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| Author: | niffty64 [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | removing front subrame mounting bolts |
just a question about removing the front subframe mounting bolts and plate. the locating plate for the rubber suspension cones appears to be spot welded. do i drill out these weld to remove both plates from towers? want to have the whole thing sand blasted. 
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| Author: | Mick [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:20 am ] |
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You will need to disassemble the top control arms and remove the rubber cones from below. |
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| Author: | cush [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:39 am ] |
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new to minis are you? 
Mick wrote: You will need to disassemble the top control arms and remove the rubber cones from below.
Complies to the usual BMC ethos... think of all the possible ways to engineer something take away the best and the worst, then choose the worst method of those two... |
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| Author: | simon k [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:32 pm ] |
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cush wrote: new to minis are you?
Mick wrote: You will need to disassemble the top control arms and remove the rubber cones from below. Complies to the usual BMC ethos... think of all the possible ways to engineer something take away the best and the worst, then choose the worst method of those two... I think you're too new to minis Cush... it makes perfect sense to me |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:38 pm ] |
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The Long mounting studs can simply be un screwed, they thread into a semi-captiv plate that is not removable,,, unless you drill & grind all the welds holding the tower capping in place not recomended Just remove all the top arms & cones etc & sand blast it with the captive plates still in place, if it`s cleaned properly & coated well with a good etch primer & then painted or powder coated then it will all be seet i wouldn`t recomend cutting out the tower caps just to make that area nice, but if you`re absolutely anal about it then go for it,,, lots of work tho. |
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| Author: | niffty64 [ Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:02 pm ] |
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Sorry a lack of information writing the thread early this morning. it was an early photo of subframe. cone already removed and one cone retaining plate a bit rusted and damaged. i had drilled spot weld with 1/8 drill but couldnt budge it. today i drilled 3/16 it came out. the other plate looks alright so im not touching it 
will make up a new plate and weld it in the holes thanks guys 
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