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[TopCatCustom]

Hi all,



Regards,
TC

Edited by TopCatCustom, 22 February 2023 - 09:33 AM.

[Ash-g800]

looks like you have got your self a nice little project on your hands mate, whats your plans colour wise and stuff !!

[TopCatCustom]

Not sure about colour yet,

Edited by TopCatCustom, 22 February 2023 - 09:33 AM.

[Ash-g800]

Not sure about colour yet, I originally wanted it red and white, but I'm also wondering about old english white with a black roof and door spots- love that colour scheme! Need to trawl through some pics to find something I like. Once I have done the bodywork I should be welding in a full rollcage, then paint it!

same colour as mine have a look and see what you think of mine dudeee good look with it all mate

[TopCatCustom]

Heres some of the bits I've weighed so far, my medium size scales have gone missing so need to replace them, also the car was mainly stripped down when I got it so there will be loads of bits I will miss.
Sound deadening on floor and rear quarters- 9kg
Seam trims x4- 100g each
Clips for above- 30g
Rear seat belt mounts x2- 500g each
Rear side bins ally trimx2- 30g each
Ash tray box 105g
Bits of foam throughout the car x8- 4.5g each
Seat catch floor brackets x2- 272g each
Rear seat front- approx 900g
Rear bins x2- approx 900g each
Inside roof trim- approx 900g

Total 14.775kg, which is 2.5% of the total vehicle weight. I still have all the door cards, doors, seats, panels to weigh yet so loads to do...

Edited by TopCatCustom, 22 February 2023 - 09:34 AM.

[TopCatCustom]

Thought I would knock this up again, not a lot of progress lately as struggled to find the time, but have cleaned all the gunk from the floor etc, and bought a few bits and pieces! Will get some more pics uploaded soon, but so chuffed with these brakes I bought from Elisha-the-Cooper on the forum here



The alloy calipers weigh in at 1.1kg each, I have a set of "S" calipers too which weigh 2.8kg each! With my alloys this means I save about 4kg already from each of the front wheels, and probably a similar amount on the rears when I fit alloy drums

Edited by C4NN0N, 23 December 2010 - 10:26 AM.

[TopCatCustom]

Got some work done today,

Edited by TopCatCustom, 22 February 2023 - 09:35 AM.

[TopCatCustom]

Little while since my last update!
 

Edited by TopCatCustom, 22 February 2023 - 09:36 AM.

[isjakar]

[quote name='C4NN0N' date='Feb 21 2011, 11:20 AM' post='2059095']

Top marks for this, being a sometimes obsessive weight-watcher myself you are doing work that I have seen nowhere else! Helps me a lot and potentially saves me from a series of error through trial. If this continues, you keep posting the weight of all things of your build, this is definitely a thread to be pinned. Keep the weights coming!

[TopCatCustom]

Top marks for this, being a sometimes obsessive weight-watcher myself you are doing work that I have seen nowhere else! Helps me a lot and potentially saves me from a series of error through trial. If this continues, you keep posting the weight of all things of your build, this is definitely a thread to be pinned. Keep the weights coming!

Thanks! I have a page of weights written down but left in the workshop! I also will be missing LOADS as when I got the car half the bits were missing, but I'm sure some other can help me there

[charie t]

You pulled all the stengthening out, to save the weight?
Or is it going to be a silhouette space frame car?

[TopCatCustom]

I was hoping this wouldn't turn into a "you shouldn't have done that" thread.....

I said in a post earlier that I know I'm going against the grain by removing a lot of what I have, but I will be re-introducing (hopefully far more) strength with a welded in multi-point cage, and a swaged/beaded aluminium rear bulkhead which will be bonded and rivited all round the edge along with more bracing etc where needed. So basically somewhere between space framed and a normal cage.

Edited by C4NN0N, 21 February 2011 - 04:19 PM.

[charie t]

Yes i did read that, but i didn't say you shouldn't.
I'm just confused why you cut it all out to put it back in.

[TopCatCustom]

Because the aluminium parts I'm replacing the steel with is about 1/3 of the weight

[george91]

looks good, you will be fine with the rear seat removed, 1380rich on here removed all of that and has a multipoint cage. as far as i know still has an mot too.