tubbing arches
Turbo Mini Forums

hi i know someone had some really good pics of how to do this but cant find them, my car is gonna be on 10 inch wheels but a road car so is it really worth it i wanna be able to go over speed bumps!

I am not sure that the cutting the arches is necessary for speed humps but mine grounds the sump and the exhaust over the smallest bump. Have started doing the rear arches on 1 shell and its quite straight forward.

not sure if i wrote that right but i didnt mean if i cut them will they hit the floor i meant is it worth it as in i can probably get it low enough without chopping bits for the road if that makes sense

No not worth the effort for 10" wheels and road use. You will get it low enough to run into other problems (e.g. sump,exhaust) before you hit the rear arches.

I've tubbed my arches, I only use 10" wheels, although I do plan to use mine on the track and the road. but in order to get the car low enough, I have also had to move the gearchange to inside the car, and makr the exhaust really tight to the body

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

cheers mate thought it was your car i looked at

When tubing rear arches do you bend a new lip from the rear quarter or just extend the rear arch out and seam weld it?

always wondered about the rod change how do you modify it? any pics? cheers

if you've got the cash KAD do a kit for an internal linkage.....otherwise its a coule of UJ's and some cutting and welding :)....and solid mounting the engine i think

re tubbing, you bend the rear qaurter to make the lip, and the metal that you add under the arch you bring out to the edge of the lip. There are some pics on my website, bascily bud has it, but you do need to solid mount the engine and subframe.

Team www.sheepspeed.com Racing

uj's? how come the engine has to be solid mounted?

its because normally the gear selector is on rubber mounts so can move a little when the engine moves stopping it popping out of gear, hence when you solid mount the gear selector you've got to do the engine

hope that makes sense??

You don't use the bottom stabiliser bar on the linkage,If it's not solid mounted jumps out of gear with engine rock

ujs out you socket set !!!

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

still ujs huh wtf! why dont people rubber mount the linkage inside the car then?

uj....universal joints......as rod won't bend

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

aha thanks is that what everybody uses, anyone got a pic?

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/%7Egraham...4photoprint.jpg


Heres one

Edited by Dangerous on 12th Jun, 2005.

Metro turbo weekend driver,Mini turbo in the making again!

it doesnt work sorry : (

ok does now cheers, what cars that anyway looks mad!