Started worrying about weight distribution considering the big ole turbos and steel skin.
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Real scales cost money, so I went ahead and got a couple $15 bathroom scales. Plopped some plywood down to distribute the load a little, then chocked the other 3 corners up. Measuring the car in different positions and with different distribution along the scales net results within 5lbs of each other, so I'm 70% confident these numbers are meaningful.(any steering angle would throw the front numbers off wildly)
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1734lbs, heavier then imagined, but its what I get for not paying attention to weight and cramming support beams everywhere possible. I'm not an engineer, so didn't know where the "smart" areas were to get by without Reinforcement, especially with how different this chassis is from the book. Read through the fea pdf that's around for these chassis, which is why I came to the conclusion to skin the body in steel. Guess this is a long way of saying, I'd rather be inefficient and somewhat safe, then figure out my chassis isn't strong at the wrong time.
While disappointed by the weight, the distribution is really good, nearly 50/50 and a good split between the sides. With a full tank of fuel and a driver the distribution will be closer to 55% rear, and going forward it'll get more weight to the passenger side. With a steel body, she will no doubt break 2000lbs, that aught to give me the dubious honor of world's heaviest locost!