Any legal modification to spare tire wheel well for coolshirt that is legal?
#1
Posted 02-24-2017 07:51 AM
Cal
#2
Posted 02-24-2017 08:53 AM
Have you ever noticed cars in the production car class, they implement fuel and oil tanks in the passengers area. Yes, today people in production racing Miata's use the OEM tank in the OEM location because it's legal and overall it's a $$$ savings. Not because it's tech the best location for the fuel tank. Yes, I understand fuel is lessened during a race. For grins, view Danny's cooler location after years in the trunk. If you have weight in the pass area, putting the cooler there becomes a work around.
#3
Posted 03-01-2017 11:38 AM
Quick, off the cuff answer would be:
Since you are obligated to remove the spare tire and all mounting hardware, I'd claim the removal of this hump in the middle of the well is permitted since it "serves no other function" than to secure the spare.
I know on my own '96 the well is flat enough that I mounted my cooler in this area when I first got it (prebuilt car).
Spot weld drill bit, angle grinder, any method of removing it short of cutting it out & welding back in metal I think would be appropriate.
#4
Posted 03-01-2017 12:01 PM
Quick, off the cuff answer would be:
Since you are obligated to remove the spare tire and all mounting hardware, I'd claim the removal of this hump in the middle of the well is permitted since it "serves no other function" than to secure the spare.
I know on my own '96 the well is flat enough that I mounted my cooler in this area when I first got it (prebuilt car).
Spot weld drill bit, angle grinder, any method of removing it short of cutting it out & welding back in metal I think would be appropriate.
As tortured an interpretation as my aero gauge panel for sure.
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#5
Posted 03-01-2017 08:40 PM
I know that the issue is likely not going to come up as a problem in a regional protest. I was wondering if any modification might affect a cars value if it were sold to someone who was going to use it on a national level, because undoing any dome flattening would be tough.
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