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4,000 rpm - entering the fun zone
How to Install V8 Roadster Frame Rails
I've been meaning to get around to a huge pictorial on how to install frame rails since I have had them on my NB since September.
They were installed by Esteban from REDLINE in Kissimmee, Florida
Here are the nuts and bolts that came with the package along with two frame rails. Now my rails were bad but not as bad of the rails one any slammed miata. Mine were okay to work with.
Bag o Nuts by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Inspection of the damage
Banged up Rails by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Banging Rails by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Remove the following in the cabin of the car:
Seats
Seat belts from the bottom bolt
Side door sills
Fold over carpet
IMG_0510 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0511 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Seat removal by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Seats Removed by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0519 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Remove Carpet 2 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Unclip this wire to make sure you do not drill into it when your 2nd man is under the car making and preparing the holes for the nuts and bots
IMG_0548 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Unclip Wire Harness by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Unclip Wire Harness 2 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Getting the car on the lift
IMG_0524 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
On the lift by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
We used a pair of pliers and a metal mallet to bang the existing rails in a place where we can slide the new frame rails on and over them
IMG_0581 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Deformation by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Deformation 2 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Then we removed the fuel lines out of the way because they will be relocated from there original mounting points
IMG_0584 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Fuel Line Removal by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Dont forget the one next to the transmission up a ways
Top Transmission Fuel line Clip by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0539 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0535 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0541 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Remove all fuel line Clips by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
Now this is where a light weight guy like Esteban gets into the cabin while on the lift to perform the two man job for this write up
IMG_0561 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
We placed the frame rail on one side and mounted it. It was able to hang easily while we drilled underneath the car. We drilled one hole at a time with bolts being installed from the top and the nuts hand tightened from the bottom.
Let the Drilling Begin by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0553 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
IMG_0566 by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
V8 Roadsters by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
More Drilling by rocketeerbandit, on Flickr
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