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Wheelbase

Post by Rally_2.6LC »

Hi guys was just wondering if some people could do me a favour.
I wanted to know if the wheel base of GC/GD 4 doors were the same as the 2 doors?
Would assume so but wondering if someone could please check :)

I just measured my GC 4 door at 2415mm and width (from flare of guards approx) 1620mm


Cheers Matt
'75 GC daily (slowly dying)
'80 LC 2.6L rally car (generally something broken until 2 weeks before an event)
'71 GA 2.6 Turbo project (i only wanted the diff and got another project)
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Re: Wheelbase

Post by A112H »

Hi Matt,
According to the chassis manual;

At flare of guards
Sedan and Hardtop - 1600mm
Wagon - 1580mm

Rear wheels, centre to centre
All - 1300mm

Front wheels, centre to centre
Wagon and Sedan - 1305mm
Hardtop - 1320mm

Wheel base from centre of hub front to centre of hub rear
All - 2420mm

And out of interest

Roof heights
Sedan - 1395mm
Wagon - 1410mm
Hardtop - 1380mm

Overall body length
Sedan & Hardtop - 4200mm
Wagon - 4215mm

From rear hub centre to rear bumper
Sedan & Hardtop - 1035mm
Wagon - 1050mm

Ground to centre of headlight
Sedan & Hardtop - 665mm
Wagon - 675mm
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Awesome mate, thanks heaps for that.
Quite comprehensive. Still not sure if I would use a 2 or 4 door for this....I know which would be easier to get parts for, but it will be an expensive build so wondering if I put the extra $$ into it for a bit more class.

Out of interest, is there any difference in the weight of a 2 or 4 door if you know?



Cheers Matt
'75 GC daily (slowly dying)
'80 LC 2.6L rally car (generally something broken until 2 weeks before an event)
'71 GA 2.6 Turbo project (i only wanted the diff and got another project)
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Re: Wheelbase

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Hardtop Saturn manual - 925kg
Hardtop Astron manual - 965kg
Sedan Saturn manual - 920kg
Sedan Astron manual - 960kg

Out of interest Wagons are 970kg and 1010kg respectively
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So the astron only weighs 40kg more than the saturn. Hmmm...



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According to the chassis manual it does. I would have though 60+ if asked, guess I would have been wrong :P
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Thankyou muchly Jason.....might stick the Galant on a set of scales to see what it really weighs.


Cheers Matt
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'80 LC 2.6L rally car (generally something broken until 2 weeks before an event)
'71 GA 2.6 Turbo project (i only wanted the diff and got another project)
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Re: Wheelbase

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I would be very interested in the out come. I am going to weigh the hardtop when it is done with the 63 to see the difference. I would think the 63 is closer to the 32 than a 54
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