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[blacktulip]

hi,

what size are the 4 front floor plugs? i have looked on minispares site but cant find them.

[Noah]

Weld em Up ha! Na um I'm not sure measure the hole and buy a grommet from any general shop.

[bully]

ive just brought some for mine they are 25mm i paid £2.20 for a pack of 10 from http://myworld.ebay....984.m1497.l2754
mini place's want around a £1 each

[antcole]

Im welding all of mine up, theyre either sealed under the pitch sound deadening or in places that invaribly attract leaks and rust.
I figured that they were fitted as a means to drain the floor..... but how often do you lift them to drain the floor... and if you do, theres much needed attention needed elsewhere to stop the water arriving in the first place.

A sponge works better than a drain hehehe!

[Guess-Works.com]

So if you go through a flood and unfortunately you get water in and fill the floor pans, you're going to bail out or punch a hole in the floor ?

That's what the holes are for.

I use rubber blanking plugs

[antcole]

So if you go through a flood and unfortunately you get water in and fill the floor pans, you're going to bail out or punch a hole in the floor ?

That's what the holes are for.

I use rubber blanking plugs

But if theyre under the pitch sound deadening coating, theyre not really an easily removable drain plug.
Thats why i consider them a moisture/rust trap and obsolete.

If you end up in a flood thats deep enough to enter the car, id think you would have bigger problems to deal with

[domdee]

Weld the buggers up! If you are bothered about drainage, put some sort of threaded hole on the floor and fill it with a bolt and PTFE tape (i wouldnt bother persoanlly)

[Guess-Works.com]

So if you go through a flood and unfortunately you get water in and fill the floor pans, you're going to bail out or punch a hole in the floor ?

That's what the holes are for.

I use rubber blanking plugs

But if theyre under the pitch sound deadening coating, theyre not really an easily removable drain plug.
Thats why i consider them a moisture/rust trap and obsolete.

If you end up in a flood thats deep enough to enter the car, id think you would have bigger problems to deal with

From the factory they are not under the sound deadening, neither at the front of the floor pan or rear., and you'll be surprised how deep a mini can go before it becomes a problem.

[M30]

So if you go through a flood and unfortunately you get water in and fill the floor pans, you're going to bail out or punch a hole in the floor ?

That's what the holes are for.

I use rubber blanking plugs

But if theyre under the pitch sound deadening coating, theyre not really an easily removable drain plug.
Thats why i consider them a moisture/rust trap and obsolete.

If you end up in a flood thats deep enough to enter the car, id think you would have bigger problems to deal with

From the factory they are not under the sound deadening, neither at the front of the floor pan or rear., and you'll be surprised how deep a mini can go before it becomes a problem.

Mine were on a 1990 cooper

Stu

Edited by M30, 17 December 2012 - 10:03 PM.

[antcole]

Mine were too both front and rear.... on a 1990 City..... until i had to chip the ruddy stuff off to repair the front & rear floor rot.
In fact the sound deadening pitch was good gear, i was hoping there would be a similar replacement that could be overpainted like the original factory stuff was.

[A-Cell]

The holes are not there for draining water out in service. They are in the floor to allow the electrocute dip run out during production. The rubber bungs were fitted after paint and before underselling. Feel free to weld them up or fit rubber bungs as you wish! I think the rubber grommets look neater, but I would glue them in when dry to avoid moisture getting trapped under them and causing rusting in the long term.

[Dave S1]

A bit OffTopic, but if you intend removing the bitumen sound deadener [when building a Race Car] ,
buy 2 or 3 kg of Dry Ice[ frozen carbon Dioxide],spread over the floor,wait approx 15 minutes &bang gently with a rubber hammer .
The bitumen will fall off leaving no [or very little] residue. No need for scrapers/ wire brushes.
Wipe floor down with suitable cleaner & paint.