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 70 Posts Member #: 854 Advanced Member Fareham, Hampshire |
29th Jul, 2006 at 06:18:05pm
As space is at a premium in the engine bay can you not remove the inner arches and get some strengthing bars that are used for the flip fronts to give you more room?
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 695 Posts Member #: 984 Post Whore Westhoughton, Bolton |
29th Jul, 2006 at 06:21:48pm
Yes you can...
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
29th Jul, 2006 at 06:44:42pm
Permision to steel from me granted, but only this once On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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1425 Posts Member #: 690 Post Whore Norfolk |
29th Jul, 2006 at 07:48:48pm
If the car is all steel front and welded properly you can pretty much remove what you like from the inner arches- as long as the subby is solid mounted - if it's not I would put additional bars in there before removing too much material If Carling made Mini engines
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 4559 Posts Member #: 786 Post Whore Bermingum |
30th Jul, 2006 at 11:03:22am
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
30th Jul, 2006 at 05:07:47pm
I asked the question about the bars, the response was divided 50/50. I fitted them to keep Mr MOT happy as there was a 50/50 chance he would fail it, aparently, just didnt need any hiccups absorbing more time as I wanted to go to Avon, it was MOT'd on that friday. I didnt want to fit them to be honest. Now they're in, i might take them out next year and see what happens on the MOT. Its only a matter of refitting them if it does actualy fail. But then I might have the removable front by then any way requiring them On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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70 Posts Member #: 854 Advanced Member Fareham, Hampshire |
30th Jul, 2006 at 10:12:21pm
Have you found it useful not having them there though? |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
30th Jul, 2006 at 10:56:49pm
Not yet, but i have plans On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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 1840 Posts Member #: 54 Post Whore nr coventry |
31st Jul, 2006 at 12:42:00pm
surely it helps as a cooling aid too!!! having no inner wings, i.e air entering the engine-bay from the wheel-wells + you can mount ancillere items to the bars if need be!
SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
31st Jul, 2006 at 06:39:16pm
On 31/07/2006 12:42:00 clubminiflip said:
plus it should loose a little weight from the car But then you put it back on with the bars 
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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1840 Posts Member #: 54 Post Whore nr coventry |
31st Jul, 2006 at 06:44:02pm
more than likely! i know SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia
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 3184 Posts Member #: 628 Post Whore a LIL fishing village on the coast - Newcastle Upon Tyne |
31st Jul, 2006 at 07:23:33pm
On 30/07/2006 22:12:21 confusednewowner said:
Have you found it useful not having them there though? yes my charge cooler runs under the neaside wing and the outlet comes in past the bars. if i had inner arches this would have been a pain. also without the inner arches, there should be more airflow around the engine bay which is handy for hot turbo`s :) as already stated above ! also again as stated my above, my oil cooler is on one bar, and my second rad (for my take off after pot nearest to the clutch "1 or 4" always get em muddled, is on the other) i have holes cut into the back edge of bonnet rather than lifting the bonnet up at the back. Edited by Richie on 31st Jul, 2006.
On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though! |
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