Lotus Europa Community

Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: kram350kram on Monday,January 25, 2021, 04:51:09 PM

Title: Body weight TCS
Post by: kram350kram on Monday,January 25, 2021, 04:51:09 PM: Anyone know the weight of a totally stripped TCS, bare fiberglass body only? Thanks
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: Dilkris on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 03:19:52 AM: Out of curiosity - why do you want to know? (If for the purpose of moving it around, I can personally vouch that fully stripped, 2 strong guys can lift it - but you wouldn't want to carry it far.... :FUNNY:). Any help?
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: Certified Lotus on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 04:01:31 AM: I don’t know the weight either but can also confirm that two strong people can lift the body (without doors) easily and move it around. When I brought my body back from the paint shop I had 4 friends help me bring it from the truck into my shop, but that was only to make sure I didn’t bump into anything.

Video of carrying my Europa body into my shop.

https://youtu.be/VJPARtKBhh0
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: dakazman on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 04:43:40 AM: That’s a BAaaaD Motha, I still love your garage Certified .

Just a guess-stament, I would say without doors and lids at 400 lbs-450 range.

Dakazman
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: kram350kram on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 06:26:05 AM: Thinking of hanging from the ceiling rafters while working on the chassis.
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: Certified Lotus on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 06:47:34 AM: Quote from: kram350kram on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 06:26:05 AM
Thinking of hanging from the ceiling rafters while working on the chassis.

I’ve seen photos of others doing that. Supported body with 2x4’s underneath. Someone used a sheet of plywood.
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: Certified Lotus on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 06:57:13 AM: Quote from: dakazman on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 04:43:40 AM
That’s a BAaaaD Motha, I still love your garage Certified .

Dakazman

Thanks Dave! Your welcome to stop by anytime.
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: BDA on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 07:04:38 AM: I put my body on sawhorses and the frame underneath. Not ideal but not as terrible as it sounds. Hanging the body from the rafters sounds a lot better. If your ceiling isn’t finished, wrapping a rope around the rafters wouldn’t cause me to have a second thought. Screwing an eye hook in the rafters might because I am nobody’s carpenter and have no feel for that. Out of an over abundance of caution, I might use two eye hooks at each corner spread about six or more inches to spread the load.
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: TurboFource on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 12:19:58 PM: I am thinking of hanging mine from ceiling too...my garage has 11 foot high ceiling and I am short... ;)
Title: Re: Body weight TCS
Post by: Certified Lotus on Tuesday,January 26, 2021, 02:41:23 PM: I left my Europa body up high on the lift while I worked on the chassis. It stayed there for 6 months. I used a roll around shop seat to do the work at floor level on the chassis and drive train.