GC galant coupe weight

[woops]

I know it's been mentioned about the weight of the sedans on here but i was just wondering if anyone would know the weights of the coupes at all. Also did the coupes ever come in any other models then the GB and GC? I can't remember seeing a GD coupe at all although i doubt there would be much difference apart from the tail lights.

It still amases me about how similar the gc coupe is to the ge sigma with a lot of the structural design. The GB seems to be more different to the GC then GC is to the ge sigma.

[astronturbo77]

hi mate i think the coupes weigh about 955kg. they did make GA/GB coupes but we never got them only the gc/gd coupes were brought to aus but they were built in japan which the sedans werent. yes you can get a gd coupe, as i hav one im restoring, all galant coupes in gc/gd have a gd front with either gc or gd tailights. hope this helps.

[woops]

Are you serious. I thought that was the weight of the sedans. The gb sedans range from 902 to 939 kg according to the manual and i was hoping the coupes were about the same weight due to their fewer doors. It's all sweet. It's only a few kg difference. What do the sedans weight then?

[karl_2ltgc]

Coupe will likely weigh more than sedan due to the pillarless design.

[mbrallying]

I have an original owners manual and it reckons the coupes are something like 20 or 30 kg lighter than the sedans (can't remember exactly, I'll try and find out) I think its like 920kg for the coupe.

I'll dig the book out and see

[A112H]

Hate to annoy people but lots of the info here is wrong.
The GC Coupes weighed about 920kg.
There never was a GD Coupe, Coupes were only made in 1974 and 1975 (GC only).
The GC Coupe has its own grill not the same as a GD but did have quad headlights. (this is often confused as the Coupe grill was very limited and when damaged is mostly replaced with a GD grill as they shared the quad headlights)
The GC Coupes had unique interior patterns and design.
All Coupes had the larger trans tunnel that the Sedans got with auto only.
All my info comes from catalogues I have collected about the coupes and the piles of MOTOR magazines and the like that did road tests on the GC and GD Galants.

Cheers
Jason

[Ron75]

There never was a GD Coupe, Coupes were only made in 1974 and 1975 (GC only).

I find this strange as i have a 77 GD hardtop eg coupe in my back yard.
I will get a pic of the compiance plate later when i charge the camera.

[GC75]

GD??? :?

[astronturbo77]

sorry mate but thats bs i have a 77 gd coupe, you have a bong for brekie?

[GC75]

no crystal meth, well wasnt exactly brekie... just happened to be up from last night smoking it

[A112H]

Firstly, I am too old and smart for drug abuse.
Secondly, prove me wrong, show me sales figures for the GD Coupe.
It is way too easy to replate an old defected car.

GC75, have you never seen a GC with GD lights????? Yours has a GD grill........... does that make it a GD???

Anyone who has a GD coupe needs to check ID plates with someone like Valiant Infobase http://www.valiantinfobase.com/ Like I have to get the history of their car.
You would hate to find out your GD Coupe is really a GD Sedan in rego form.

[GC75]

fair enough man i was joking bout the drug shit anyways, and i only posted a pic as i somewhat thought it was a GD... and i have a GD grill as mine was in a crash haha.

[A112H]

All good man.
I would genuinely like to know if theere was GD Coupes. As I said I have read all about GC and was lead to believe GD never had the Coupe as an option.
Would like to know sales figues as well as any differences besides the Grill, Quad headlights and Tail lights.
Maybe they had different seats? material? steering wheels, wheels, and so on???????

[77GDWAGON]

Only difference between GC and GD hardtop is the tail lights. Gc had auto and manual gear box and GD only came with manual gear box. I have factory manuals and hand books but they are buried away in the garage . Will dig them out over the w/end

[A112H]

Appreciate it, did the GD share the same grill as the GC???

[astronturbo77]

there was a gd coupe mate I OWN ONE! the id tags and plates all match the body numbers. all coupes have a special four headlight grille and GD corner lights, only difference between a gc and gd coupe are the tailights, interior light surround on the hood lining. the coupes all had boosted brakes as gc sedans didnt have a booster. they do exist.

also coupes had different dashes with the tacho, differnt steering wheel and horn button assembly, and the trim was differnt in terms of patterns and front and rear arm rest design.

