Huddersfield beam
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Does anyone know what the function of the part is (circled in red)? Im not sure if it adds rigidity at all, but most other beams don't seem to have it. I was thinking of chopping it off to save more weight?

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it's purpose appears to be to make your exhausrt hang down lower than a snakes weddinbg tackle and look a right twat, but as iv'e no sympathy for you matty[sorry] you got just what you paid for,

carl

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Hudersfield Shiney spares. Oh dear

Have you got it on the car yet?

I have one of these on my car as it was cheap s/h. Will take a look tomorrow night.

Nic told me about the exhaust problems, and I thought that rather than modifying it, I may aswell chop it off! I got it cheap second hand too. Lol

Not on the car yet Colin, will be a few months yet.

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

i fitted one of these YEARS ago for some one,

we ended up cutting that bar in the middle then bending it up and welding it to the bar above so it formed 2 triangles.

Matty.

I think I've seen something about this before but I'd say the reason it's there is for triangulation to prevent fore/aft flexure of the beam at the unsupported mid point under cornering forces.

The original 1960's Speedex Beam Axle design, the drawings of which I managed to get hold of to make the beam for the van, were acquired from the original designer (courtesy of Steve at Merlin Motorsport).

His drawings show this triangulation and I can only assume the Huddersfield beam is a copy of the Speedex design.

It would be interesting to compare how much flexure actually occurs with it fitted and without it.

However, I too thought about the exhaust clearance issues when I made my beam and decided to leave this triangulation off. That said, I did try to reintroduce it as much as I could by fitting two drop down welded stiffeners, one just inboard of each of the inner radius arm brackets.

I've been under my car when it was being MOT'd and I've seen how much you can force the beam to bend when you pull the handbrake on and off so for this reason I'm going to make and fit an E shaped clamp in the centre of the beam above the central handbrake cable divider thingy. This will be bolted over the beam onto a resin block straight through the rear heel board. It only needs one bolt just to prevent flexure at the mid point.

I've attached a pic of my beam showing the drop down welded brackets - they make great pads to jack the back of the car up ! The other intention with these pads is that I had intended to fit an anti roll bar so needed somehere to locate it on the beam.

Haven't needed an ARB yet though !

Richard.

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Make your own - I had a speedex type beam on my old shell. Fortunately I bent it like a banana when I crashed at Goodwood as this was the best thing that could have happened to it as it flexed like a pole dancer!

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

Is that car actually driven? Because thats crazily clean. Looking very sweet. Need to go out and design mine now.

In boost we trust

that van has to be one of the nicest minis about.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

i really dont get the whole shiney thing tbh, but that van is bloody lovely!!!

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

The van is lovely Richard, but I can spot a bit with no paint on it in that first pic!!!!

EDIT: 2 bits!!!

Edited by apbellamy on 25th Sep, 2009.

indeed, what a shit job lol

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

as above on making room for a zorst pipe - thats not the worst part. The part you really need to tackle are the brackets which hold the trail arms on. As supplied they are simple "L" section brackets which offer as much support to cornering forces as a wet cornflakes box - they need bracing across the open ends of the "L"to rectify, from memory this is the top of the bracket as the trail arm is in the road of the other end.

JK

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!

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How much carl?

I asssume thats Ti.

That is Ti yes. I'm sure Carl will be back to inform you of the price.

And weight?

I seriously doubt it!

All info i believe
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Cheers Carl -good pic of what needs doing to the steel beam

If Carling made Mini engines
it would probably be like this one!

Nice one. I will be putting one of these babys on my christmas list Carl.

So I have a huddersfield beam which I purchased ages ago without looking at the other options out there and will soon be needing to fit it to the project.

Is the genral opinion that the huddersfield beam is no good or will i be ok just reinforcing the end plates that mount the radius arms and modifying the strengthening bar to clear the exhaust ?

I can weld so this wouldnt be a problem but dont want to comprimise if im just going to end up with an inferior/weak beam.

what do people think ?

Thanks

Will my project ever be finished !!? hopefully you guys can help !
Its only been like 10 years in the making and I'm only just assembling my engine!

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Will my project ever be finished !!? hopefully you guys can help !
Its only been like 10 years in the making and I'm only just assembling my engine!

Bin!

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know