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    Series 2 SWB: chassis weight etc

    Hello,

    just got a few parts back from sandblasting, here are their weights prior to hot dipping:

    (Taken individually with scale on workshop hoist)

    * SWB chassis (w/o gearbox xmember) = 114kg
    * firewall = 40kg
    * radiator support = 7kg

    Cheers,

    Thomas

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    Hi Thomas.
    Firewall 40kgs, seems a bit high.
    That is a 3rd of the weight of a whole chassis.
    I moved my S3 firewall, last week. I would have struggled at that weight.

    whitehillbilly

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    Jeez, I thought the firewall weight was light. Oh well, it is what it is
    Cheers
    Slunnie


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomkah View Post
    Hello,

    just got a few parts back from sandblasting, here are their weights prior to hot dipping:

    (Taken individually with scale on workshop hoist)

    * SWB chassis (w/o gearbox xmember) = 114kg
    * firewall = 40kg
    * radiator support = 7kg

    Cheers,

    Thomas

    Hi Tomkah,
    if your getting your chassis galvanized how are you going about cleaning the inside of the chassis rails or do you just flush out what you can and leave it to the galvanizers to sort out. Also do you have a cost for getting these 3 galvanized. Thanks for your help

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64 View Post
    I moved my S3 firewall, last week. I would have struggled at that weight.

    whitehillbilly
    Hi guys,

    had another go at the weighing...40kgs on the nose. You may be stronger than you think. I have to say though that I replaced the footwells with thicker material (bulletproof) and that I bolted some "feet" on so maybe take 5kgs off?

    Sorry about the confusion.

    Cheers,

    Thomas

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    Quote Originally Posted by granny View Post
    Hi Tomkah,
    if your getting your chassis galvanized how are you going about cleaning the inside of the chassis rails or do you just flush out what you can and leave it to the galvanizers to sort out. Also do you have a cost for getting these 3 galvanized. Thanks for your help
    Hello,

    I added a couple of drain holes and flushes it out as good as I can. Then after the blasting I blew it out. We'll see what the galvaniser has to say. No cost yet, I am going through the account of a mate's steel business. I am guessing maybe $5 per kg / after dipping? Somebody told me he paid around $6.50/kg retail.

    Cheers,

    Thomas

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