Its allways a nice neat trick, really cleans the bay up.
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Its allways a nice neat trick, really cleans the bay up.
i took mine down the other side, dunno why now tho thinking about it. the way youve got it does make more sence. i assume you took the engine wiring through the bulhead behind the engine to hide that?
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Originally Posted by burgo
Running bike carbs so no engine loom to speak off, but if I were it would go through the old brake servo hole.
The wires for starter, alternator etc will go through the normal hole with the fat red going to a bulkhead connector next to where the main loom comes through.
some nice work there matey, given me some tips for mine!
you fitting plastic windows?
Cheers.
I plan too yep.
just went through the thread, looks great!
btw, the belgium saloon you posted on page 7 has airride;) so its easy to go low on the rear
hmmm.... fancy selling me the quarter glass?;) do you know the hatch windows are bigger, so you'll probs need to make your own quarter windows.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
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Originally Posted by bowman
Mates dad works at a boat builders so gonna make a cardboard template and hand them to him to cut. Once I know they're all done mate you're more than welcome to them :thumb:
Some interesting ideas - i like your style and persistence but i can help feeling your new found lowness will only cause you more hassle than good given my own experiences with clearance in several areas.
Drive shafts - mine touch the rear of the inner wing when i go low and the angle looks painful as hell - this can be avoided by altering castor so the wheels come towards the front of the car (i don't know if you plan on doing and castor adjustability mods?)
Exhaust manifold and mid system silencer/engine sump/gearbox sump - these foul everything with the rear low (i did the rear turreting similar to how you have and i bearly utalise the ability to drop it that low as its a complete PITA and mine isn't driven in anger)
TCA angle
Tie bar clearance on the gearbox - you will need to space these down if you arn't going custom tie bars.
I know yours is track based but you will still have to ge the car there - if you drive it you will definately have touble with the above...i couldn't get out of my garage and its only a gradual foot and a half long slop.
If you trailor it the trailor will have to be low and the ramps long as it wil foul midway down the car and end up like a seesaw!
Like Olly said earlier you may have to consider engine positioning etc to overcome this.
This may sound over critical but it isn't ment like that, its purly a warning from my experience. If you look at some of the pics of my car from the NEC the rear is quite high even though i can get the whole tyre under the arch, its just too annoying to bother because of ground clearance.
Please feel free to prove me wrong i wont mind :D essay over :thumb:
Nope, know exactly what you're saying and thanks for taking the time to post!
The plan is to position the suspension as reasonably low as it can go without massive mods to the front arches. Its easy then to come upwards rather than getting it all done and wishing I wish I could go lower (sorta what Olly started doing).
Driveshafts - yes this will be a problem. Not having any yet to put in situ I can't comment. I know my old red ones sat VERy close to the rear part. I've got a few spare cv's I'll be taking on the first trackday! lol I'm not too worried about this tho as its not an issue when I go rwd (which I hope to next year).
Exhaust - downpipe has 3-4" as it standards, more than Olly had, due to the 16s I think and on track I'll be running the 50 profile tyres too. Running the cav shifter the centre boxes can be tucked right up. I will be running side exits and cutting the sills. The silencers will be tucked up where the fuel tank used to be.
The tie bars have already been lowered and sit on the bottom of the TCA and lowered on the front x-member. I may put them lower yet at the front. The TCA is actually sitting pretty flat if at the mo with only a very slight upturn. I'd love to run a custom setup but its not on the immediate list of things to buy to get it running!
Road or trailor it will be an ass! The coilovers are pretty easy to raise and lower so will just have to live with that!
It just looks so dam cool! lol