In a message dated 3/22/2000 10:22:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jemery@mint.net writes:
> We ship 8 inch narrowed Fords via UPS in 3 boxes, total weight including
> boxes and packing was 171 pounds on the last one. 10 inch brakes and no
> posi but with 3.50 gears. Still a handfull, the 8 inch non posi gear chuck
> boxed is 66 pounds.
The complete 9 inch Ford "pumpkin" with a Tru-Trac gear type posi weighs 75
pounds. I wonder how much of that is the Tru-Trac?
> I had to reference a UPS slip for this info, hope their scale is accurate.
Probably a lot more accurate than the scales I used. I used a set of bathroom
scales, probably accurate to + or - 3 pounds?
> If you want a weight surprise lift a Rover 5spd after playing with T-5s.
> The Rover must weigh 30 pounds more...
Using the same bathroom scales, the T5 (Ford Mustang version complete with
bellhousing) weighed 85 pounds, as compared to 74 pounds for a TR6
transmission (with integral bellhousing). I haven't yet weighed an MGB unit
(and I don't have a Rover to weigh).
Looks like I need to get a life!
Dan
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