Front subframe brace bars
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What wall thickness are they?

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Mine are 2mm as that's what I had to hand when I made them.

paul, as another one of your ventures, have you considered re-designing/selling these?

after all, the generic ones are an absolute load of wank.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Mine are 3mm bought from mini sport about 6years ago if that helps

Oh and they are crap to work with

Some ally ones would be good. If they would be strong eough!

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I hadnt thought about them but now I might.

Was just asking as I need to make some for my Sprint, never realised they were that thick, Id have thought 1.6mm round would do it.

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Well round is a damned site better than square, especially when you have to put a kink/bend in it.

I was going to make my own (out of some old roll cage tube) but if you can do some round ones with properly formed bends, I would seriously be interested.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Mine are less than 2mm, not sure exactly though, sorry

Team Racing

Ill look into it during the week. If I did go ahead and produce some, would everyone be happy with way the currently available ones attatch?

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Personally, I think the current ones look gash, I made mine like this:



although can be a pain if you want to pull the shock off.

Team Racing

I'd be interested in a set, especially if they could be made like Jims! They look the nuts! :)

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Ill work out some prices

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Personally I would prefer a more conventional mounting, above the damper bracket, but where the inner wing is still double thickness, and just behind the transverse triangular gusset plate.

When I was a lot younger, one of my Minis had a tubular brace bar - just the one, it ran in a single piece from one inner wing, down to and across the front of the subframe, and back to the other wing.

So it not only replaced the inner wing strength but also increased side to side rigidity.

I haven't a clue who made it (it was a long time ago) but that's what I would like to replicate.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

I think I have the thing your looking for. Ill post up some pics

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On 15th Jun, 2009 Mr Joshua said:
I think I have the thing your looking for. Ill post up some pics

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

theres mine paul ,cut down f1 struts , oval with a round tube up the middle .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

MIne bolt onto the side of the cross member under the top mount bracket and curve round and bolt onto the tear drop mount bolt hole.

On 15th Jun, 2009 Rod S said:

On 15th Jun, 2009 Mr Joshua said:
I think I have the thing your looking for. Ill post up some pics

Please do if you have some - I'm going from old memory.....

Back in those days there was no such thing as digital photography - 110 cassettes were the most common if I remember right, 35mm was only for the very rich - and the nearest thing to a PC was a ZX80, maybe a ZX81 if you were flush, and a BBC-B for the rich :)

I can't remember how the hinges fitted but I think they were off brackets on the bar, not the subframe.

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I was getting the most amount of flex and subframe movement with the standard items avaiable off the shelf.

Edited by Mr Joshua on 16th Jun, 2009.

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OK,

The one I used to have was similar - tubular steel curved in that shape - but mounted above the damper plate and ran across the front of the subframe too, ie, it was a single bar from one side to the other.

I think I'm going to fabricate my own from memory !!!

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

The minispares/sport one s are a good solution if you run a side rad. If not there are better solutions as shown above.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

I use the Mini speed side mounted ally rad which is much deeper than the 4 core I originaly had fitted, so they work with side rads too.

Own the day

What size tube Mr Joshua ???

I was thinking of 38mm (1 1/2"), 2mm wall but I see you have additional gusset plates in the bottom curve.

PS, sorry for the thread hijack Paul.....

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???