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How much does it weigh and how is it distributed?
For many years, I have weighed my cars using a standard bathroom spring scale. (I grew up in the country.) (Don’t worry, you won’t break the scale.)All you need is a good 6 ft long 2×6 (or 2×8), a scale (the digital ones don’t work as well), and a couple pieces of angle iron (or heavy stock aluminum).On the board, measure and mark a line 6 inches from an end. Then, from that mark mark new lines every foot down the board. Now you have marks at 6 inches, 18 inches, 30 inches, etc to the other end of the board.Jack up a wheel of your TDr, and place the board under the wheel with the center of the tire at the 18″ mark. Put a 6-12″ piece of angle iron under the board at the 6″ line that you drew. The angle iron should be upside down (pointy end up) on your concrete drive (make sure your drive is approximately level).At the 4 ft mark (actually 4 ft + 6 inches from the inside end of the board), and under the board, put the scale with another piece of angle iron on the scale (pointy end up) directly under the 4ft mark.The scale reading should be recorded (reading A). Then slowly let the Jack down. Note the reading on the scale (reading B). Subtract A from B and multiply the result by 4. The answer is the weight of your car on that wheel.Continue for the other 3 wheels and you’ll have the weight on each wheel. Add all 4 and this is the total weight of your TDr.Note this method is approximate and how accurate depends upon the accuracy of the scale and how accurately you measured your marks and placed your tires and angle iron. Regardless, you now have a better idea of what your TDr weighs. And how it is distributed.You guys are all spoiled. There wasn’t a scale at the dump or a grain elevator or a DOT big rig weigh station within an hour’s drive of my house.
I like your method, Roy, since you get the weight over each wheel, which can be interesting and even important.
When I went to DMV the first time to register it. The DMV dude ask how much does it weigh. He said I would need a computer print out of its weight Took it to a local gravel pit. The scale guy was into the car so there was no charge . 1,846 lbs
This sounds like a loaded question . I wasn’t n the car . When I was at Carlisle I noticed most of the members seemed to be big or tall. I have dropped about 30 lbs. My wife says I was afraid I wouldn’t fit in the car . Little does she know I did it for her. I was at a show and a guy watched me get out of the car . He was my size . He said you just answered my question . I’ve wanted one of these but I wasn’t sure I would fit . I told him it wasn’t the real deal . Just wondering are we bigger or smaller than the other ones
Greg, I wasn’t trying to load you!
Just wanted to get the figure right. The 200 lbs (more or less) difference with the driver seated in the car works out to more than 10 percent of the total weight.BTW, I think one of the biggest selling points for the replicas–especially the VW variant–is how much roomier they are than the original. For a normal, modern American man, it really can be the difference between fitting and not fitting.FYI, BCW marketing stuff claims their car weighs 1575 pounds all done. That always seemed optimistic to me, but I never yet weighed her to check. Stay tuned.edsnova2014-06-17 07:27:37
Hey Greg…I’m 6’2″, and about 220 and have no problem in my Classic Roadsters VW based Duchess.
In fact, once the car was done, I realized I moved the pedal cluster too far back, further than the assembly manual recommended. I could have had even more driver leg room had I trusted the assembly manual!Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Finally found time to weigh MiGi. I used the method I described above in the first post. Using a balance beam type bathroom scale rated @ 350#.
My car is a Daytona MIGI. VW. 1/2 tank fuel. Spare tire under the bonnet. Battery under passenger seat. 20# worth of tools up front behind radiator. Top, curtains, boot and full tonneau in car. No weights or sand up front. No driver or passenger.Front: 732#Rear: 1256#Total: 1988#Distributed: 36.8%/63.2% (front/rear)Royal2014-07-09 11:49:18
Let’s see… “No Driver or Passenger” I would say the answer is no.
But then, I was mistaken once before.:Pmustang_evets2014-07-09 15:16:54
Well, I re-weighed after determining that somehow the zero had gotten knocked off by 6#.
My new super accurate measurement (without the spare) is:Front: 675Rear: 1232Total: 1907 (+/- 2 oz)
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