10-28-2014, 08:48 PM
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Changfa diesel + Suzuki
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern, NY
Posts: 527
Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 Centurion Full Race DNA Last 3: 143.5 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Xist
Why did they design a car that would go over a thousand miles on a tank?  I would have thought that, if nothing else, a ten-gallon tank would be unnecessarily heavy, but I do not think that I appreciate how small gas tanks actually are. I found an aluminum five-gallon one on eBay that is 12"x12"x8.5" and 8.25 pounds. Their ten-gallon one weighs 12.5 pounds.
Why are you wasting 4.25 pound?! |
Xist,
Along with the tank weight that you've mentioned, there are other heavy items too - among them the latest transmission w/overdrive unit. Many (not all) decisions to lighten this car up are scrapped mainly because I don't want to drift too far from the original set of plans RQ Riley created for Centurion. The other long-term goal is the Tri-Magnum sitting in the next bay patiently waiting to finally be finished. Trying to save my pennies for that, and, am about a year behind that target.. Your point is well taken though!
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~CrazyJerry
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