jr 
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Stolen from Mig 
 
 
[QUOTE=Benn]As i work next to a gravel yard thing with a weigh bridge, 
i asked if we could weigh no-spec™ and mine for a laugh 
 
no-spec™ on the bridge, 
  
 
980KG 
 
  
me 
  
 
940KG 
QUOTE] 
 
What intrest me is the nova, which is a xe, with a half cage and some ice, much heavier than i thought it would be 
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Ian 
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I've said that before, Ariel Atom is 500kg so 781kg with proper metal bodyshell is impressive.
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Robin 
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i saw this also, and immediately thought of the fact that mine weighs 870kg ish 
 
and that yours was soooooo light
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jr 
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quote: Originally posted by Ian 
I've said that before, Ariel Atom is 500kg so 781kg with proper metal bodyshell is impressive. 
   
 
  i'll put that in my sig later 
 
J18, only 281kg heavier than a ariel atom  
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Robin 
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dammit   
 
ive got a long way to go.....
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jr 
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quote: Originally posted by robmarriott 
i saw this also, and immediately thought of the fact that mine weighs 870kg ish 
 
and that yours was soooooo light 
   
 
yours was a late sport though, and has a dash, and bigger heavier brakes etc  
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Robin 
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is the astra stripped jr?
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Nic Barnes 
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781 is feckin lightweight mr dallas 
 
reckon mine with me in it will be about 1431.72kg's
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Robin 
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quote: Originally posted by jr 
quote: Originally posted by robmarriott 
i saw this also, and immediately thought of the fact that mine weighs 870kg ish 
 
and that yours was soooooo light 
   
 
yours was a late sport though, and has a dash, and bigger heavier brakes etc   
   
 
yes, but its still lighter than that nova
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myke 
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still a way to go yet too !! 
did you pick up those new bits on your week off?
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jr 
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few of them, no more drastic lighting products as yet
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Ojc 
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I'm sure the Nova did'nt weigh that much when it was released   
 
But I suppose with XE and ICE it will add a few KG's
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Rileysport 
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jr... change your sig to performance per lb  
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BYRON 
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The red astra is severley stripped. 
All it has is the clocks, steering wheel and 2 seats. 
The rest has been ditched. 
It was a 1.4 auto, but now has a 2.0XEV.
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Sam 
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quote: Originally posted by BYRON 
The red astra is severley stripped. 
All it has is the clocks, steering wheel and 2 seats. 
The rest has been ditched. 
It was a 1.4 auto, but now has a 2.0XEV. 
   
 
Is it still an auto or been converted to manual?
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corsas are about 950kg standard aren't they? so 980 for a nova with a big lump in the front isn't bad. 
 
at least it isn't made out of a selection of paper/aluminium foil and paper clips like certain F**nch cars lol
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quote: Originally posted by Will_Sport 
corsas are about 950kg standard aren't they? so 980 for a nova with a big lump in the front isn't bad. 
 
at least it isn't made out of a selection of paper/aluminium foil and paper clips like certain F**nch cars lol 
   
 
oi    
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quote: Originally posted by Sam 
quote: Originally posted by BYRON 
The red astra is severley stripped. 
All it has is the clocks, steering wheel and 2 seats. 
The rest has been ditched. 
It was a 1.4 auto, but now has a 2.0XEV. 
   
 
Is it still an auto or been converted to manual? 
   
 
gearbox was removed when the 1.4 was taken out. 
Its a manual, running an F23 
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Sam 
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Was it a lot of work converting it to manual?  Aside from new pedal box?
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AK 
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do you have a auto only licence Sam, or just always bought auto's for some reason?
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Edd 
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jr are you positive that is the weight of yours? 
 
 
if so that is fantastic!!! 
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Sam 
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quote: Originally posted by AK 
do you have a auto only licence Sam, or just always bought auto's for some reason? 
   
 
My brother drives my car sometimes, like myself he can drive a manual, but he's got problems with his left knee so he doesn't have a choice but to use auto cars.  If he drives a manual he gets agonising pain from his knee after a short period of driving, hence he can't even play any sports like football etc.   
 
If I hardly ever saw my family and lived away from home I'd get a manual, but for the above reasons I need an auto really. 
 
 
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jr 
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quote: Originally posted by SRi-Co 
jr... change your sig to performance per lb   
   
 
 
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jr 
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quote: Originally posted by Edd 
jr are you positive that is the weight of yours? 
 
 
if so that is fantastic!!!  
   
 
as sure as i can be really
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Nic Barnes 
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id like to get my car as light as yours mr dallas one day
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