Building A Light Weight Se
04-03-2003, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by smitty' date='Apr 3 2003, 09:37 PM
does anyone know how to get that tar like crap off the floor I'll bet thats good for 10 lbs.
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04-03-2003, 11:39 PM
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Get 25# of Dry Ice Pellets. Spread over the tar/sound deadner material. Let sit 30-45 minutes. Remove pellets. Take Deadblow hammer and whack, tar till break up and crumble. AS always:PLEASE EXERCISE THE PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, :GLOVES, COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. GOGGLES AND A FACE SHIELD. pROPER VENTILLATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE. YOU CAN/WILL APHOXISIATE YOURSELF!!!
And, umm, what is Aphoxisate?
04-04-2003, 08:21 AM
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The interior tar is actually worth a little over 20 lbs. I weighed all of mine after I chiseled it out.
The weight of the cage is very dependant on the type of tube (dia. and wall thickness), and the design. I've estemated a couple of cages for autocross. One more thorough than the other, but neither of them have a lot of side impact protection that the road race guys have.
One cage has roughly 70' of tubing, the other has about 57'. Tubing weight:
1.34 lbs/ft for 1.5"x.090"
1.769 lbs/ft for 1.5"x.120"
So the min. weight for the small cage would be ~76lbs, and the max weight for the bigger cage would be ~124lbs.
These numbers do not include the weight of the welding add rod, or the mounting plates... but I think my tube length are on the long side, so it may balance out.
I've also thought about making a tubular version of the engine support cross brace. That stamped/welded metal piece that goes between the front suspension. But I don't know what the stock piece weighs yet.
The weight of the cage is very dependant on the type of tube (dia. and wall thickness), and the design. I've estemated a couple of cages for autocross. One more thorough than the other, but neither of them have a lot of side impact protection that the road race guys have.
One cage has roughly 70' of tubing, the other has about 57'. Tubing weight:
1.34 lbs/ft for 1.5"x.090"
1.769 lbs/ft for 1.5"x.120"
So the min. weight for the small cage would be ~76lbs, and the max weight for the bigger cage would be ~124lbs.
These numbers do not include the weight of the welding add rod, or the mounting plates... but I think my tube length are on the long side, so it may balance out.
I've also thought about making a tubular version of the engine support cross brace. That stamped/welded metal piece that goes between the front suspension. But I don't know what the stock piece weighs yet.
04-04-2003, 12:07 PM
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wow, the Tar crap is that heavy huh?
Damn, i once wanted to rip all my carpet out and have the inside chassis repainted. But i didnt do it, cause i didnt know how to get the tar crap out. I think a stripped interior would look realy nice if it was cleaned up a bit.
" Step in to nice shiny red sheet metal for floor boards"
Granted, alot more road noise is going to be transferred thru the chassis. But *** it
Damn, i once wanted to rip all my carpet out and have the inside chassis repainted. But i didnt do it, cause i didnt know how to get the tar crap out. I think a stripped interior would look realy nice if it was cleaned up a bit.
" Step in to nice shiny red sheet metal for floor boards"
Granted, alot more road noise is going to be transferred thru the chassis. But *** it
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