BobT-47P15 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) (Sorta like how much does a henway?) (Or, how long is a piece of rope?) Been cleaning up a pair of P15 doors to replace the damaged ones on the brown coupe. Dang -- those things are heavy, at least they are to me. Anyone know offhand how much a door weighs? I thought about taking the bathroom scale out to check, but it's pretty new and decided I better not try it. Plan on using my floor jack to lower the old door when loosened, and raise up the replacement to a height to attach to hinges. Will save the old doors for parts. Today, purchased some cutting wheels for my 4 inch angle grinder to begin trying to cut loose some welds on the cowl area in order to ultimately remove the top from the parts car. Edited October 7, 2009 by BobT-47P15 Quote
Andydodge Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Bob..........think the doors weigh at least as much as a piece of rope and they are as long as a henway..........lol......or something like that.......I've got to replace the hinge pins etc in my 41 Coupes Oz drivers door.......am not looking forward to it.........lol..............let me know what you thing they weigh when you do it and I'll start excercising...........lol.........good luck......andyd Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted October 7, 2009 Author Report Posted October 7, 2009 Maybe weigh 40 or 50 pounds is my guess. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 16oz to the pound...you get it right everytime that way..I have weighed the bumper, dog house, transmissions etc etc when doing the engine swap..but not a door yet...is this complete with glass and door panel?... Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 With all the glass and hardware still attached they're pretty darned heavy. I'd say at least 40 to 50 pounds. Once you get all that stuff out of there you'll be surprised at how light they are. Quote
55 Fargo Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Chrysler club coupe door, seems to be much heavier than 50 lbs, might be closer to 75....Fred Quote
RobertKB Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 I sold a couple of doors from a '54 Canadian Dodge (same as Plymouth) a while back and had to weight them for shipping. The front door was heaviest at 65 pounds. You are dealing with coupe doors which are bigger so I am guessing at least 75 pounds. Quote
Don Coatney Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 16oz to the pound...you get it right everytime that way..... But what is heavier, a pound of lead or 16 ounces of feathers? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 While we're getting cosmic, if God is all-powerful, can He make a rock so big that even HE can't lift it? Everyone knows a pound of lead weighs more than a pound of feathers. That's just kommin cents. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 But what is heavier, a pound of lead or 16 ounces of feathers? its not the weight that gets you Don, its the mass.. and it all irrelevant until you get smacked right in the face..then..I'll take the feathers.. Quote
RobertKB Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 But what is heavier, a pound of lead or 16 ounces of feathers? But which will drop faster in a total vacuum? Quote
55 Fargo Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 But what is heavier, a pound of lead or 16 ounces of feathers? A KG of the same which is 2.2 lbs heavier than each item , if it truly weighs a pound, regardless of size or mass. The ? is this Don, which item will fall from the sky to earth faster from say a 1000 ft, and why?...... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 you got a 350 camaro with the transmission removed and a 351 Mustang with no rear end..which one is fastest... answer..who cares..just be thankful niether is yours... the real question here is how many coon dogs can you get under the front porch.. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 And then there are two other questions. 1) If a rooster laid an egg on the peak of the barn roof, which way would it roll? 2) Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Quote
Young Ed Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 If a chicken and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half how many pancakes does it take to shingle a dog house? Quote
Uncle-Pekka Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 I took the doors off for soak in a acid tub and easier welding of the bottoms last summer. I do not know the number what they weight, but the front doors are sure heavy. It is a serious job to install the front door, even if you have a buddy helping to lift & hold. Looking at the structure one would not belive the weight: There are nothing much in it, window mech is simple & relatively light. I suppose it's simply the thickness of the sheet metal, that adds the mass... By the way; Norm's question #2 is a trick: It's commonly know, that chicken came first, but later on it turned out that she faked it... Quote
Frank Elder Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) But which will drop faster in a total vacuum? Same rate of descent . Edited October 7, 2009 by FRANKIE47 Quote
RobertKB Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Same rate of descent . Yeah, a winner! Very good Frankie! It is so hard to believe but true as there is no wind resistance. Here's another. If a Russian jetliner crashed exactly on the border of the US and Canada, where do you bury the survivors? Quote
Young Ed Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 You don't bury survivors. You send them home. Quote
woodie49 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 I pulled my passenger door last Saturday - just me, and I am not big. I doubt it weighed more than 50 lbs. It was light enough that I could also re-install and align it alone. When I pulled it I used a floor jack for support, but figured out I didn't really need it. My car is a woodie, and there really is not much to those doors. That frames are wood, the interior and exterior panels are wood. There is limited metal in them to support the window and door latch mechanics. But I was truely surprised at how light it was. Absolutely no protection for side impacts. Quote
Frank Elder Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 You don't bury survivors. You send them home. Unless some of them are russians...they would want asylum:D Quote
Andydodge Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Methinks that some people have fogot to take their medication today...........lol........thanks, makes me laugh, is good..........andyd Quote
RobertKB Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Methinks that some people have fogot to take their medication today...........lol........thanks, makes me laugh, is good..........andyd That's one of the fun things about this forum.........it's great when a topic digresses and some really weird stuff happens. A ship's deck is 40 feet above the waterline. The tide rises 6 feet. How far above the waterline is the deck now? Quote
Don Coatney Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 Yeah, a winner! Very good Frankie! It is so hard to believe but true as there is no wind resistance. Where can you find a perfect vacuum with no wind resistance? It does not exist except in text books. Quote
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