[Rallyant]

Are those catalogues and mags etc Australian? Maybe the GDs were import?
Im pretty sure there were GD Coupes also.
I had 3 GC coupes at one stage, 2 were auto and 1 was manual, the manual DID have a smaller tranny tunnel. I know because ortho it was the best body of the lot I sold it and chose to restore one of the autos that had more rust, just so i could keep the std , wider, tranny tunnel.
I think theres a lot of miss information in the catalogs too, Id love to know the truth about it all.

Ill get my stock coupe up on scales and see what it weights, anyone got a stock 4door that i can compare it with, with my scales? Near ringwood?
Like Karl i always expected the coupe to weigh a little more.

I do know someone that did mod a GC coupe to take GD tail lights, but there is cutting and welding involved, you cant just swap them over.
So it should be easy to check for any fakes,

[GC75]

yeah some information on the vehicles would be good... anyone with magazines or anything able to scan them?

i rekon coupe weighs less due to the 2 less doors and glass.. compared to just a bigger rear window?? and bigger pillars..

and it gets me why the fuck someone would wanna put GD tail lights on anyways hahaha.

[77GDWAGON]

Hardtops were imported while sedans and wagons were assembled in oz. GC and GD shared the same grill which is different to the GD. But in Japan the 2.0 GS coupes had the GD grill

[A112H]

Somewhere, someone must have sales figures and import numbers???
Even a total figure would be great but a break down for both models would be awesome.

[Rallyant]

There must have been some assembled of the coupes in oz with the valiant badges etc on them? OR did they badge them in Japan for chrysler?
They also have only 2 leafs in the reat rather than a 3 pack leaf spring setup as they did in Japan, ortho im sure they could have specked that to b done in Japan?
I wander how many personal imports there were ?

i rekon coupe weighs less due to the 2 less doors and glass.. compared to just a bigger rear window?? and bigger pillars..

Coupes normally weigh more, even tho there's 2 less doors, coupe doors weigh a lot more, theres not realy any less glass,its still goes the full length of the car, the door is longer so the glass is longer. and theres still a wind down glass window right to the rear, and the chassis normally weighs a lot more because they have to stenthen it so much to make up for the lack of the pillar.
May not be the case with the Galants, but most coupes are this way

[astronturbo77]

yeah got to agree with ya mate about the dorrs they must be atleast twie the weight of sedan doors. as far as i understand all coupes were assembled in japan and imported to AUS

[A112H]

When stripping mine I noticed that the body was galvinised. Pretty sure the sedans weren't.
Might have also been something done in Japan???

[astronturbo77]

ive never seen a galant sedan or coupe thats been galvinised, piccies?

[77GDWAGON]

According to my books etc

Hardtops weigh 930kg

Sedans weigh from 920 to 955kg
XL manual 922kg
GL manual 931kg
XL auto947kg
GL auto 955kg

Wagons
XL manual 976kg
GL manual 981kg
XL auto 1003kg
GL auto 1008kg

[75wagon]

Just to confuse the issue even further, a rego paper for a GC galant wagon GL in my filing cabinet is 910kgs tare weight.

I also thought coupes came in GC and GD. and thought the only difference was the tailights.
Personally I think the GD tailights look tidier.
But I prefer the coupe grill then the GC then the GD.
so what does all that mean.
I wish my wagon had twin headies and a coupe grill.

[wheelbarrow]

Both GC and GD galant coupes were imported to aus, but you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between them, as they both had the gc tail lights, and the coupe specific twin headlight grill, the biggest difference that i can tell between the two is that the GC and GD galant coups had two slightly different grill designs, i know because i have an example of both coupe grills and a GD sedan grill, all will interchange , but none are the same.
Regards
Zvon

[GC75]

yeah got both grills to

[astronturbo77]

Both GC and GD galant coupes were imported to aus, but you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between them, as they both had the gc tail lights, and the coupe specific twin headlight grill, the biggest difference that i can tell between the two is that the GC and GD galant coups had two slightly different grill designs, i know because i have an example of both coupe grills and a GD sedan grill, all will interchange , but none are the same.
Regards
Zvon

wrong mate they had either tailights that was the visual difference. coupes only had one grille with square holes.

[Rallyant]

Hows the coupes going wheelbarrow?
Just getting back into mine now.