Well, mine was completely stripped as I said, although it did have new =
paint and undercoating. No doors or anything else. Although I am not =
sure about 750lbs (still my best guess) I'd be plenty surprised if it =
was only 350 or 400 pounds. I'm well able to lift 100 lbs by my self =
with only minor strain and on one of the back quarters (where I was) I'm =
sure I was lifting more than that at that time. Still, could be that =
was the heavy end and my friends at the front were cry babies with their =
measly 75lbs each.
How much more does the Tiger shell weigh as compared to the Alpine? =
Could account for some of the discrepancy.
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From: DrMayf@aol.com[SMTP:DrMayf@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 5:41 AM
To: richards@northcoast.com; marrone@wco.com; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Weight, or lack thereof
To all...
as most can see by looking on my web site, my alpine is truly stripped =
bare. I
DOES NOT weigh anywhere near 750 lbs. I have no trouble lifting one end =
by
myself. I believe the number of 350/400 lbs is probably correct. But add =
the
doors, hood, and rear deck lid and the weight is up. I use an engine =
hoist and
nylon rope to lift and change positions and as you all see, I have great
access to the underside.... But, I wouldn't strip the car, turn it over, =
just
to change the muffler bearings. Only for really serious work underneath. =
For
a long time, I just had the car sitting on it's furniture dolly, resting =
on
it's side (aka 90 deg) on two old truck tires. The tires were placed at =
the
front of the rear fender well and just aft of the front well. These seem =
to be
body hard points. No skin damage and it works real good to get at the =
goo and
stuff that lives under there. I have maybe 30 bucks in my dolly and =
tires...
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