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Most useful designed in feature in your car
Ivan - 18/2/13 at 10:30 AM

Whats the most useful feature you built into your car?

In mine it's the ability to remove the dashboard by undoing two easily accessible wingnuts, the steering wheel and the choke cable and leaving enough slack in the loom to put the dashboard on your lap whilst seated in the car's seats and access all the wiring. One of the major advantages is that as every wire is visually traceable there's no real need for a wiring diagram. It genuinely is a 5 minute job to take it out and put it back.


big-vee-twin - 18/2/13 at 10:45 AM

All my dashboard wiring is wired to three multi-pin plugs, I can unplug the lot and take the dash away as all the gauges are electronic.


RickRick - 18/2/13 at 11:07 AM

I've almost managed that apart from 1 stupid mistake, i can unplug the koso dash that's mounted on the paddles, remove wheel and paddels, 2 bolts, then the cock up, i've mounted the header tank on the scuttle otherwise i could just lift off the scuttle, push the paddles back on and connect up the dash, everything else is mounted to the chassie under the scuttle


matt_gsxr - 18/2/13 at 11:45 AM

roll bar is excellent for pushing on.


Daddylonglegs - 18/2/13 at 11:53 AM

Clutch pedal mod to take standard Cortina cable (technically an 'after-fit' so maybe doesn't count?)

Dzus fasteners for the bonnet

Plumbing fitting and blanking cap fitted to type-9 top casing so I can fill from the engine bay instead of scrabbling around under the car on jacks trying not to get covered in smelly gearbox oil!

I know, that's more than one

[Edited on 18/2/13 by Daddylonglegs]


scudderfish - 18/2/13 at 12:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
roll bar is excellent for pushing on.



coozer - 18/2/13 at 12:58 PM

Probably the diffuser was the best add on closely followed by a boot.

Both very handy in separate ways..


bi22le - 18/2/13 at 01:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Probably the diffuser was the best add on closely followed by a boot.

Both very handy in separate ways..


Boot to store things and rear diffuser to catch the things that fall out of the boot?!


coyoteboy - 18/2/13 at 01:17 PM

Brakes are almost always my favourite design feature in a car.


jeffw - 18/2/13 at 01:32 PM

Supercharger....


Sam_68 - 18/2/13 at 01:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
Brakes are almost always my favourite design feature in a car.


Second only to wheels, in my experience.


jps - 18/2/13 at 03:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ivan
Whats the most useful feature you built into your car?

In mine it's the ability to remove the dashboard by undoing two easily accessible wingnuts, the steering wheel and the choke cable and leaving enough slack in the loom to put the dashboard on your lap whilst seated in the car's seats and access all the wiring. One of the major advantages is that as every wire is visually traceable there's no real need for a wiring diagram. It genuinely is a 5 minute job to take it out and put it back.


Pics please!


Jon Ison - 18/2/13 at 04:27 PM

I find the brake pedal particualry useful when approaching red traffic lights and the like.


AndyW - 18/2/13 at 04:48 PM

I think the most useful in mine is OBD2


jonesbach - 11/3/13 at 12:23 PM

the brake bias...for that "bit of fun" factor


britishtrident - 11/3/13 at 02:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jonesbach
the brake bias...for that "bit of fun" factor


I can't be bother typing the usual health warning about compulsive balance bar twiddling.


jonesbach - 11/3/13 at 02:59 PM

Then don't!