Do you think a Seven could weight less

[eric]

Who knows the weight of this following equipment :

 

Spare wheels

15" Wheels versus 13" allow and magnesium

Std wings / cycle / carbon

std nose cone / carbon nose cone

Seats

carpets

paint

Heater

Oil cooler

dry sump

windscreen and wiper assembly

and all your ideas

 

Many thanks

[Pierre Gillet]

Eric,

 

Spare wheel: Minilite "Three Gates Wheels" + Michelin Pilot half worn in 185 60 14: 14kg

 

the following weights are quoted from The newsletter of Caterham cars motorshow 1996:

spare wheel assembly ( incl.carrier): 11.5 kg

tool kit ( for above): 2.8 kg

Seats: pair in KEVLAR (fixed): - 3.2 kg/ composite race buckets

Leather adjustable seats (pairs): +10.8 kg/ composite

Tonneau cover( windscreen type): 1.6 kg

Full carpet set: 3.3 kg

Hood and full sidescreens: 8.0 kg

paint: 2.5 kg

Heater: 3.9 kg

dry sump: + 11 kg

Anticavitation oil tank (wet-sump race):

windscreen and wiper assembly: 6.6 kg

 

Hope it helps,

Cheers,

 

 

Pierre

[westy]

from what i've seen you'd all be a lot better of losing a few pounds yourselves, in the interest of performance only of course.

[CHRIS CLARK]

Pot & Kettle methinks. Why are most of the Westf1elds sold (given/towed away?) in widebody form (alledgedly)?

[stevefoster]

hope this is of some interest.

 

Weight of things 7 I have weighed. (kgs)

Not all things weighed as well as possible but some inaccuracies are of course possible! I have used the same scales for the engines.

 

 

Wheels Wheel: Tyre: Wheel & tyre

13x6 Minilight inc 021R 185 60 13 @ 4mm: 6kgs: 6.5kgs: 12.5kgs

 

13x6 Minilight inc 032R 185 60 13 @ 4mm: 6kgs: 6.5kgs: 12.5kgs

 

13x6 Minilight inc Caterham Avon slick: 6kgs: 5kgs: 11kgs

 

13x7 Minilight inc 021R 205 60 13 @ 4mm: 6.5kgs: 8kgs: 14.5kgs

 

13x7 Minilight inc Caterham Avon slick: 6.5kgs: 5kgs: 11.5kgs

 

16x7 HPC wheels inc Mitch 205 45 16: 16.5kgs

 

13x6 Revolution inc Vrestein 185 60 13: 8kgs: 14kgs

 

13x6 Revolution inc Colway 185 60 13: 6 8.5kgs: 14.5kgs

 

 

Diverse

 

New type leather seat in headrest: 6.5

 

Standard heated windscreen: 3.5

 

Aeroscreen inc stanchion 2 screens: 3.5

 

Aeroscreen inc stanchion 1 screens: 2

 

Hood: 2.5

 

Carpet (tunnel and floor): 2

Boot carpet: 1.5

 

Tonneau: 1.5

 

Sidescreens (pair): 3

 

FIA bar no strut: 9

 

VXC Carbs, clutch, plugs&leads, oil, some water, starter etc: 130

(Caterham ali sump) (Taken wet, complete straight out of 7 for box swap)

 

2.0L Zetec, Carbs, Clutch, plugs&leads, throttle links etc: 115

(Raceline ali sump) (Dry, about to be put in 7)

 

1700 XF As above but steel sump: 112

 

T9 Quaife Semi heli internals & bellhousing: 38

T9 Standard & bellhousing: 40

 

Comment the VX looks not so bad compared to the Zetec if you add Starter, oil oh and the water rail too.

VX produces ~10 bhp more in standard trim and more torque too.

VX sits over 1" farther back in the chassis too!

 

Just have to get my hands on a complete K Series now... reported to be about 90 kgs which would be about right if the weight of my car - the VX add the 90 = weight of Jason's 1600SS car!