Weight again
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Pictures work (if a little small)

If i can ask though - why is the tank that high up? Can't it go any lower?
(thinking CofG)...

if you click on them they get bigger i think..

its a bit of an optical illusion LOL!
i positioned the tank as low is it can go, its hard to tell from the pics, but its a good 2 - 3" below the existing boot floor level (in the enlarged picture you can see the relection in the carbon fibre where its touching).

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

The fuel pump in the corner of the one pic will not work with a turbo install, just so you know!

ah - you're cleverer than me! Thumbnailed picture links!

I didn't realise the carbon floors had that profile - makes sense though!

this is my na rally car, the turbo wont be ready for a good year or so unfortunately :(

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

If that is a rally car, then you should weld a bar between the top damper mounts. I've seen what happens if you don't.

There goes the weight saving.........

what happens? i didnt think any inward forces would be produced by a damper attached to a bottom arm that pivots front to back...?

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

still waiting for an answer V :)

also, does anyone know how much do superfins save over std drums?
(Would it be worth making a weight saving thread as a sticky?)

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

What happens is that the wheel arches rips away from the boot floor, AND possibly ripping hte damper mount through the wheel arch.

Someone once measured the flex between the damper mounts, and it was alarmingly big. I don't recall who this was at present.

i havent been getting any sex

oh sorry i misread the topic, i dont know about flex

Me neither nic, LOL!

Vegard, Ill have to take that info into consideration, no harm in adding a bit of bracing i guess.

But are you saying that this flex happens all the time or just when the bootfloor is removed?

As I honestly cant see the floor making much difference to the towers flexing...

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

If you are going to be adding bracing back in what is the point in removing the floor in the first place?

The weight of some box steel or tubing will soon add up!

But the tubing would be stronger (more efficent at doing whats required i'm guessing) than the boot floor.
If the boot floor remained you'd probably have both...
Plus by removing the boot floor as has been said, you can have a lower CofG and easier mounting for the tank etc

The boot floor act as a stiffener between the damper mounts. It does happen all the time. WHat usually is done, is to have a tube between the towers, and the roll cage fitted on this again. Although this is LOTS of work, it's the best way.
I've heard that it's hard to get soft enough springs for the Mini wth coil overs as well...

thats a point ,what are the usual spring rates for a min on coil overs at the back? i was thinking 110 for rd heavy car ,and bout 70 light rally etc ? oh and joey ,if that tank is full up and has say 60 to 100 lbs of fuel in it ,and you go bouncing around ,id check those top alloy tank brackets cos i think they may fracture off ,just a thuoght good luck with it all regards robert

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

Edited by joeybaby83 on 13th Feb, 2006.

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Edited by joeybaby83 on 13th Feb, 2006.

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

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"