Firewall And Footwell

[Guest Jon 2B+]

I have a problem!

 

I have spent most of the day trying to work out how to assemble all the panels for the firewall and passenger footwell.

 

The problem I have is: I was told on collection day that the design had changed so that the battery now sits on the floor and there is no battery tray. The passenger footwell end is now much larger and fits further back against the vertical chassis memeber on the outside of the car (only short people allowed!). This leaves space for the battery infront of the passengers feet. The tunnel top appears much shorter than photos I have seen of other peoples (lines up with the footwell panel) so that must mean my firewall is different? No. It is the same as the one on the video. This means I will have a gap over the gearbox of 6inches! Either I am missing something obvious or I have suffered at the hands of RHSC.

 

Has anyone else got this 'updated' battery arrangement a sorted out how things are intended to fit? I have difficulty believing it is this far out....

 

 

Jon

[Guest Jon 2B+]

I have been messing around some more and I am utterly convinced there is no way it will fit together without a total re-design. If it was a cost saving excercise, RHSC have saved the battery tray material but have had to make the passenger footwell twice the size. Go figure.

 

Anyway, I am going to revert to the way they sent out kits before. I'll make a new footwell panel and then make a battery tray from scratch. At least then I won't have to carry one of thoses fairground signs with me- 'You must be shorter than this to ride in my car' . So much for 'improving' the design. Now I am just a panel short :angry: .

 

The gap in the tunnel top over the g'box, I will make up by feeding the tunnel top 'cricket bat' through the chassis members over the g'box. I don't see the point in bending it right up behind the dash panel anyway .

 

 

Jon

[Guest TerryBarry]

Having looked at the demo car RHSC had on show at Detling - I was not convinced about the battery mounting.

Here's a pic of the firewall (I use the term loosely) - getting the battery out looks like a hernia job

Some builders have mounted the battery in the boot

[Guest Battery Bill]

Some Clever builders have mounted the battery in the boot

 

Thats a good Idea Terry

 

Look Here Jon

[Guest TerryBarry]

Some [Clever] builders have mounted the battery in the boot

 

OK Bill - so what's you new job?? - a journalist with The Sun or Sport or a Spin-Doctor for Uncle Tony

[Guest chris brown]

a journalist with The Sun or Sport or a Spin-Doctor for Uncle Tony

Could be right seem to think he said it was somthing to do with dogs

[Guest Battery Bill]

Chris

Its Dog Food

Terry

or a Spin-Doctor for Uncle Tony

I would need to do a lot of overtime on that job

[Guest TerryBarry]

Yes - I'd agree -you'd need to burn the midnight oil on that job

It's just that the ( modified; adjusted; perjurious ) misquotation bore some resemblance to similar items seen in the gutter press.

[DAVE CASTLE]

Hi jon you fill the bit over the gearbox

with the bit you cut off the cricket bat

that what it said on my vidieo

[Jon Bradbury]

you fill the bit over the gearbox with the bit you cut off the cricket bat

 

Huh??

 

Then I suppose you fabricate a steering rack mount from chewing gum, string, brown paper, sealing wax and an aardvark.

 

(And I thought the DOHC was a bugger to build!)

 

[Guest docter fox]

cricket bat

i take it the piece of metal is shaped like a bat not a real cricket bat?

[Guest Andy Hamilton]

duh..... no, it's obviously a real cricket bat. Well that is what I used anyway. I emptied out a load of unused pritt sticks as well to hold the battery in place.... I just hope the gloop doesn't melt when the engine is running at temp!

[Guest docter fox]

i thought it was an actual cricket bat just used to poke something into a small space ie over the gearbox...

buit then you started talking about cutting it up

 

[Guest Battery Bill]

Andy

I emptied out a load of unused pritt sticks as well to hold the battery in place.... I just hope the gloop doesn't melt when the engine is running at temp!

You would not have had that worry if you had positioned your battery in a better place

[swan]

Bill

 

Where else can you put the battery?

 

can only think of the boot area but as yet have not heard of anyone trying this.

 

Swan