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Perth
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: Ke20 Questions.
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Wed, 17 September 2003 05:57
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Twinky,
That is pretty much the drift.
1) Went nuts with an angle grinder, making sure only to cut out what was absolutely necessary, and not cutting any chassis rails or support members.
2) Fit engine and gearbox (minus shifter).
3) Make up mount to fit engine and gearbox to car. (The engine and gearbox has to be in the right place before you start making the tunnel).
4) Make templates of tunnel out of cardboard.
5) Transfer design to metal using a giant compass, lead pencil and ruler.
6) Bend and tac metal into place.
7) Remove engine and gearbox and weld up tunnel.
8 ) Cut out a hole for the gear shift.
It took a couple of days using a jigsaw, plenty of cardboard to make templates first, an oxy welder with a size 8 tip and a large round tube to bend the metal around, plus a few other items.
If you can get hold of a grinder with a cutting disc and a jigsaw (both under $100 for cheapies at Bunnings), then you could do the majority of the work yourself and save a lot of money. Just need a welder to fit it all.
It isn't hard, just time consuming.
No, the seat mounts and seat belt bolt mounts are not touched at all. The front seat mounts to the cross rail you see in the pictures behind where the new tunnel ends.
If you use wide seats (eg Mazda or Sigma ones) then they wont be able to roll right forward. This could be fixed by tapering off the end of the tunnel as opposed to a 'box' end that I did.
Hope this helpful for you.
Tyron.
[Updated on: Wed, 17 September 2003 06:24]
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