500lbs, but it ultimately weighed in at closer to 2000lbs. 1800+ I'm thinking. I believe they built the bed from aluminum too. But I think I also remember that it had a flathead V-8 and early trans/rr end.
Well, lets see. headlights, tailights, starter, generator/alternator, battery, radiator/water, two seats, upholstery, front brakes, steel wheels vs magnesium, posi vs spool... I'd say thats a pretty good start. All kidding aside, that is pretty light.
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