I can't seem to find the DeLorean build that somebody was doing in the project forum. Google is not being helpful. Anyone have a link to it? Need to send it to somebody who has one.
I can't seem to find the DeLorean build that somebody was doing in the project forum. Google is not being helpful. Anyone have a link to it? Need to send it to somebody who has one.
Yep thanks. Not sure why I could not find it by any search methods...
It took me a bit to find it myself, but also slow day at work so I like a challenge 
I assume this came up because of the Top Gear episode. I'm watching now and had to grind my teeth when I heard
the thing weighed quite a lot because of the stainless steel panels
How the berk does stainless steel weigh more than normal steel?
In reply to Stampie :
ummm,
Weight: Mild Steel weighs less than that of stainless steel. Due to hardening properties stainless steel weighs more and has lesser occupancy as it is difficult to handle in the manufacturing process.
In reply to wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L) :
Really? Ok I'll admit I'm wrong.
Ok I had to research more.
According to this chart 304 stainless like the Delorean is 495lbs per cubic foot.
https://www.theworldmaterial.com/weight-density-of-stainless-steel/
According to this page normal steel is 490 per cubic foot.
https://www.reference.com/science/much-cubic-foot-steel-weigh-fbe6c2741fd218df
That's a 1 percent difference in weight. I wouldn't consider that a factor at all.
In reply to Stampie :
By the time you add in paint and undercoating, the stainless is probably quite a bit lighter.
For design work, I generally think of them as about the same.
Stampie said:Ok I had to research more.
According to this chart 304 stainless like the Delorean is 495lbs per cubic foot.
https://www.theworldmaterial.com/weight-density-of-stainless-steel/
According to this page normal steel is 490 per cubic foot.
https://www.reference.com/science/much-cubic-foot-steel-weigh-fbe6c2741fd218df
That's a 1 percent difference in weight. I wouldn't consider that a factor at all.
6 minutes before this post you were going to admit you were wrong :]
A Delorean is essentially a plastic car with stainless steel panels glued on top of it. In effect there are two layers of body on the thing, which adds up to a lot of unnecessary weight.
Stampie said:I assume this came up because of the Top Gear episode. I'm watching now and had to grind my teeth when I heard
the thing weighed quite a lot because of the stainless steel panels
How the berk does stainless steel weigh more than normal steel?
Nope, a friend of mine today told me her CFO drove a DeLorean to work that he's (still) restoring and I said i'd send her this thread to send to him.
In reply to BlindPirate :
I thought I was wrong once but it was in a incorrect assumption.
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