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Author: Subject: IVA - Handbrake Ratchet and Engine Access
ChrisJ15

posted on 14/1/17 at 10:55 AM Reply With Quote
IVA - Handbrake Ratchet and Engine Access

Hi,

I'm building a J15 (for what seems like most of my adult life) and I have a couple of IVA questions that I hope someone can help me with.

My handbrake is on the passenger side of the centre tunnel. I'm putting an aluminium box around it but I'm not sure if I need to cover the top or not for IVA reasons?

Additionally there are two vents in the front of the rear clam to feed air around the engine. Do I have to put mesh over these? You would have to be a contortionist and stick your arm in a long way to contact anything hot or moving!

Cheers,
Chris

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Slimy38

posted on 14/1/17 at 01:38 PM Reply With Quote
For both it's more to save sharp edges than actual contact per se. I don't remember anything in the manual about being able to touch anything hot, as long as it's not sharp.
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SteveWallace

posted on 14/1/17 at 04:01 PM Reply With Quote
Hot is not a problem otherwise all side mounted exhausts would fail. As mentioned, edge radius would need to be looked at though.
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nickm

posted on 16/1/17 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Chris

Glad your nearly there !

I have left the side "scoops" uncut for IVA but will cut out after for cold air feed to inlet on drivers side and a possible blow thru from the passenger side to assist my hot air exit holes on the exhaust headers and cat.
I bought some cold air feed inlets for this but do some careful measuring as the fibreglass area for the scoop is a lot higher than wide.
The handbrake i have boxed in with ali and a bit of trim for the sharp edge.

Im nearly there as well

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gremlin1234

posted on 16/1/17 at 08:23 PM Reply With Quote
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Additionally there are two vents in the front of the rear clam to feed air around the engine. Do I have to put mesh over these? You would have to be a contortionist and stick your arm in a long way to contact anything hot or moving!
you may want mesh to stop stones etc from getting in

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