as time passes and you get in and out of the car you will realise that
nothing should ever be mounted on the darn tunnel. on the floor in front of
the passenger seat, just behind the passenger seat are 2 great places to
mount the extinguisher. if you need it for any reason it should be within
arm's reach of you sitting in the car. (SCCA kinda thing ?)
next! the cheapie extinguishers that do not have a metal top or a metal
mounting bracket should never be installed in a car! WHY? if for any
reason you have an accident and the extinguisher breaks loose from a cheap
plastic mounting it becomes a missle if the plastic nozzle breaks in the
impact. the very best extinguisher to have is a marine (US coast guard
approved) rated ABC i believe it's 2&1/2 or 3 Lb. extinguisher or a similar
size halon unit. the US coast guard rated extinguisher has a metal top and
a metal mounting bracket. check out boat shops for pricing. they run from
20.00 to around 35.00 Appx. .
chuck.
-----Original Message-----
From Josh <JHa2297255 at netscape.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2003 3:05 AM
Subject: fire extinguisher mounting?
>has anyone mounted a small 9 2lb type fire extinguisher on the driveshaft
tunnel? Does this interfere with shifting? There are 4 inline type holes on
the tunnel now, what are these for? I was thinking of welding two nuts to
the top before I "undercoat" the inside but dont have the trans installed to
see how it would work. I think the fire ext is a good safety idea, ( plus
moss has the cool chrome one which of course I will replace the cheap one
with eventually) Thanks for help -Josh
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