Mister Lister hits the scales

[snakeeyes]

I know this is not strictly "Cobra talk", but thought ya'll might find it interesting anyhow. Since I got my Beck Lister I've read all kinds of data on what to expect as far as the car's curb weight. The magazines that have done articles have cited weights from 1,800 pounds on the low side, all the way to the car that placed third in Car and Driver's tuner car shootout last September, which weighed around 2180 pounds. Chuck Beck's personal Run n' Gun car reportedly scales in somewhere around 1,700 pounds, but it has a super-thin body, doors and trunk that don't even have hinges (they clip on), stripped interior, etc.

My car is finished to a pretty decent standard, with a fully carpeted interior, some heat insulation, carpeted trunk, hinged doors and trunk, thicker fiberglass, etc. I was hoping it would come in at a ton or less when all finished. Last night I had a chance to get her on the scales. The numbers:

Curb weight (with about six gallons of gas in the tank): 1, 992 pounds

Weight distribution, front/rear: 47% - 53%

Weight distribution, driver's side/passenger side: 49% - 51%

I have not yet had a chance to get her on a chassis dyno. Going by the flywheel horsepower from when the motor was dynoed by the builder, the power-to-weight ratio is 1,992/542, or 3.68 pounds per horsie...

Again, not strictly a "Cobra" topic, but I thought it might be of interest around here. I'd be curious to hear similar data from anyone who has had their car on a scale--

Bob