28 replies to this topic

[xu2308]

My LJ GTR Torana on the rego papers has a TARE weight of 900, have it on two other things from ACT RTA that say 900 TARE weight, seems very light or is that correct for a 1972 LJ GTR Torana ??????

 

AL

[N/A-PWR]

Bit of a discussion here Al:-

 

http://www.gmh-toran...lj-tare-weight/

 

I have seen weights for little 6 cyl Torana's ranging between 925kg through to 1100kg,

 

Every Torana would be different, as you have all sorts of options and their weights,

 

so the Rego mobs would have the average weight listed and your one is at least 100kg under weight.

[ls2lxhatch]

Rego papers typically list one of the lighter vehicles in the model range.

 

"Holden Torana Performance Handbook" lists the LJ GTR at 2334 lb (1058 kg) and the XU-1 at 2417 lb ( 1096 kg)

 

"60 years of Holden" lists the LJ GTR at 2334 lbs (1060 kg) and the XU-1 at 2417 lb (1096 kg)

[xu2308]

Thanks for that, so my LJ GTR is lighter than the normal LJ GTR going off the ACT RTA Tare weight, very interesting.

 

AL

[ls2lxhatch]

The weight on your rego is just an arbitrary weight used in by VIC rego, it has nothing to do with the actual weight of your car.

 

The tare weights published by GMH are estimated weights.

[yel327]

Al

 

It was probably weighed in between engine changes!

[xu2308]

Its on the ACT rego papers for the car, not from Victoria, unless ACT made a mistake on the TARE weight of 900

[xu2308]

ACT rego papers, 900 TARE weight on rego papers ??????

[S pack]

Al, I wouldn't place too much importance on the TARE weight listed on the rego papers. Possibly a default weight they use when they don't know the actual weight of the vehicle.

[xu2308]

Yeah Dave

I thought what was going on with the 900 Tare weight

[N/A-PWR]

Hey Al,

 

I found my LC GTR Rego paper from 1984,

 

and it is called a Sedan, and the Tare weight is 1040kg, very strange.

[xu2308]

Yeah for sure, the weight is strange on the rego papers, I got a history check from ACT RTA and on that report from them it says 900 TARE weight.

GMH called the 2-Door a Sedan on there ADR Plate

 

AL

[xu2308]

I guess any Canberra members that have rego there car in the ACT, would know how they do there TARE weight, as in the RTA there weigh the car etc, so they know the weight for your car, or do they use a guide in a book at the RTA there, any ACT members know ??

[Dr Terry]

Hey Al,

 

I found my LC GTR Rego paper from 1984,

 

and it is called a Sedan, and the Tare weight is 1040kg, very strange.

It IS a sedan, LJs only came as either a 2-door sedan or a 4-door sedan. There was a prototype 2-door LC coupe, bit it did not make production.

 

Also the 1040 kg tare is probably about right. To my knowledge all the 'weights' listed by GM-H are kerb weights not tare weights. The difference is the mount of fluids on board. I believe kerb weight is measured with the fuel tank full & tare has the tank half full.

 

Dr Terry

[S pack]

It IS a sedan, LJs only came as either a 2-door sedan or a 4-door sedan. There was a prototype 2-door LC coupe, bit it did not make production.

 

Also the 1040 kg tare is probably about right. To my knowledge all the 'weights' listed by GM-H are kerb weights not tare weights. The difference is the mount of fluids on board. I believe kerb weight is measured with the fuel tank full & tare has the tank half full.

 

Dr Terry

Dr Terry, GMH list the 'shipping weight' for the LJ series. Shipping weight is vehicle without oils and water.

[N/A-PWR]

Thank-you Al, Dr Terry and Spack

[S pack]

My QLD Transport rego certificates list my LJ's TARE weight as 1.02 Tonne.

[N/A-PWR]

Good Man Dave,

 

20kg different to NSW, and 120kg different to ACT, hmm

 

My QLD Transport rego certificates list my LJ's TARE weight as 1.02 Tonne.

 

 

my Rego Weight, was from Newcastle NSW 

 

 

we are getting a list going, and I wonder how much difference this makes the rego cost

[S pack]

and I wonder how much difference this makes the rego cost

In QLD, no difference whatsoever for a passenger vehicle.

[xu2308]

Was there any light weight internal LJ's done by GMH ??? Or this happen later as in the LX Torana A9X's that were done by GMH.

[grumpy xu1]

What Dave, means is in Queensland we pay a ridiculous amount of registration no matter what the weight is it's all about punishing you for the cylinders ! & when you leave Brisbane the fuel price rises by up to 20c per litre wtf ???? Typical government shit. Gary.

[grumpy xu1]

Yes bomber, but then my ss ute being a style side is dearer to register than my club sport v8 ????? Just because it has a tare reading in qld ???? Supposedly the cluby "doesn't" in the words of qld transport anyway. It's all about the $$$ here unfortunately. Gary.