Z Car weights

[Gollum 27]

I'm starting to be curious how light 240z doors are. My gutted '75 doors seem very light to me. Majority of the door weight is in glass and window mechansims (which I ditched).

[JMortensen 241]

This thread says 52 lbs for 240 door, loaded, and 68 for a 260. I saw 66 quoted for a 78 280 door in another thread, so they're probably pretty close and it's just the bathroom scales that are different, I'm guessing.

[grannyknot 18]

19 hours ago, Michael said:

To Grannyknot's point...since your 280 tub is on the rotisserie, would it be possible to weigh it?  Bathroom scales are notoriously inaccurate, but at least it's something... they have typically a 300 lb limit.  Perhaps one scale could be put at each end of the rotisserie?  Or would that damage the scales?

I don't think bathroom scales are up to the task but if I can find somewhere that will loan or rent me a hanging crane scale I could lift each end one at a time with the engine hoist and calculate that way.

[calZ 1]

Four bathroom scales would do it

[NC88 0]

You can always use a lever arm (ruggles scale method) if your scale(s) is  rated less than the item you are weighing.

[grannyknot 18]

Ooooow, look what I just picked up on ebay,  I won't get it for a couple of weeks but will post numbers when I get it.

 

[Zetsaz 8]

Very Cool! My interior on my 75 is stripped down to nothing currently, other parts only include a bare block/transmission and full suspension. I really should have weighed the shell when it first arrived from the previous owner, but there's a chance I can take an afternoon to prop it on blocks and temporarily disconnect everything.

 

 

[Ben280 4]

I weighed my 280 shell before and after I had the cage put in so I could keep an eye on what it all weighed. As a roller, no glass, no interior, but suspension/diff etc all in, the car weighed 1173# (see photo for car as weighed). Post cage that weight went up to 1293#, and as it sits now, in full fighting weight it's 2180.