Installing fire extinguisheers

[v-tec]

hey all, i picked up a fired extinguisher last week that i want to bolt onto a quick to reach area incase the unwanted should happen at any time.

Has anyone done this?

my thought to do is to bolt the bracket on the passanger side gearbox firewall

Good or bad idea?
where have you guys bolted these?
and how would i go about drilling etc to bolt the thing down?


any one that can help us out with some info would be great

Thanks

- grant

[.wolfwood]

i wanted to get one also, not sure were to put it though, were you said sounds good. or maybe behind passenger seat but tahts bit outa the way i guess.

[Brenton 86]

I bolted mine to the passenger side of the gearbox housing thingy as you said, its easily reachable. I just belted same stainless screws in, no probs

[Gilly]

put mine just in front of my seat on the floor. easy to reach with harness on and doesn't get in the way

[mc68]

has to be bolted to the floor doesnt it...no tech screws!

[Brenton 86]

I just screwed the bracket to the tunnel, probly not CAMS approved but im no mark skaife anyway. You wont get a spanner on it in the tunnel without droping the box

[mc68]

hence why the floor is the easiest option...

or rivnuts..

[roadsailing]

i had mine ziptied to the lower glovebox bracket, seemed to work ok.

when i get a bucket seat in i will mount it to the front of that i think.

[rallystanza]

Ive got mine here.

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1457/forum7pb1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just made sure it was gonna be out of the way of the seat movement and peoples legs, and it is.

[roadsailing]

oh and as a guide, it should be mounted so you can reach it from the drivers seat with your harness/seat belt on. the most important part is to put yourself out when you catch on fire.

[slide86]

i had mine ziptied to the lower glovebox bracket, seemed to work ok.[/b]
bahahaha me too
ill be bolting it to the ground though soon.

[.wolfwood]

yeah i think i will put mine infront mfthe drivers seat, its not like a can move it back or ford anyways.

[DRFTAE86]

the most important part is to put yourself out when you catch on fire.[/b]

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif Aint that the truth.

[psychofox]

Just a tip if you want to run the car in a CAMS event the extinguisher needs a metal bracket with 2 metal straps, and it has to be less then 3 years old. I have mine mounted the the passenger gearbox tunnel like Rallystanza, I have seen them mounted behind the passenger seat on the floor, and behind the seats on top of the tunnel like RobAE86. I chose passenger tunnel as I can still move the seat back and forth, and it doesn't hit the passenger's legs.

[v-tec]

yea... i figure the gearbox tunnel sounds like the best idea.
i really dont want to have to drop the gearbox tho

lol... if i didnt have a passanger seat it would be good http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
i see in some or most of the N2 cars they just bolt it onto that rail that is perpendicular to the car that goes under the front seats.

the extinguisher is only for drift events so CAMS wont be onto me about it if its in a place other than theyve decided is good.... for now...

[psychofox]

Aren't there CAMS sanctioned drift events now....

That said, you won't have any problems on the gearbox tunnel.

[v-tec]

only drift events cams has ultimate rule over is the drift nats i beleive

anyone know otherwise?