Jesus-Ninja
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:31 PM |
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Front bulkhead - do I need one?
My engine is mid mounted, so do I need a bulkhead to partion the cabin off from the rack, rad and fluids etc? Or do I just need to be able to show
that the front of the cabin is protected from the outside?
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donut
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:35 PM |
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I would, just in case something falls off and embeds itself in your leg....or worse!! 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
I would, just in case something falls off and embeds itself in your leg....or worse!!
ditto could be quite a laugh if you hit a puddle
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Jesus-Ninja
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by donut
I would, just in case something falls off and embeds itself in your leg....or worse!!
ditto could be quite a laugh if you hit a puddle
Completely flat, sealed underside  
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jesus-Ninja
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by donut
I would, just in case something falls off and embeds itself in your leg....or worse!!
ditto could be quite a laugh if you hit a puddle
Completely flat, sealed underside
Ha! famous last words, thought the rack was visible, so how can it be sealed then...?
this will be you -
[Edited on 15/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Howlor
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 12:58 PM |
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Brake fluid round your nads would be none too pleasent!
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Jesus-Ninja
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:06 PM |
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Ha! LOL!
Tie rods will pass through rubber seals...? 
OK then, to quote "Life of Brian" - 'E's making it up as he goes along... Good point though
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by Jesus-Ninja
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Originally posted by donut
I would, just in case something falls off and embeds itself in your leg....or worse!!
ditto could be quite a laugh if you hit a puddle
Completely flat, sealed underside
Ha! famous last words, thought the rack was visible, so how can it be sealed then...?
this will be you -
[Edited on 15/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
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nick205
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:08 PM |
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Do you not need a firewall
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pewe
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:18 PM |
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Nick, agreed but the Yanks don't call it a firewall for nothing. Having seen the damage fire can do to flesh and bones (mate who crashed &
burnt at le Mans) I'd be thinking about self-preservation rather than regulations.
Cheers, Pewe 
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Jesus-Ninja
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Do you not need a firewall
Well, that's my question... There's the body work at the front, and then a void with a rack and Brake / clutch cylinders in, then me.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:34 PM |
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no you don't need it for the SVA, but realistically it will be drafty, wet and rather unpleasant, unless you are sealing up the inner arches (or
whatever you have on the car) with rubber boots over the trackrods?
[Edited on 15/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Jesus-Ninja
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 01:59 PM |
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OK, that's good to know. To be honest, it was more of a hypothetical question. There will be protection of course, but wasn't sure whether
the driver had to be sealed off from the rack, master cylinders and so on. It's simply easier to moce the bulkhead in front of these.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
no you don't need it for the SVA, but realistically it will be drafty, wet and rather unpleasant, unless you are sealing up the inner arches (or
whatever you have on the car) with rubber boots over the trackrods?
[Edited on 15/10/08 by Mr Whippy]
[Edited on 15/10/08 by Jesus-Ninja]
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adithorp
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 02:02 PM |
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A bit warm with the air from the rad'. Risk of scolding should a coolant hose or the rad burst. Very difficult to seal the track rods as they
pass through the innerwings due to thier range of movement.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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wilkingj
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| posted on 15/10/08 at 02:30 PM |
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How about using some old car inner tube to make a flexible gaiter to seal the steering rack to the bulkhead.
I mean it doesnt have to be indestructible. Just enough to give you some minor protection from spilled liquids (even battery acid?) etc.
I would not have it open into the cab area. in the event of an accident it may not be the fluids from your car that get you.
Hmmm could even save you from a wasp getting blown up your trouser leg or simmilar!.
Just my 2 reils worth.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/10/08 at 11:26 AM |
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Lol I can imagine that at the pearly gates!
"Well I never sealed off the bulkhead, and a wasp flew up my trouser leg at 80mph..."
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