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bit of a loose subject/discussion.
given our combined knowledge of the car, what changes would you make to it better than what was originally designed.
my two'porth would be to mount the gearstick and handbrake about 3 inches further back for better driving comfort, a telescopic adjustable steering column, and the front cubby DIN sized.
feel free to add your design changes below.
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1) Bumpstop chassis section. Blind, closed box sections which catch all the crap thrown up by the rear wheels
2) front chassis rails and cant rail sections. Stupid bits everyone jacks them on which werent designed for it. Either design them with jacking in mid or get rid.
3) Bulkhead section behind ecu. Design it so water can escape, not sit there and rot out the bulkhead.
4) Brakelight switch position. Positioned by a contortionist with a an evil sense of humour
5) Airbag plugs under seats... much better solutions than the crap they used....
6) Chocolate cambelts on the 6/Rallyes....
7) Phs 2 headlights. Candles in jamjars were better
I could go on......
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Totally agree... Basically driving position. Seat further back, throttle pedal at a better angle, telescopic steering wheel and hand controls further back
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Air con that WORKS! And doesnt break easily.
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cup holders, an arm rest and a better arm rest on the door cards!
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nice to know these things
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A drag link cover for the cables through the doors...
Custom roll cages/shiny suspension bits/general fabrication work undertaken, PM me.
Top engine mount repair/reinforcement/chocking for cracked chassis and high powered cars, drive in, drive out, 2 hour turnaround.
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wonder if we can get the production gear - a-la MBG? (Owner Club/bodies/suppliers etc)
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I would have designed it so the lower engine mount bracket didn't have the sodding drive shaft running through it (on XU's at least. Not sure if other engines had the same issue). Makes changing the mount a much bigger job than it should be, especially with those stupid bolts that hold the driveshaft bearing in place!!
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I'd definitely redesign those shaft retaining bolts!
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(12-04-2018, 07:36 PM)Piggy Wrote: I'd definitely redesign those shaft retaining bolts!
(12-04-2018, 01:43 PM)Mighty306 Wrote: I would have designed it so the lower engine mount bracket didn't have the sodding drive shaft running through it (on XU's at least. Not sure if other engines had the same issue). Makes changing the mount a much bigger job than it should be, especially with those stupid bolts that hold the driveshaft bearing in place!!
Both of those arw a proper twat.....the engine i took out of that 6 i nroke, i had to take the whole bracket off and whack the intermediate shaft until it eventually fell out. Glavanic corrosion between a steel bearing shell and that ali bracket
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CUP HOLDERS!!!
Anyway of getting rid of the hockey sticks that always break as well?
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