[Mini] Body mods: removal of rear wheelarch overhang.....

[Dr John C Bullas]

I need to interrogate "modify your mini" to check my facts.... it was how
it was done with COO though

Jb

On 9 Dec 2016 19:09, <belvenfish at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Dear Dr Bullas,

The top of the inner arch will be way too high. arm yourself with a
measuring stick and see just how much you'll cut out this way. I don't
think you can lower it that much without impairing the geometry.
Of course I stand corrected.

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Dr. Gernot Vonhoegen

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On Fri, 9/12/16, Dr John C Bullas <john.bullas at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Mini] Body mods: removal of rear wheelarch overhang.....
 To: minilist at yahoogroups.com, mini-list at autox.team.net
 Date: Friday, 9 December, 2016, 17:15

 My intention is to lower #9
 significantly since with adjustable bottom
 arms, adjustable tie rods and longer track rod ends, I don't
 anticipate any
 alignment issues.... shorter shock absorbers are on my
 shopping list

 The great David Vizard illustrates the removal of the
 overhanging lip
 around the outside of the rear arches BUT I wondered if it
 really was any
 simpler than marking a cut line on the outer wing that
 follows the top of
 the inner arch, cutting out the offending metal and welding
 it back up with
 a plate that projects outwards to emulate the narrow
 wheelarch projection
 as-manufactured

 The car is fitted with Mini City arches so there is an area
 of the outer
 quarter panel outside of the edge of the wheelarch that is
 hidden and
 therefore can suffer a bit cosmetically!

 Anyone done this mod?

 Regards

 Dr B

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