Having thought a bit more about it, the distribution of mass in the door is
not uniform with more mass near the free end, so my initial estimate of
about 45 pounds would be too low. If you figure the center of gravity is
about 1/3 from the bottom edge, then a scale would read about 60 pounds.
George Schiro
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> From: George Schiro <gschiro@lni.net>
> To: Serge <serge.ber@sympatico.ca>; Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: doors
> Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 1:56 PM
>
> The figure I have heard is 90 pounds each. This seems correct given the
> apparent weight when you try to open them without the pneumatic assist.
> Can't imagine what would make yours heavier unless there is an awful lot
of
> debris in the bottom of the door frames. It is easy enough to check.
> Given that they are pivoted at one end, if you put a scale on the free
end
> when the door is horizontal, it should read about 45 pounds or 1/2 the
> total weight ( ignoring any input from the booster strut or any residual
> pressure in the main pistons ).
>
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> > From: Serge <serge.ber@sympatico.ca>
> > To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> > Subject: doors
> > Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 12:50 PM
> >
> > Does anyone knows what the doors should weight original , just to see
if
> > mine overweight . Thank Serge vin 1733.........................
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