fire extinguisher mounting
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fire extinguisher mounting
I REALLY hate to bring up this old saw again, and i have searched the forum, but my question is this:
is there any place OTHER than in front of a seat to mount a fire extinguisher in an 88? I like the cargo area but still wish to accomodate the top when off, or maybe to the crankshaft tunner in the front.
Bert Wiest
is there any place OTHER than in front of a seat to mount a fire extinguisher in an 88? I like the cargo area but still wish to accomodate the top when off, or maybe to the crankshaft tunner in the front.
Bert Wiest
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
If you can bolt it somewhere you like, then thats a good place for it.
there isn't any "wrong or right" place to do something like this. It is 100% personal preference.
I always just had a full size kitchen one sitting on it's side next to my nitrous bottle, amps and other crap in the back, with plenty of room for the top and other stuff to still sit on top of it. I took it out for car shows, but other than that, thats where it sat.
there isn't any "wrong or right" place to do something like this. It is 100% personal preference.
I always just had a full size kitchen one sitting on it's side next to my nitrous bottle, amps and other crap in the back, with plenty of room for the top and other stuff to still sit on top of it. I took it out for car shows, but other than that, thats where it sat.
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fire extinguisher mounting
I know that there's no right or wrong, I was looking for a place that is out of the way of the top and that I can drill into for the bracket without causing some damage, can I do that on the tunnel in the front?
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Originally Posted by MYCoupe
Personally I would want it in front of the driver's seat. That's where I had it on my C4. You'll always be able to reach it no matter what the situation is.
that's where mine is too.
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R-DRacing has a nice frame that attaches to the seat frame (easy to install), and is a crash worthy attachment for the fire extinguisher as well as the crotch strap for a 5 pt harness. BTW I am a big beleiver in Halon extinguishers, no experience with the new Haltron. Halon puts the fire out right now, the powder jobs have to be on whats burning and then the residue can do more damage than the fire. Halon gas migrates to where the fire is, my experience is with aircraft fires.
R-DRacing is going through a changeover in management and I guess their site is temporarily down.
Before I had the seat mount, I had fire extinguisher mount bolted to the floor in front of the drivers seat. That worked OK but the seat mount is better.
R-DRacing is going through a changeover in management and I guess their site is temporarily down.
Before I had the seat mount, I had fire extinguisher mount bolted to the floor in front of the drivers seat. That worked OK but the seat mount is better.
