Jump to content
SAU Community

R33 Fire Extinguisher Install

evil_weevil

By evil_weevil,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

evil_weevil Grand Master

evil_weevil

Posted
Posted

For this guys who are looking to install a fire extinguiser for track days,

read ahead!

Make sure you have a CAMS approved Fire extinguisher and it is in its current date/charged etc

All you'll need is a 12mm socket to undo the bolt. And a drill to drill the hole in the metal extinguisher bracket to make the hole slightly bigger.

After doing a few searches and talking with Duncan and Sam916 - this was prob the best place we could think of, its still in reach from drivers seat while seat belted in (which is a CAMS requirement)

I have my back seat out, so I dont know how it goes with backseat in...

2174033_17_full.jpg

Thats the bolt on the passenger side of the back seat. Just get the 12mm socket, take her out!

Drill the hole (note - I cannot remember size, however best to start small and if the bolt still doesnt fit, go to a bigger drill)

2174033_19_full.jpg

You need the nozzle/top of the extinguisher facing towards the left of the car. So make sure you drill into the top hole in the metal bracket.

2174033_14_full.jpg

Tats it fitted!

Do the bolt up tight. We did it up tight and tried to budge it, sits in quite secure.

2174033_16_full.jpg

Cheers,

Chris

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198338-r33-fire-extinguisher-install/
Share on other sites
Victory Mentor

Victory

Posted
Posted

Chris this is exactly what I was thinking of doing for my cars with the exception that I was going to place the extinguisher behind the drivers seat as my rear passangers seat gets used.

Looks good in practice and does not involve drilling additional holes in the car - now I know what I will be doing over the Xmas break.

moobaque Rising Star

moobaque

Posted
Posted

Have you done a track day since you've done this install?

Im sure the scrutineers prolly never check how safely your fire extinguisher is mounted in your car but i highly doubt thats exceptable.

There is to much wieght hanging on a single point of attachment. under a collision i can see the weight of that extinguisher bending the sheeeet out of those wobly alloy brackets. Worse case senario it snaps all together.

The brackets require both mouting points to be used to keep its integrity. and 2 points of attachent almost means safety if one fails.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • PranK
      Chris' Toyota Mark ii JZX110

      By PranK · Posted

      This looks great! Awesome to have the 5 speed with an LSD in this. The Recaro's look like SR2's or SR3's. It's a shame they've been retrimmed as they would have looked sweet in their original colours. I think I'd want my agent to be a little more up front and informative too. I've never imported but I reckon it would make me a little nervous, so the more info the better.
    • soviet_merlin
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By soviet_merlin · Posted

      Thanks for doing that Duncan! Makes you a good person in my books. We don't get kangaroos or wombats here. But we have bats and it's similar. AFAIK it's often the mums with a baby attached that get hit because they drop lower when starting from a tree. If you hit an animal, check on it. https://www.ifaw.org/au/resources/wildlife-rescue-app An app to get the closest wildlife rescue contact.
    • Murray_Calavera
      Jacks that fit under GTR lips that can reach the subframe?

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      My dream is also to have a proper hoist, but I don't think it will ever happen. My quickjack is probably as close as I'll ever get, it really is very good though. 
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      Yeah we keep on in the dailies, it is pretty poor how many animals get hit and the driver leaves without checking....have saved a couple of little ones over the years. Bit of a gruesome job though, pouches generally need to be cut open because they are so tight and often the joey doesn't realise mum is gone so they are still locked onto the teat. I checked the modules in front of the DS wheel where an oil cooler should go.... There is the radar unit - that can go for race use) One of the 2 HX water pumps, the silver cylinder. That needs to be kept but might be able to be relocated But the bad news, the big computer mounted vertically in front of the wheel (blocking any potential air exit) is the electric steering computer. That is required until/unless i do a hydraulic steering conversion, and in CAD based modern car design it is not like I can just pop a big unit like that somewhere else (plus the loom would be too short anywhere else too). So, the passenger side is OK to clear out (just use a smaller washer reservoir, potentially elsewhere), but the DS no beuno
    • Duncan
      Chris' Toyota Mark ii JZX110

      By Duncan · Posted

      Well, all the best with the new camry It was interesting to hear about the UK process, it is generally a lot more streamlined here with a shipping agent looking after all the import side (noting the exact final price can still be a surprise.....) and I've used a few different brokers on the japan (or US) side, and never had any trouble with any of them....luck of the draw I guess. You mentioned you didn't get the auction sheet (understandable since you bought it from a dealer, not auction), but I always try and get hold of that because they are pretty thorough. I've imported 2x R grade vehicles over the years and both were fine, repairs in Japan are pretty thorough compared to here in Oz.
×
×
  • Create New...