no rear interior!

ENVYD · July 19, 2008, 08:32:42 PM

well i started to take out the rear of my interior. am doing this because i am changing my reverse light into a fog, and i am feeding the wire under the interior!

anyways now its all out i don’t know what to do, should i put it all back in or clean it up, paint it black and leave it all out??

also found out that the rear strut brace only had one bolt on the drivers side and i had no idea that the bottom of the back seats where just glued in :S

weight reduction FTW :yes

steven

SiH · July 20, 2008, 08:03:43 AM

For a start, how is the mid boot mounted acid filled projectile held down?

As for the interior - personally i\'d put it back in as I don\'t feel teh need to remove it - it\'s not exactly uber weighty, but that\'s your call at the end of the day

ENVYD · July 20, 2008, 11:12:52 AM

Quote from: SiH;518276For a start, how is the mid boot mounted acid filled projectile held down?

As for the interior - personally i\'d put it back in as I don\'t feel teh need to remove it - it\'s not exactly uber weighty, but that\'s your call at the end of the day

4 nuts and bolts throught the plastic and the car! has to be in the back as there is no space in my engine bay lol!

yeah i am not 100% if i want it back in or not, and i dont know if i want storge bin\'s in, insted of the seats:3Confused

Ricco_04 · July 20, 2008, 11:26:45 AM

Personally I would have a full interior on a street car - looks untidy if left out. Leaving it in will eliminate some noise too

m1tch · July 20, 2008, 11:30:22 AM

Havn\'t you just removed all the weight over the rear tyres meaning less grip from the rears? In my FC im keeping everything stock in the back so I don\'t mess up to 50.5/49.5 balance too much.

ENVYD · July 20, 2008, 11:35:13 AM

Quote from: Ricco_04;518307Personally I would have a full interior on a street car - looks untidy if left out. Leaving it in will eliminate some noise too

true but i like noise for some wierd reason, i like to hear what my car is doing!

and i want it to be a fast street/ track car sort of thing, sort of looking like this bad boy!

ENVYD · July 20, 2008, 11:40:54 AM

Quote from: m1tch;518308Havn\'t you just removed all the weight over the rear tyres meaning less grip from the rears? In my FC im keeping everything stock in the back so I don\'t mess up to 50.5/49.5 balance too much.

i am wanting to get a upgraded fuelng system e.g even bigger pump fuel cell ect. as i am wanting to get a t51r tubby bigger throttle body and so on..

edit: i am also wanting a cage in it!

m1tch · July 20, 2008, 11:55:33 AM

Perhaps you could put that battery in the spare wheel well so it doesn\'t come loose and damage you or the car, plus it will lower the centre of gravity a bit what fuel pump have you uprated it to at the mo?

ENVYD · July 20, 2008, 12:00:32 PM

yeah i might do that, just means drilling more holes tho!

i have a bosch 044 fuel pump. got it fitted when i got my rebuild done!

SiH · July 20, 2008, 02:29:05 PM

So hang on, the battery box is fixed to the car, but the battery is just plonked inside it?
Remind me never to passenger in your car

ENVYD · July 20, 2008, 02:40:38 PM

no sorry lol the battery is braced into the box as well! there is a fixed block of wood inside the box and the battery is fixed well wedged to that, there is no way it can come out!

p.s i aint a taxi so dont worry

SiH · July 20, 2008, 03:00:37 PM

Seriously dude, you need to fix the battery to the car with a proper battery strap. A block of wood in a plastic box wedging something in palce is really not sufficient. At teh very least, use the OEM battery strap and bolt it through the boot floor.
a \'wedged\' battery in a plastic box will turn into a lethal projectile in the event of an accident - it\'s the same as when people just wedge sub boxes in the boot - it\'s a freakin\' death trap.

Think about it - car decelerates suddenly - and heavy acid filled battery flied towards the front of the car. Alternatively, car rolls, and acid filled weight bounces around the inside of the car. People really need to start realising how dangerous these things can be.

Please, please, PLEASE fix it down properly - sorry to sound like a stuck record, but that is properly dangerous.

Ian@TunerUK · July 20, 2008, 03:07:19 PM

What steering wheel is that you have?

Nik da Greek · July 20, 2008, 03:21:21 PM

Not sure I understand the logic in getting your dash and doorcards done in all that lovely alcantara, and then going with the skip-look delivery van boot kinda thing? Looks proper pikey, unless it\'s a full on track weapon? On a road car, I think the stripped look just don\'t work. Just my 2ps worth

SiH\'s right about battery tie-downs, too. When I obliterated my last FD, the only injuries I got were nerve damage in my arm from smashing the centre console with my elbow and a very sore head from being smashed in the back of the noggin by my steering wheel club lock that went flying through the air like a guided missile! Good job I\'ve got a thick skull, really, wouldn\'t want to have stopped a flying battery with the back of my favourite head!

Timmy · July 20, 2008, 04:19:45 PM

I think it looks horrible on a street car being stripped out. Particuarly with the covered dash and door cards. And i\'m with everyone else on the battery. If you get rear ended at 30mph the battery will be projected with 20g\'s of force ie 15kg battery x 20 = 300kg 12v death box.