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Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:25 pmby Rich
Apart from removing the hydrolastic spheres and side plates do I need to trim anything off the rest of the standard subframe in order to fit the rear undertray. Although I haven't got an undertray as yet I have got the tank and everything else off and I might as well run the cutter over it now rather than take it all apart again when I do get a tray.
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:37 pmby Stuart
I'm pretty sure you also need to cut off the most rearwards bottom bit too.
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:45 pmby Rich
I can't find a reference to it in the build manual, or any drawings.
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:13 pmby Stuart
It's in the coupe build manual, 11 inches back from the front bottom edge of the subframe.
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:28 pmby Rich
Stuart wrote:It's in the coupe build manual, 11 inches back from the front bottom edge of the subframe.
Cool, I can cope with that. Thanks Stuart!
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:11 pmby Rich
10 minutes with a plasma cutter later, there's no going back now.......
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:05 pmby Alan D.
My version of the cut, get rid of the dead meat!!!
Alan
Re: Cutting rear subframe for undertray fitting
Posted:
Thu Sep 15, 2011 6:43 pmby Rich
It's not far off that Alan, but I've retained the top edge and rear mounting point. To be any more radical would mean dropping the frame off the car and I'm really not in the mood to do that right now.