Manufacturer Plate

[Guest Mokum]

hi,

for french dvla i need to make my own manufacturer plate

but i must put on it the PTC

 

in french : poids total en charge

 

gross weight (i suppose)

 

like this on caterham

 

 

 

my car is a RH 2B + with a DOHC Ford 2.0 engine

 

can you tell me what is the gross weight on my car

 

regards

 

olivier

[Guest elwe]

The Robin Hood instruction video lists the following figures for a 2B:

 

Axle 1 = 450kg Axle 2 = 600kg Gross = 1050kg

[Guest MJThewlis]

I'm also interested though - what is the true weight of a 2B?

 

If it's really over the tonne as the video states I'm going to be thoroughly depressed!!!!! Somewhere I was reading an article (think it was the club magazine?) suggesting circa 750kg????

 

Mine is a stainless 2B double wishbone with Pinto.....

[enforcer]

Mine certainly wasn't built light, but came out just under 800kgs

[Guest tom2b]

The ball park figure i have found is around the 750kg mark

adding both axle weights together doesnt give anywhere near a true total weight

[Guest stu205]

750-800 must be about right, the hood is easier to push than the 205!

[Bob Tucker]

At SVA with no windscreen, no heater, standard 2.0 Pinto & RHE Recaro seats (they're bl***y heavy!)

my 2B, pillar suspension, came in at 710 kgs.

 

The design weights (450, 650, total 1050) represent the maximum weight the car is designed to be loaded to,

eg 2 Lardy Hoodies, plus beer, plus camping gear, plus barbecue on the way to LeMans....

[Guest roverT]

olivier

According to my MAC issued when my car a 2B DOHC was SVA'd with full fuel tank, all fluids and windscreen etc it weighed axle 1 = 450kg axle 2 = 550kg which are actually the design weights. The actual weights of the car from the SVA Brake/Weight calculation are axle 1 = 392kg axle 2 = 420kg an all up weight of 812kg

 

Regards

 

Trevor

[Guest erichetherington]

When trying to work this out for my own car the only site I found that claimed to have done it was this:

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/set/4567/carexp.html

Yes i know it's a kids TV show but,if you measure the tyre footprint accurately it may work quite well.Haven't tried it myself,as yet.

[Guest Mokum]

olivier

According to my MAC issued when my car a 2B DOHC was SVA'd with full fuel tank, all fluids and windscreen etc it weighed axle 1 = 450kg axle 2 = 550kg which are actually the design weights. The actual weights of the car from the SVA Brake/Weight calculation are axle 1 = 392kg axle 2 = 420kg an all up weight of 812kg

 

Regards

 

Trevor

thanks Trevor

I weighed my Robin Hood : 810 kg, that the PTC is near 1000

 

thanks for your answer

 

this community is very good

[Guest macca]

adding both axle weights together doesnt give anywhere near a true total weight

 

You must have a load of helium baloons tied to the roll bar then?????