eric Posted November 22, 2001 Share Posted November 22, 2001 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Gillet Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 Pot & Kettle methinks. Why are most of the Westf1elds sold (given/towed away?) in widebody form (alledgedly)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefoster Posted November 24, 2001 Share Posted November 24, 2001 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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