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I was wondering buy how much I'm changing the weight of the ek by if it weighed approx 1130 kilos from factory the grey motor and Hydromatic weighed ? A blue 202 and trimatic weighs? the original bango diff weighed?
anyone any good on specs
then I've changed the the member to a hr member and put hq wheels on it. trying to have a guess at what I've changed by what.
what would I guess for a weight?

That is a fare question as that would change a lot of the spec's come rego time
Billy

Easy enough to get an answer to, head on down to a weigh bridge before rego.

I recon it would be stuff all change.
I have often wondered if you stick a V8 in one do they go on the original weight or the after mods weight?

The weight used for V8 conversions varies depending on the state your in.

In NSW, the weight used is the original (unmodified) ‘tare weight’ of the sedan version of the vehicle model fitted with the largest engine available for the model but without optional accessories such as air conditioning and tow bar. From the Workshop manuals, this would be 2494lbs for an FB Standard Sedan, 2473lb for an FB Special Sedan, 2605lb for an FB Standard Station Sedan, 2627lb for an FB Special Station Sedan, 2559lb for an FB Panelvan, 2479lb for an FB Utility, 2471lb for an EK Standard Sedan, 2490lb for an EK Special Sedan, 2587 for an EK Standard Station Sedan, 2606lb for an EK Special Station Sedan, 2511lb for an EK Panelvan and 2452lb for an EK Utility.

For NCOP states (VIC, WA, NT, ACT), the mass of the vehicle is the original (unmodified) tare mass of the model vehicle fitted with the largest engine available for the model in Australia but without optional accessories (air conditioning, tow bars etc.). The mass of the vehicle, whether it is a sedan, station wagon, utility, etc., should be based on the heaviest sedan version of the model (not station wagon version) sold in Australia. From the Workshop manuals, this would be 2494lbs for an FB Standard Sedan, 2473lb for an FB Special Sedan, 2471lb for an EK Standard Sedan and 2490lb for an EK Special Sedan.

For QLD, tabulated specifications are used up to 202ci, then the weight used is the original (unmodified) ‘tare' mass of the vehicle fitted with the largest engine available for the model but without optional accessories (air conditioning, tow bar etc). The mas of the vehicle should be based on the heaviest sedan version of the model (not station wagon version). From the Workshop manuals, this would be 2494lbs for an FB Standard Sedan, 2473lb for an FB Special Sedan, 2471lb for an EK Standard Sedan and 2490lb for an EK Special Sedan.

I understand that tare mass (sometimes referred to as curb weight) is with the weight of the vehicle with standard equipment, oil, coolant, a full tank of fuel but with no passengers or cargo. Some people have found that their local rego authorities have an (unpublished) table of these weights "behind the counter" that is referred to when registering a modified vehicle.

For what it's worth, a used crashbox, without oil, clutch or flywheel, weighs approximately 27kg.

Cheers,
Harv.