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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: SI74 on 28 November 2012, 12:09

Title: Notch time!
Post by: SI74 on 28 November 2012, 12:09

last nights work, 76mm hole saw and pipe.  Still to be welded in but leaving that till after xmass because I'm hoping the wife might get me one.

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Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: EsSeX dAn on 28 November 2012, 21:54

very good. seems pretty simple adding a chassis notch lol. i take it you wont be using the car in the mean time?

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: rio_gti on 28 November 2012, 22:37

What's this for??  :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: navmk4gti on 28 November 2012, 22:44

Quote from: rio_gti on 28 November 2012, 22:37

What's this for??  :embarrassed:

+1  :huh:

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: Steve_PD on 28 November 2012, 22:46

It's clearance for the arb on the chassis so when he dumps all the air out the bags it will sit on the sills and not the arb

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: rio_gti on 28 November 2012, 22:57

Ahhh it all makes sense now!!!

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: SI74 on 28 November 2012, 23:10

Almost Steve. It to stop the drivers drive shaft hitting the rail.  No way should you drive the car like that. The plate need welded in and painted.

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: JimBR on 29 November 2012, 08:44

Ive never liked the look of this  :grin:

Surely if you have a front end crash thats just going to fold.. even with the pipe in place.

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: Steve_PD on 29 November 2012, 12:54

Whoops I meant driveshaft not arb..

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: jamie1989 on 29 November 2012, 13:45

All the boys on air do this.
Plush done a mates brand new scirocco whilst installing air, They did warn him that insurance may class it as a write off to cover their own back's  :lipsrsealed:

I wouldnt personally do it, but if it's a show car not running silly power used on the road daily then each to their own, Plenty of boys running the mk4 platform do this but iv yet come across a smashed up one after a notch so unable to comment on the weakening of the chassis.

Looks good though mate, once welded and undersealed its unlikely anyone will know it was done.

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: mar_k on 30 November 2012, 23:15

Is it legal? I was under the impression that any mods to chassis or bulk head and the car needed to have
a SVA test?

Same goes for those who fit roll cages that go through the bulk head and connect to the turrets?

Title: Re: Notch time!
Post by: EsSeX dAn on 03 December 2012, 00:21

i think generally what they dont know dont hurt em or something like that. it would weaken the chassis, but to be fair a lot of the time if a show car does get crashed it generally gets broken for bits anyway