WTF!? I finally weighed my 79 sc and WHAT a PIG!

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

For some reason I thought my car weighed quite little. Like I always looked at her as a nice athletically built girl with some nice "B"-Cups maybe, but holy smokes, I weighed the old girl today and she is a COW!

I weighed her at a landscaping supply place. She just got filled up, and I was behind the wheel. 2920 POUNDS!!!

I calculate a gallon of gas at 6.2 pounds. 21 gallons. so 130 pounds in gas. I'm 170. so there is 300 pounds. My car's empty weight is 2620. Seems kind of a lard ass yeah? Especially with all teh fg parts now.

Opinions??? How much can I gain by changing these seats out? It does still have the wheel in the front, but I like that extra weight up there. maybe I should just take it out. Go to a lighter batter too. That shouldget her down to 2570 or so dry right? If I take off the AC compressor another 30 pounds... maybe get her all the way down to about 2540. so If I just keep her always half full of gas, ...

aigel · aigel's Garage

That seems high. My SC was just over 2500 without any FG.

Sparco torino seats but roll bar
Center console
Rear seat backs taken out.
A/C removed
SSI and dansk sport

That was about the only weight saving measures. Even kept the big ol' battery.

George

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

Yeah, thats what I thought. I still have the A/C so... but I could have sworn that by removing the BIG ASS bumberettes and bumpers and shocks and all that... but I have stock seats, rear too, and so maybe thats something I shuld look to update. But my little 6 year old daughter LOVES to ride around in it. so I'll just have to see... Thanks for the info though

Matt Monson · 08-30-2010, 02:21 PM

Maybe it's the altitude up here. The thinner air makes the car weigh more.

Danny_Ocean · 08-30-2010, 02:27 PM

The scale is fixed at the landscaping company. Charge customers for more, deliver less...

FinallyGotOne · FinallyGotOne's Garage

ok... I'll have to weigh it some place else. I'll let you all know. but the thinner air hmmm. maybe were on to something there *-)

GaryR · GaryR's Garage

My car is stripped, FG bumpers, no AC, and weighs 2500 with 1/3 tank of gas and the spare in place. Two Kirkey RR seats, full cage, and harnesses/net. It would weigh close to 2400 without the spare and cage.

IIRC those wheels on your car weigh a ton.. may add over 50lb vs. mine or Fuchs.

tharbert · tharbert's Garage

I pulled out my carpet and sound dampening material from my 72 and put it in a box. Yesterday, I went to move the box and ripped the cardboard trying to pick it up. That's some heavy stuff. When I put it all back together, I'm pretty certain those heavy blankets of tar will stay in the ripped box.

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

The former owner smuggled stuff?

My 83 cab is a LOT less than that.......

KCTarga3.2 · KCTarga3.2's Garage

Have you ever weighed your wheels?

ShakinJoe · 08-30-2010, 02:54 PM

How about this??

Peter Seow · 08-30-2010, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KCTarga3.2

Have you ever weighed your wheels?

Those 17 inches are pretty heavy, the 16 inch fuch represent the best combination of weigh on track, i am using that 17 inch 993 cup wheels with spacers on the road, yes they do affect performance by quite a bit.

Jagshund · 08-30-2010, 03:46 PM

How many pies did you eat before the process?

TimT · 08-30-2010, 03:50 PM

LOL, my GT5 car weighs 1074# less than your SC...

amazing...

jpachard · 08-30-2010, 04:33 PM

My 964 weighs less, 2800# with 1/2 tank and most of the A/C still in....something is definitely wrong with the scale there....I hope..

cgarr · cgarr's Garage

What other do-dads do you have on it? You would be surprised how quick crap adds up!

runfaster · 08-30-2010, 05:58 PM

Rims,tires,huge wing and your tools probably add up to 150 extra pounds.

rusnak · 08-30-2010, 06:03 PM

I don't know how everyone else gets away weighing so little. Thanks for reminding me that I'm a lard ass. No way I'm going to ever weigh my car too.

ShakinJoe · 08-30-2010, 06:05 PM

Don't do it rusnak....it get's expensive.

BGCarrera32 · 08-30-2010, 06:15 PM

I went down the path of pulling every little thing out of my Carrera...what you end up with is something that is maybe a bit quicker in the butt dyno but a fair bit noisier, hotter, and less comfortable on the whole. Unless you're doing a dedicated DE car with limited street use, or a flat out track car, just leave it alone. I can't stand driving mine to work when its hot because there is no A/C and no cats on the exhaust; you show up hot and stinky at the office. Yuk.