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#1 Fledge

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 11:34 AM

Hi all, does anybody know the weight of a standard puma door. When I say door I mean door cards, door and glass the whole assembly. I have lightened my doors to 18 kilos and forgot to weigh them in standard form. Thanks in advance

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#2 tuner neil

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 12:15 PM

hi there, the complete door weighs roughly 33kgs. funnily enough ive got mine down to roughly 18kgs as well!

#3 Fledge

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 01:47 PM

Thanks for that

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#4 thecraig1982

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 07:17 PM

Out of interest, what have you done to lighten the doors?

#5 Fledge

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Posted 16 April 2011 - 07:47 PM

Hi, Perspex instead of glass, door cards replaced for plastic, all the inner metal work cut out and about 70 13mm holes drilled in the top frame and the bottom fixings of the frame have been removed. Also 10 54mm holes drilled in the bottom of the door. The doors still have the original opening mechanism but no electric window motors. So all in all a lot of work but it has gained me and extra 12 bhp per ton so well worth it. Hoping to get around 280/290 bhp per ton which I will know in a few weeks when I corner weight the car

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#6 t783vkj

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 08:30 AM

Ive posted this question else where ,but you's will have a better knowledge then most, whats a realistically acheiveable minimum weight just stripping out? Im assuming you've long pasted that point, & what weight are you aiming at to acheive the power to weight ratio you state above.

#7 Ian G

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 06:48 PM

18kg still sounds a lot although I measured mine at the time to have lost 15kg per side.

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Didn't leave much in there.

#8 Fledge

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Posted 04 May 2011 - 07:27 PM

Ian G, on 01 May 2011 - 06:48 PM, said:

18kg still sounds a lot although I measured mine at the time to have lost 15kg per side.

See my project thread for pics - http://www.pumapeopl...pic=95966&st=40

Didn't leave much in there.

Hi 33 kg minus 15 kg is 18 kg total weight. So if you have taken 15 kg of each door yours will be 18 kg ?

This post has been edited by Fledge: 04 May 2011 - 07:28 PM

There are only two sports racing and bull fighting, the rest are just games