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| Author: | MiniMe87 [ Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:10 pm ] |
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I looked at a car which is unregistered and has twin SU's yet the owner cut a oval hole (approx 150 by 70) to fit them. The owner just left it like that and i was wondering has anyone had experience modifying the firewall so as to build a "shell" around the SU's and hence retain the firewalls purpose and how hard is it to get an engineers certificate for this?? Thanks Craig |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:40 pm ] |
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Many people in the past just welded or rivetted a box in there. This includes some wellknown Mini workshops here... Mine has a big hole there too, I'm just going to bolt some alloy sheet to it, then belt the F#$% out of it to clear my Dellorto's Ramflo filter.. 
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| Author: | GT1360 [ Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:56 pm ] |
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you can buy the boxes made.. or just make/get one made.. they are on www.avonbar.co.uk |
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| Author: | willy [ Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:19 pm ] |
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Make up a template / highly illustrated diagram and take it to a local sheet metal place or to someone that can weld. They wont charge much and you'll have it to YOUR specifications. 
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| Author: | Zizzle [ Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:11 am ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Mine has a big hole there too, I'm just going to bolt some alloy sheet to it, then belt the F#$% out of it to clear my Dellorto's Ramflo filter..
Hehe, sounds really bling there doc... 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:34 pm ] |
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Zizzle wrote: drmini in aust wrote: Mine has a big hole there too, I'm just going to bolt some alloy sheet to it, then belt the F#$% out of it to clear my Dellorto's Ramflo filter.. Hehe, sounds really bling there doc... Hey, I'll nickel plate it BLING when I'm done with bashing it.
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| Author: | GT1360 [ Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:05 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Zizzle wrote: drmini in aust wrote: Mine has a big hole there too, I'm just going to bolt some alloy sheet to it, then belt the F#$% out of it to clear my Dellorto's Ramflo filter.. Hehe, sounds really bling there doc... Hey, I'll nickel plate it BLING when I'm done with bashing it. I can see you are going to be bust plating lots of things soon Kev 
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| Author: | MiniMe87 [ Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:27 am ] |
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thanks for all the help guys! Does this work require an engineers cert because the cars unregistered???? |
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| Author: | aaron [ Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:06 am ] |
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technically yes, any work done to a firewall should be engineered. As a round nose has a hole in it already it wouldn't be too much of an issue. Some will say, why bother, but i will be the stick in the mad and tell you that technically you should as it's the law..... Cheers Aaron |
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| Author: | GT1360 [ Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:05 am ] |
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aaron wrote: technically yes, any work done to a firewall should be engineered. As a round nose has a hole in it already it wouldn't be too much of an issue. Some will say, why bother, but i will be the stick in the mad and tell you that technically you should as it's the law.....
Cheers Aaron Thats good advise Arron
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| Author: | slide [ Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:42 pm ] |
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It's easy to make up a box out of alloy or you can fit a Mini battery box which is heavier but just about the exact size. I've used both in the past, as well as fitting and hammering a flat piece of alloy to clear the Weber. If you are using a long branch inlet manifold, which reputedly gives more power, then you really have no choice but to fit a box. You can get away without one and using the hammer if you're running a short branch (Warneford) inlet mainold - just. Of course if you have a swan neck inlet manifold (Lynx, etc) then you don't need to do anything, but these are frightfully inefficient and loose power on the Weber. |
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| Author: | DJ [ Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:53 pm ] |
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its only fire...... just buy a fire extinguisher 
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