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 Jem wheel arch extensions (currently 2,669 views) |
| Graham_Thurston |
| Posted on: July 5th, 2018, 07:56:34 |
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Hi every one.
I can't find any history here, so I would like anybodies help.
My mk2 Jem is getting near the point where I need to decide to to widen
or not. I'm preparing to historic regs., which limit the wheels to 5 inch width.
Without the geometry sorted, it looks like the standard bodywork should just about
be legal. Can anyone enlighten me on their experience with 5 inc wheels on a similar car?
Thanks in anticipation.
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| Pete Crudgington |
| Posted on: July 5th, 2018, 17:50:49 |
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Graham on my Mk 1 4.5 wide wheels with the largest inset you can get are not legal on the front! This is with disks and 165/70 CRZZ Avons. This set up would be legal on a historic mini. You should be fine at the back but think that you will find the front very difficult. Always leave it parked on lock, especially at scrutineering bay and you may get away with it. If you are lucky the Mk2 may be a little bit wider than the Mk1.
The pictures of the works cars in 1966 all have Group 2 arches on the them. |
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| Graham_Thurston |
| Posted on: July 10th, 2018, 08:44:14 |
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Hi Pete
Thanks for your wise words. Having searched all available photos, I have decided to go with mini Gp 2 arches I already had, but had refrained from cutting to fit. They seem to be going on well and achieving a subtle result. The bigger snow plough arches you see are too big for my purposes. At the rear I am discarding the wide drums in favour of standard with maybe a spacer. The regs ban Minifins for no obvious reason: you scarcely need rear brakes anyway. |
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| Colin Jenkins |
| Posted on: July 17th, 2018, 19:52:44 |
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..... At the rear I am discarding the wide drums in favour of standard with maybe a spacer.
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It might be worth considering having the fins turned off the Minifins on a lathe and the built in spacer reduced down too if the regs allow that. That would save a fair bit of un-sprung weight
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| Graham_Thurston |
| Posted on: July 18th, 2018, 08:21:55 |
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Hi Colin.
The snag is that I am trying to stick to HSCC regs. which prohibit Minifins. There is no sensible reason for this, as with many of their rules. |
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| Pete Crudgington |
| Posted on: July 23rd, 2018, 21:20:06 |
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Graham
If you are sticking to HSCC rules I would strongly advise you to talk to the eligibility scrutineer first as you my well find that although all the cars that raced in the 1960's used Group 2 arches, the HSCC may not allow them. |
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| Cristian Sammartin Castro |
| Posted on: September 6th, 2018, 00:11:30 |
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| hello a doubt, when you refer to arcs group 2, you refer to those used in conventional mini? can you send any photo with that configuration Thank you |
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| Graham_Thurston |
| Posted on: September 11th, 2018, 07:53:22 |
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Hi Cristian
Did you get my email? |
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| Cristian Sammartin Castro |
| Posted on: September 14th, 2018, 18:43:10 |
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Hi, I'm going to look at the email, thank you very much for the information  |
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