lsdweb
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 07:44 AM |
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Finished weight BEC Single Seater
Hi All
My BEC single seater is going on the corner weights this week and
Martin who rebuilt the chassis and I are trying to guess the finished weight! He thinks nearer 350kg and
I'm tending to think closer to 400.
Any guesses??
The spec is on my site and is basically Formula Ford 2000 with shortened chassis,
R1 engine, chain drive diff. There are lots of alloy bits (hubs, brakes etc) and the wheels are alloy split rims or magnesium. Some of the bodywork is
now in carbon.
Wyn
[Edited on 13/3/07 by lsdweb]
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nick205
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 07:57 AM |
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I'll put a stake in the ground and say 365kg.
Looks like a lot of development effort has gone into it - how long has it taken you?
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Phil.J
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 08:36 AM |
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My GSXR engined single seater weighs in at 273kg, but everything is made by me down to a minimum weight. (The monocoque weighs 16.5kg).
If you have built the car based on a formula ford 2000 chassis, yours will be at least 100kg heavier, so I think you are right at 400kg.
ATB
Phil
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 12:24 PM |
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I reckon about 375kgs, I doubt a fully Pinto'd up FF2000 weighs much more than 450-475kgs so you should be comfortably under 400.
[Edited on 13/3/07 by ChrisGamlin]
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iank
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 12:29 PM |
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I'll WAG 349kg 
* WAG = Wild Arsed Guess
What do we win if we are closest
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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lsdweb
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| posted on 13/3/07 at 01:14 PM |
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Thanks guys - very interesting.
Phil.J - boy would I love to be close to 273kg but I'll be happy with 373!! Of course, I could shed a few kilos myself (says he munching a kit
kat!)
It's still going to be far too quick for me !!!
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lsdweb
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:37 AM |
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350kg exactly!
iank - bloody good guess - if you're ever in West Wales I'll buy you a beer :-)
I could get it down to around 320kg - front dampers are steel, carbon bodywork, ditch the extinguisher (but seen to many burnt corpses to do
that!).
Still it'll be over 400BHP per tonne - far too much for me!
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welderman
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:47 AM |
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Hiya Wyn,
Looking very impressive mate.
Turbo next then is it.
Joe
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 11:06 AM |
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Joe please stop all this turbo talk Im quite happy with NASP power and your corrupting my head
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welderman
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 11:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
Joe please stop all this turbo talk Im quite happy with NASP power and your corrupting my head
Chris, how many members of the bec owners club are therev ?.
Joe(TURBOMAN)
 
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Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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lsdweb
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 12:46 PM |
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Hi Joe
Turbo is tempting!! But, that would put me in the top class, with anything over 1100cc!!
I need to get to grips with it as it is without turning it into a BE rocket!!
Shame to see your mini going btw. The guys who have done my chassis are building a BEC midi mini - it looks very funky!!
Wyn
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welderman
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 01:55 PM |
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Mini had to go, needed the cash for a tin top upgrade oil burner.
But may get a trailer or fab one up to pull the Indy around, going turbo may have reliability issues
 
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Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 03:01 PM |
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PIMP MY RIDE DUDE
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