exocet build

[stevieboy]

The seats weigh 118kg each.
steve

[welshy1]

Jun 8, 2012 7:54:47 GMT stevieboy said:

The seats weigh 118kg each.
steve

God they are heavy aren't they.

Do you mean 1.18kg each not 118kg. ;D

[stevieboy]

Ha Ha well spotted , must have been sitting in it at same time,
just to confirm, 11.8 kg each

[h5ngs]

That seems pretty heavy still or is that including the mx5 runners as well? I'll measure the weight of a standard mx5 cloth seat and leather seat tonight and put it up to show the difference

[red5]

All looking good steve

Sorry to here about the accident - i split my helmet once......and on a hole ;D

[h5ngs]

Measured the seats by weighing myself and then reweighing holding the seats. Ive worked it out as the following:

standard fabric seats with separate headrests and seat runners - 15.9kg

leather seats with separate headrests and seat runners - 14.7kg

As stevieboy said the fibreglass seats weigh - 11.8kg

So thats saves 8.2Kg for both seats over standard which is quite a lot of a saving.

[h5ngs]

My seats arrived today so weighed them and double checked the original seats, this time by placing the seats directly onto the scales. I weigh them at

fabric - 13kg
leather - 12.7kg
and the new plastic seats only came in at 5.5kg however this is without the mazda runners which will probably be quite heavy.

[stevieboy]

Did you get them from the birmingham source, or are they different ones to mine.
Steve

[h5ngs]

They are identical to yours, yes got them from a guy called marc from the link you gave.

[stevieboy]

Nice one, glad to be of assistance, original runners fit just nice, need about six washers under the seat though.
Steve

[stevieboy]

Being still laid up with a broken collar bone i'm looking at doing a few easy jobs for the weekend. First is one already mentioned by others but i still cannot find mine....1.8 engine number... my logbook has the engine number the same as the chassis number, it is an import and i'm worried that this was made up for the import, help please. Next do i need seatbelt warning and handbrake warning lights.
Might be able to those things without to much pain, no Newark for me this year
Steve

[h5ngs]

I would say yes to the handbrake warning and no to the seatbelt warning light. As some people use harnesses and have no issues,

[Deleted]

Pretty sure my import didn't have an engine number. There's a big bar that sticks out from the rear corner of the engine block. It's usually stamped on there. First build didn't have one. Was an issue for the IVA test, but he seemed to over look it on the retest. My advice would be to buy a cheap punch kit and add it yourself while it's early days!

[stevieboy]

Thanks guys for the info, lets hope the rain stops so i can get something done.
Steve

[russ]

Hey Stevieboy, had the same issue finding the engine number on my 1.8 import, found it by accident when cleaning, it is stamped on the block under the coil pack (next to the cam sensor), it's no wonder most imports have the chasis number or like mine no engine number at all. You can either send off your V5C and have it added (best as then there are no questions) or try and blag it through but then you may have issues confirming what year the engine is and therefore what emission test is required. Hope this helps.