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Swifty1638
08-07-2010, 02:24 AM
Well, now I am stuck trying to find a damn housing.
Swifty1638
08-09-2010, 08:25 PM
.98 housing is ordered. And, I went to target to get a fire extinguisher for the car too. After an old friend's teggy burnt to the ground in delano, to John's fire scare, to Aaron's old scare, I realized..I don't wanna be caught out, and not prepared. It might be rice, but I'd rather be safe, then sorry, and watch such an investment burn to the ground. Target sells Auto specific extinguishers for around $15 bucks, and I suggest anyone get's one. I dont ever plan on using it, but JUST IN CASE..I'll be prepared. Now, I just need to find were to mount it.

Oh, I also got some r134a in a can for the winter beater, since the windows don't work, and I have no A/C in it..hotboxing this summer has sucked, and I couldn't take it anymore.
mlomker
08-09-2010, 08:45 PM
I feel ya. My beater doesn't haven't air. I think I'll daily the Evo until the weather turns.
Matt D.
08-09-2010, 09:04 PM
.98 housing is ordered. And, I went to target to get a fire extinguisher for the car too. After an old friend's teggy burnt to the ground in delano, to John's fire scare, to Aaron's old scare, I realized..I don't wanna be caught out, and not prepared. It might be rice, but I'd rather be safe, then sorry, and watch such an investment burn to the ground. Target sells Auto specific extinguishers for around $15 bucks, and I suggest anyone get's one. I dont ever plan on using it, but JUST IN CASE..I'll be prepared. Now, I just need to find were to mount it.
Frankly, I don't know why cars don't come with a small fire extinguisher from the factory. Who knows how many roadside carbeques could have been extinguished before the car was fully engulfed by a little extinguisher. It's not rice, it's called safety.
Swifty1638
08-09-2010, 09:09 PM
I agree. I saw first hand the aftermath of some kid's teggy, when I first got the talon, and was putting it together at his shop. Now, after all the other frequent small fires, I said $15 dollar insurance policy is nothing when it comes to the investment.

I'm trying to decide were to mount it. Either in front of the driver's seat, or passenger seat, out of the way of the legs. I dunno were else to really mount it..not many locations I could.
311evo
08-09-2010, 09:17 PM
I agree. I saw first hand the aftermath of some kid's teggy, when I first got the talon, and was putting it together at his shop. Now, after all the other frequent small fires, I said $15 dollar insurance policy is nothing when it comes to the investment.

I'm trying to decide were to mount it. Either in front of the driver's seat, or passenger seat, out of the way of the legs. I dunno were else to really mount it..not many locations I could.

You could always do something on the lower side of the cage too. Seems like a decent out of the way yet accessible option. (via back seat area)
GG_9_SE
08-09-2010, 09:18 PM
I vote for the dash board as a mounting spot :D
Matt D.
08-09-2010, 09:21 PM
IMO, you ideally want it within reach of a window, or even the driver seat. Just solidly mount it somewhere where your body can't hit it in case of a wreck. In our Chump car we welded the bracket to the cage by where the glove box would be.
Swifty1638
08-09-2010, 09:26 PM
I thought of that too, but can't because the MSD is mounted there.
goodhart
08-09-2010, 10:40 PM
I just did a quick google search and it looked like quite a few people were mounting them kind of under/in front of the passenger seat like this:
http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/experience/modifications/fireextinguisher/extinguisher.jpg

If you think about it, yo would be able to reach it from the driver's seat, or from outside the car that way.