weight of a 60 bettle,

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 11:45 am

#580524

hi guy's
i am just about to gut the car ready for the new pan andmotor and i was wondering if anyone knew what they weigh to start with.has anyone actually weigh briged one.

down sharon.

david777 Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 1:32 pm

#580547

Your rego papers should list the tare weight

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 3:17 pm

#580563

No, I have not weighed a stock bug,
but my owners manual says for an Aug 1960 beetle(40hp) it is 740kg ready to drive, plus driver.
36hp/splitcase tranny was 720 or 730kg from memory.

So 800 to 840 depending on driver size.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 3:20 pm

#580565

For comparison, my drag bug is a 60 body on an IRS/BJ pan,
and it has glass lids and guards, and lexan windows,
but mild steel cage, bus IRS tranny, and Pauter engine,
and it weighed 810kg last time.
I am right on 75kg.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 3:58 pm

#580572

thank's for the info.
the reason i ask is because the rego papers say 717 kg's ,but when do the RTA ever get things right.
i might have to go down to the local weigh bride,the only thing is i don't know if the car will make it onto the scales,it's a bit to low at the moment.

down sharon.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 23 Mar 2007, 5:04 pm

#580584

Just put some sticks in there to replace the shocks.
I did that on the dyno since my dyno-tyres were a lower profile.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 26 Mar 2007, 2:14 pm

#581040

good idea
cheer's

down sharon.