Geoff_K
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« on: July 24, 2003, 10:15:15 AM » |
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I would like to know the approximate weight of the Sedan Body Shell.
That is shell only:
NO: engine; gearbox; rear axle and springs; front cross member; doors; bonnet; boot lid; petrol tank; dash & steering column, pedals ; seats & trim; bumpers & chrome; wiring; AND, front & rear glass.
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Geoff_K
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craiga
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2003, 09:39:20 PM » |
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Hi Geoff,
I reckon you need to take the approximate weight of each item off the known Wagon weight and you'll be left with an approximate weight of the bare shell.
engine; 150kgs
gearbox; 50kgs
rear axle 80kgs
front cross member 30kgs
doors; 80kgs total
bonnet; 10kgs
boot lid; 10 kgs
petrol tank; 5 kgs
dash & steering column, 10kgs
pedals ; 5kgs
seats & trim; 40kgs
bumpers & chrome; 20kgs
wiring; 5kgs
front & rear glass. 10kgs
other sundries (radiator, battery, etc etc) 100kgs
less a little bit for that scourge of the old Holden, rust......
So my ROUGH estmate would be that the shell is around 400 - 500 kgs. maybe a little bit less?
Any other takers on this one!!!
Cheers,
Craig.
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slim
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2003, 11:36:54 PM » |
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« Last Edit: July 24, 2003, 11:38:10 PM by slim »
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2003, 01:04:34 AM » |
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Only scales I'm aware of are suitable for fish and rocker-covers  Don't ask.... cheers RET |
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Geoff_K
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2003, 10:31:14 AM » |
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Thanks guys,
I have put these weights into a list and using the Shop Manual referenced Totals:
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Weights for Car at 1076kg:1078kg
Engine complete with Gear Box 194kg
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Adding Craig and Slims numbers plus a few factors of my own.
Engine 168
Gearbox 26
Rear Axle 80
Front Cross Member 50
Doors (4x20) 80
Bonnet 10
Boot Lid 10
Petrol tank 5
Dash & Steering column, drag links 15
Pedals & hydraulic cylinders 5
Seats 40
Bumpers & chrome 20
Wiring 5
Front and Rear Glass 10
other sundries (radiator, battery, exhaust, etc etc) 120
Wheels & Tyres 50
Liquids 10
Estimated Body Shell 374
Total Weight 1078
Assumming these are the weights, how much more is taken off the Body Shell weight of (825lbs<>374kgs) by removing front guards and front sub-frame assembly.
Being a 70kg weakling I am trying to work out the size/capacity of frame/hoist etc. that is required to move/lift bare shell for repair/rebuild.
For my sake I hope the weight suggested by Slim is closer than the number tendered by Craig.
cheers,
Geoff_K.
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2022, 12:41:11 PM » |
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Sorry for resurrecting such an ancient topic, but the question remains, what is the combined weight of the two front guards and the front subframe so that we may finally know the ‘correct weight’ of a bare Sedan body shell (in the process of selling one at the moment and a prospective ‘buyer’ is asking.)  |
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2022, 03:55:28 PM » |
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A guard would be about 8 kg and the sub frame what 34kg?
On the basis of all the assumed inputs you can really only say within 100kg. But I doubt it would be any more than 300kg, a bare shell.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2022, 07:25:27 PM » |
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You are so lucky I have a sedan in pieces.
Front guard, complete with headlight, surround and indicator housing: 12 kg.
Front subframe: 34 kg. Clay's right on the money.
And no, I'm not going to put the body shell on the scales, but somewhere between 250 and 300 kg would not be wide of the mark.
Rob
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2022, 09:01:59 PM » |
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Thanks very much for your responses gentlemen. That’s probably as close a figure as anyone is ever going to come up with.
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RET
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2022, 08:22:59 PM » |
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You are so lucky I have a sedan in pieces.
Front guard, complete with headlight, surround and indicator housing: 12 kg.
Front subframe: 34 kg. Clay's right on the money.
And no, I'm not going to put the body shell on the scales, but somewhere between 250 and 300 kg would not be wide of the mark.
Rob
The amount of metal that was missing from that body shell of yours, I reckon it would have weighed 150 kg tops!  |
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