On Fri, 31 Oct 2008, John Summers wrote:
> Was walking the dogs today and a motorcycle passed by. That led me to
> think of the Caterham/Hyabusa combination which led me to think of a TR
> 6 Hyabusa combination. The CAterham is what, 1,300 lbs lighter than a
> TR 6 so a higher power to weight ratio. Not that I'll ever do anything
> radical to my 6 but (daydreaming) if I were, how much weight could
> actually be pared off and what parts would need to come off. And forget
> the motorcycle engine. Though yesterday I was riding along side a Honda
> Rebel and thought it sounded "cute":))
I can tell you how to get a basic TR6 down to about 1950 pounds, after
that, you're on your own.
Toss all the body steel, bumpers and interior. That's pretty much it.
The biggest "gains" in weight reduction are gotten by tossing the bonnet
and boot lid. Depending on the year your car was made, the bumpers weigh
< 50 pounds each to a LOT more (assuming that you toss the bumper and all
brackets up to the frame.) But you can get rid of between 150 and 300
pounds with the bumpers. If the car will be street driven, go to the
early-style bumpers and brackets and you'll lose a net of about 150
pounds.
Everything else you toss gets less and less advantage.
Also note that some of the 'glass fenders weigh about the same as stock.
This is because they are cast fairly thick so as to be more durable. Thin
fenders can really shed some weight but come at the cost that it's hard to
keep them looking good as stone chips, star cracks and idiots leaning on
them tend crack the paint (and worse).
> John Summers
> '74 TR 6
If you want to compare notes, check with me off-list.
regards,
rml
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