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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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Weight of shell

Does anyone have an idea of the weight of an S4 shell, no suspension, drivetrain, interior, bumpers, etc.

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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:39 PM
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S5 weighs 600 lbs with just a gas tank. Everything else removed. No wire or bolt left on the car.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed7
S5 weighs 600 lbs with just a gas tank. Everything else removed. No wire or bolt left on the car.
How the hell do you KNOW this????
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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Lol, Ive parted out 2 cars, and sold the shell s scrap metal(one was too rusted, and one was wrecked).
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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exxxxcellent....4 or 6 of us and the pickup truck and the T2 shell will be coming to its new home
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:28 PM
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The seller jsut guesstimated at 1000lbs. Thats quite a difference for 6 people or so. Does anyone else have ideas?
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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a winch and a trailer, or a car dolly
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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I can't imagine it being anywhere NEAR 600lb for an s5... they're just too... big

and metal
very very metal.
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 03:15 AM
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mine wrecked/rusted shell without gas tank was weighted at 250kg
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 03:38 AM
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mine wrecked/rusted shell without gas tank was weighted at 250kg

OK, 250 Kg...carry the 2...divided by....borrow the 0...


What's that in pounds???
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 03:58 AM
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OK, 250 Kg...carry the 2...divided by....borrow the 0...
551.15#'s

I could almost move the whole shell by myself...I am only 5-11 150#'s...so it's not that heavy... I was able to lift one side in the air by myself... with 2 or more people you could move the shell on to something pretty easily--that is as long as there are no parts at all on it and there is no gas in the tank... So i'd guess the shell weighs around 600#'s!!Hope that helps!
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 04:00 AM
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Originally posted by BoostedRotors
OK, 250 Kg...carry the 2...divided by....borrow the 0...


What's that in pounds???
what about going back to school and take some math?
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 08:00 AM
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Well I just bought the thing for a whopping ten dollars so now I guess were gonna find out the true weight. Thanks everyone.
-Jayson
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Old Apr 26, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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The 600 lb car didnt have subframes, glass, doors, etc. If it could come off, it was not on the shell. And to get it onthe trailer, I stood in the engine bay, picked the front of the car up, and walked it up the trailer as my brother backed it up. I could easily pick either end of it up by myself.

The doors weigh about 90 lbs each, the hatch is another 70-80, wiring harness is about 50, rear subframe/suspension is 150+, etc. All the stuff really adds up.
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