cletus Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 10 hours ago, Nominal said: If I wanted to get wheel spacers only certed, would it be cheap-ish? Not really, it still costs the same amount to the certifier to get the plate I usually suggest to people that they just get wheels that fit rather than wheels and spacers and cert 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 On Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 19:49, Carsnz123 said: Whats the rules on bumpers? I like the no bumper look these golfs are rocking and thought I'd do something similar on my Mk2 golf. Can be done as long as it doesn't have any sharp edges or anything that would make it more harmful to wayward pedestrians that may end up in front of you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 10 hours ago, cletus said: Can be done as long as it doesn't have any sharp edges or anything that would make it more harmful to wayward pedestrians that may end up in front of you more harmful than 1 ton of car hitting you??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Plastic bumper won't do shit either tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 The aim is to not make the car less safe than it was originally. At 100kph it probably makes no difference, but at say 30kph, having sharp stabby bits might kill someone where a plastic bumper you might just bounce off it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Right going to have to cancel the order of sharp stabby things. So the lack of a strong metal thing protecting my engine and radiator wont be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Only if you plan on crashing I guess? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 24 minutes ago, Seedy Al said: Only if you plan on crashing I guess? True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hello, whats the go with modifying fuel tanks? Like is it OK to weld a box to the bottom of a tank to act like a sump/surge tank, or does this need to be certed? Chur my bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Im assuming its certable to mount fuel pump with blind fastners (pop rivets). Looking to fix a bracket for pump to underside of car just forward of fuel tank to hollow section of pressed steel that is part of the floor, well attached to the floor pan ya know. Cant get to the back side, ok to fix it with 4 pop rivets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 On Friday, January 27, 2017 at 12:43, Vintage Grumble said: Hello, whats the go with modifying fuel tanks? Like is it OK to weld a box to the bottom of a tank to act like a sump/surge tank, or does this need to be certed? Chur my bro. You can modify a tank, technically that would need cert. you may get away with it because already cert though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Gah interesting to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 9 hours ago, oldrx said: Im assuming its certable to mount fuel pump with blind fastners (pop rivets). Looking to fix a bracket for pump to underside of car just forward of fuel tank to hollow section of pressed steel that is part of the floor, well attached to the floor pan ya know. Cant get to the back side, ok to fix it with 4 pop rivets? Might be ok, size and construction of rivet, weight of pump, vibration and design of the bracket are all things to consider. Might be better to put rivnuts in it and bolt it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I put rivnuts in my bike frame to hold extra water and fuel bottles 10/10 they will be better than rivets 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Good call, will go rivnut, hopefully can borrow install tool from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M M Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 On 26/01/2017 at 19:45, Carsnz123 said: Right going to have to cancel the order of sharp stabby things. So the lack of a strong metal thing protecting my engine and radiator wont be an issue. On a Mk2 it will be an issue because the front bumper is also what the bolts bolt into that support the front engine mount. So be aware you are going to have to find a solution for that, be it cutting the bumper brackets off and bolting them up or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 6 hours ago, M M said: On a Mk2 it will be an issue because the front bumper is also what the bolts bolt into that support the front engine mount. So be aware you are going to have to find a solution for that, be it cutting the bumper brackets off and bolting them up or whatever. I'd forgotten about that. I think I might make up some plates for the front cross member to bolt to in lieu of the bumper. Probably a bit of 4x2 RHS linking them together up close to the radiator should offer some protection from frontal impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 just keep your bumpers on. no bumpers only kinda works on mk1s imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsnz123 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Imma gonna do a little mocking up with cardboard and see what everyone thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M M Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 13 hours ago, dave said: just keep your bumpers on. no bumpers only kinda works on mk1s imo I agree with this, though I've seen maybe one or two kind of pull it off. The problem is the Mk2 has a big recess for the bumpers where as on the Mk1 the bumpers sit in front of the body. So when you remove them it doesn't look like anything is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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