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Old 23rd October 2006, 21:57
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Did a bit more tonight and it's sitting a lot better now.
The back end of the cockpit is wedged tight against the outside seat belt anchorage brackets and the front is fairly solid as well but I can't see if it's touching anywhere.
Rear bulkhead is as far back as I can get it - must be touching the ally firewall I think.
The chanel around the engine bay opening is actually sitting on the rear chassis cross member and just about touching the rear chassis supports under the rear light mouldings.
The rear wheels and tyres are not sticking out past the body but are only in about 2mm each side.
The front tyres on the other hand stick out past the body by about 15mm on the drivers side and just over 20mm on the passenger side ! I might be able to pull/push the body slightly but I think the passenger side will still stick out more than the drivers side. Is this the "normal" amount that everyone elses have stuck out ? It almost looks like I might need some bolt on wheel arch extensions (a la Escort rally cars)
All these measurements etc. are without the 3mm rubber washers (which I can't find - not sure now if Norman actually gave me any) or packers in place. Most of the mounting points are fairly close to the frame so might only need the rubber washers for most of them but the gap between the frame and the body where the seats fit is more like 10-15 mm.
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