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Re: Spare tire

To: "thomas m. benvie" <tbenvie@bu.edu>
Subject: Re: Spare tire
From: "S.G.Schiro" <gschiro@qsky.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 12:02:20 -0600
thomas m. benvie wrote:
> 
> I used the small "donut" spares from AMC Spirits.  They also had carpeted
> covers for them because they lay on top of the carpeted rear section under
> the hatch.


If you are re-doing the Bricklin's exhaust system and care to replace
the transverse single muffler, the space liberated could, I suspect, 
accommodate a skinny donut spare.  This is the option I am looking into
during the rebuild of #678.  I'd make up a aluminum or steel box so the
tire could be removed at the back of the hatch.  

As far as the exhaust goes, the options include seperate free flow
resonators with a crossover near the front or side pipes as at least one
Bricklin owner has tried.  

High flow catalytic converters are also a possiblity to meet stricter
air quality standards but there are space and heat concerns to consider
with them given the fiberglass floor pan.

George Schiro


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