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Rad Lowering, Itb's, And Rain?

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MiniGibbo

I'd never run with a filter...

 

It's just stupidy IMO.

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welshpug
  On 8/11/2012 at 10:25 AM, MiniGibbo said:

I'd never run with a filter...

 

It's just stupidy IMO.

 

:lol: got that backwards I would imagine...

 

 

Colin Satchel's work on Sarty's car.

 

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stu8v
  On 8/11/2012 at 10:21 AM, chipstick said:

I just nipped to an engineering place this morning for some offcuts and in a moment of madness asked for 6mm thick.

 

They bent to 90 degrees and nipped it in half for me so I could cut each end to the correct length myself.

 

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Half the thickness would have probably sufficed as they immensly overkill, but will see how I get on trying to make them work for my application.

 

Bin them wayyyyy to heavy.

 

I used some 3/4" od cds tubing I had kicking about.

 

should see it better on this one

 

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chipstick
  On 8/11/2012 at 10:23 AM, welshpug said:

either you have a very small wheelie bin or those "offcuts" are bloody huge! :lol:

 

:lol: standard size wheelie bin. They are 100mm wide. Ideally I wanted 70/75 mm wide so I could pop a couple of bolts in to the cross member.

 

That was just the foot length they had kicking around so I said half it, and then do the bends half again so I can cut them down as close to the bend as I need.

 

I just wanted them to be strong enough without needing to brace anything.

 

Started to remove the bumper now and regretted bothering :lol:

 

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MiniGibbo

Bloody iPhone autocorrect bulls*it..

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Baz
  On 8/11/2012 at 1:13 AM, BlueBolt said:

Baz, I'm liking that too!! Have you got any pics of the plate you've made up to allow the movement of the water pipes??

 

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welshpug

nicely done, a lot better than many I have seen! is that the inlet I missed on here? want bodies on my 8v too :lol:

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Baz

Cheers - wanted to keep it relatively 'standard', hence the fan cowling etc.

 

The manifold? Nah, that one's been on it years from the old Webers!

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BlueBolt

I was thinking the top end would need adaptation but thinking about it then it shouldn't... I like how simple and yet obviously effective that is Baz!! I'll be steeling that idea ;) thanks lol

 

 

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harryskid

Well that looks like 10bhps worth of weight! :)

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chipstick
  On 8/11/2012 at 4:58 PM, harryskid said:

Well that looks like 10bhps worth of weight! :)

 

It will be halfed in size don't worry. Plus I've been on a fast since midday to make up for it.

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Mad Scientist

6mm plate? What's your radiator made from? Granite?!

 

Roll cage plates are only 3mm.

 

You'll have trouble drilling that stuff, never mind anything else. You really would be better off with something thinner.

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BlueBolt

6mm is pretty heavy duty!!!

I was thinking of using something along the 2mm line and that was at a push to be honest....???

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Baz

Ali rad, Ali plate!

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BlueBolt

Even so... 6mm???

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Simes

My fixing rad bracket is made from 3mm ali.

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brumster

If it helps, all I did was cut the back of the lower crossmember to allow two little sections of flat 2mm steel to be welded vertically into place. I then cut the plastic lugs off the original fan cowling, and bolted each one through the metal tab with two M4 cap heads each. By keeping the plastic lugs and using a flat piece of steel, you can position the rad first, mark up the holes and drill and fit... and keep the retaining stubs of the original design, of course (mind you the top is a different matter)....

 

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chipstick

Found just the kiddies in my scrap pile. 2mm thick Ali already bent 90 degrees.

 

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Knew those 306 wiper mechanisms would have a use :lol:

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