Hello. Can anyone give me any advice on what to do for my situation. I'm fitting superfastmini hinges and have come across the problem that they hit my brace bars when trying to move. Now my thinking was to cut down the brace bar so instead of a tube like bar the bolt hole part will be cut down to just one side of the (tube like bar). Hope you understand what I'm trying to get at. If not I'll draw up a little pic tomorrow to explain. Then a bit of welding to add a litle strength and away I go. So any ideas what else i can do?
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Hinges With Brace Bars In The Way!
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, Oct 21 2007 08:24 PM
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Posted 21 October 2007 - 09:27 PM
this might explain it a little better
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Posted 21 October 2007 - 09:34 PM
Or a better idea would be to modify your existing brace bars like in the pick.
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Posted 22 October 2007 - 06:22 PM
I was thinking a little along those lines too. Think they are home fabricated bars and don't really have the stuff to do it.
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Posted 22 October 2007 - 08:07 PM
If you cut them like that, they will lose most of the little support they provide...
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Posted 23 October 2007 - 07:13 PM
If you cut them like that, they will lose most of the little support they provide...
That was my worry. I know they are not great but cutting them will make them even worse. I think I'll get the car out and have a play tomorrow. See what I can come up with.
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Posted 23 October 2007 - 07:57 PM
I'll tell ya something for free... 
.... love that sayin 
.... Brace bars do little to nothing by way of supporting the subframe, and they also are useless if you have an accident. Most migiligaliga a racers, don't even use em, because when you soild mount the subby (which you should be doin) that subby ent going anywhere. Brace bars are only there to convince the MOT man that the car is still safe, thats it. So as long as you make something that looks fairly strong, it'll be fine 
If you want something thats gonna be protective in an accident, look at where the bulkhead is strongest, ie the cross member , and fabricate something that goes round infront of the engine from there, and keep it at that height too. Obviously theres more to it than that, but thats probly a good starting point.
.... love that sayin .... Brace bars do little to nothing by way of supporting the subframe, and they also are useless if you have an accident. Most migiligaliga a racers, don't even use em, because when you soild mount the subby (which you should be doin) that subby ent going anywhere. Brace bars are only there to convince the MOT man that the car is still safe, thats it. So as long as you make something that looks fairly strong, it'll be fine If you want something thats gonna be protective in an accident, look at where the bulkhead is strongest, ie the cross member , and fabricate something that goes round infront of the engine from there, and keep it at that height too. Obviously theres more to it than that, but thats probly a good starting point.
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