as title really, just trying to fill out the sva application form but not sure what to put for axle weights? i've read that they weigh in around the 650kg mark but was talking to a guy at newark the other week with a mac#1 who said his weighed just over 450kgs and i'm pretty sure the mac#1 and mk aren't all that different

basics are: pinto engine etc, plastic interior panels, MK fibreglass seats and a roughly 6gl tank in the back.

any help much appreciated.

cheers
john

Around 600kg seems to be the going rate. 450kg sounds far too light, as you say the MAC#1 and MK are virtually the same. Are you sure it wasn't a bike engined car?

Pete

The weights that are required on the SVA form are the design weights NOT the actual weights. Just go for 400kg on Axle 1 and 500kg on axle 2.

Dosn't a Pinto weigh 450kg on it's own ?......

Mine was 640kg

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Originally posted by scoobyis2cool
Are you sure it wasn't a bike engined car?

Pete

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My pinto weighed in at a portly 700kgs, comfy seats, heavy dash, many chassis reinforcements, still as quick as you could ever want

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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
still as quick as you could ever want

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i wonder if the guy who said 450Kg came to that conclusion after adding together the front and rear weights that was measured at SVA??? iirc this is not the total weight. Also i consider true vehicle weight to be with all fluids in place and full tank of fuel (no driver) - he may have measured dry with helium in the tyres!!!!

Im hoping to get to 550KG with my Pinto ZR (Minimal interior etc). Might be a tad optimistic but time will tell. I have a couple of grammes i can shed before worrying about the cars weight though - if i lose 20Kg it will improve power to weight ratio by 7bhp/tonne!!!