Put the Saxo on corner weights the other day :)

[oli208]

Thought it might intrest you guys :y::y:

http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss262/Oli208/IMAG0212.jpg

I didnt take the back seats out and the boot was empty:y:
Everything else is pretty stripped.
I was surprised at how light it was lol.

[sexy_gt]

chhers, id be interested to hear what you weigh and how the car was balanced with you in it ;)

[adamskiTNR]

fucking diagonals. every bloody car is on diagonals and you can't do jack to corner it

[sexy_gt]

fucking diagonals. every bloody car is on diagonals and you can't do jack to corner it

pardon?

[oli208]

fucking diagonals. every bloody car is on diagonals and you can't do jack to corner it

Huh? lol

[oli208]

chhers, id be interested to hear what you weigh and how the car was balanced with you in it ;)

I was thinking that but forgot to lol. If i was sat in it, it would only un balance it on the right anyway lol.

[Gabbastard]

The joys of LHD car converted to RHD :(

[adamskiTNR]

the weights always being diagonally paired. so when corner weighting it is hard to get a nice balance. as increasing weight on one corner will increase weight on the opposite diagonal. so to get weight off the front right you would lower it. but this would also take weight off the left rear. which is the lightest already

[Mochachino]

the weights always being diagonally paired. so when corner weighting it is hard to get a nice balance. as increasing weight on one corner will increase weight on the opposite diagonal. so to get weight off the front right you would lower it. but this would also take weight off the left rear. which is the lightest already

Should that last bit be the other way round? Higher to take weight off the front right, but that would make the rear left heavier?

Or Lower the left front but that would make the lightest corner lighter?

[adamskiTNR]

you make a corner higher to add weight to that corner

[Mochachino]

you make a corner higher to add weight to that corner

Ahh right, thought it was the other way round.

[e8_pqck]

can we have pics to see the extent of strippage!

[e8_pqck]

The joys of LHD car converted to RHD :(

wonder how hard it would be to spin the engine round. 205's have exhaust mani's at the back, certainly doable.

[Gabbastard]

Well, you could do it, and just use a Honda gearbox as they spin the "wrong" way. Fabrication would be a pain in the arse, but it would work in theory.

AX Sport ftw.

[Gazer]

Ahh right, thought it was the other way round.

Yeah I thought it was the other way round, from when have done it at college been a while since used them though...

[MuZiZZle]

oooh, interesting, what's been stripped?

[oli208]

Iv stripped all the sound proofing out, put the carpet back in, removed all door cards and replaced them with plastic door cards and the rears done too. Still have the back seats in and have no spare wheel :y:. Hope I never get a puncture lol.

[oli208]

You only really need to be exact with weight distribution in Motorsport, when your trying to make up every 10th/100th of a second. When i was working with a race team on a formula Renault we had it perfect on the front and only 0.5kg out on the rear, with the driver sitting in it too.

[Dave_P]

Bit lardy that. :p

[Gabbastard]

Bit lardy that. :p

lol, whats yours at now, 290kg or something?

[adamskiTNR]

Be careful when trying to sort out those corner weights though if you start doing it with heights as you will reduce overall grip front/back

[Dave_P]

lol, whats yours at now, 290kg or something?
It was 692kg's.

[slammed106]

It was 692kg's.


you been busy with the grinder????

[axsaxoman]

I think dave,s car is a mk1 106 ,which is alot lighter than a saxo to start with
you won,t get down to his weight with a saxo shell

[Dave_P]

you been busy with the grinder????

No. Lighter exhaust but full size fuel tank refitted.

I think dave,s car is a mk1 106 ,which is alot lighter than a saxo to start with

Yup, as per my avatar...

[Gabbastard]

Ill need to get my AX weighed. Just wish it was LHD.

[mark1311]

ax wise, i have matts in at work, doors on it, but minus tht bare shell and i can lift it one hand, or one of use at back one at front can carry it about the work shop cant weigh more then 110kg?

main thing i noticed is how light the doors are compared to saxo ones, they must be least 3kg lighter then MY saxo doors and i have removed 12kg off my doors so thts 30kg on just doors, also the AX boot dose weigh anything compared to saxo one.

[Dave_P]

Ill need to get my AX weighed. Just wish it was LHD.

Careful it doesn't blow away if its windy. ;)