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TorqueZombie 08-29-2013 05:00 PM

The nylon one I posted has no clips. Just slips out the top. I was going to add a little velco flap on top to keep it in the thing. Easy pull and use. If you panic just pull on the extinguisher hard and over power the velcro.

Nagase 08-29-2013 06:17 PM


Originally Posted by TorqueZombie (Post 1048616)
The nylon one I posted has no clips. Just slips out the top. I was going to add a little velco flap on top to keep it in the thing. Easy pull and use. If you panic just pull on the extinguisher hard and over power the velcro.

...slips out the top.

You are aware that in accidents, that 3-5 lb fire extinguisher might suddenly become a 180-300 lb (effective) projectile in your cabin?

JSpeed6 08-30-2013 12:17 AM


Originally Posted by jpreston (Post 1048355)
I'm hoping the pull handles have a cotter pin hole so that I can mount the tank in the trunk and still be able to arm/disarm the system from the driver's seat.

SPA Firefighter AFFF Fire System - 4L Multiflow Steel


I have a kit sitting in my storage room--currently waiting on a full cage to be put in my car--just checked the kit and both pull handles have the cotter pin hole.


ill take pics if you really want piece of mind, but theyre there.

TorqueZombie 08-30-2013 12:57 AM


Originally Posted by Nagase (Post 1048631)
...slips out the top.

You are aware that in accidents, that 3-5 lb fire extinguisher might suddenly become a 180-300 lb (effective) projectile in your cabin?

Yes. Was only an idea and was going to try ideas for keeping it its holder. For me its mostly a street car and the few metal mounts I've seen tend to rattle after a while = annoying.

Nagase 08-30-2013 01:31 AM


Originally Posted by TorqueZombie (Post 1048756)
Yes. Was only an idea and was going to try ideas for keeping it its holder. For me its mostly a street car and the few metal mounts I've seen tend to rattle after a while = annoying.

Oh, it's a street car. That's good, those never crash. :party:

triple88a 08-30-2013 01:41 AM


Originally Posted by TorqueZombie (Post 1048756)
Yes. Was only an idea and was going to try ideas for keeping it its holder. For me its mostly a street car and the few metal mounts I've seen tend to rattle after a while = annoying.

Buy a piece of rubber or perhaps a sheet of paper and put it in between that way when you pull the pin it forces it out.. it will stop it from rattling.

jpreston 08-30-2013 03:07 AM


Originally Posted by JSpeed6 (Post 1048745)
I have a kit sitting in my storage room--currently waiting on a full cage to be put in my car--just checked the kit and both pull handles have the cotter pin hole.


ill take pics if you really want piece of mind, but theyre there.

Thanks! :party:

sixshooter 08-30-2013 12:56 PM

Mine is just in front of the harness bar running side to side screwed into the top of the package shelf. I can reach it with my harness attached if I'm trapped. I cannot reach the floor in front of my seat if I am trapped in my harness.

SmokeSR 08-30-2013 03:17 PM

What about the tranny tunnel on the passenger side? A lot more accessible than the passenger floor, especially when harnessed.

hornetball 08-30-2013 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1048941)
Mine is just in front of the harness bar running side to side screwed into the top of the package shelf. I can reach it with my harness attached if I'm trapped. I cannot reach the floor in front of my seat if I am trapped in my harness.

Is that metal package shelf cover thick enough to hold it securely? Did you use come kind of backing plate to reinforce? I'm thinking that mounting there with a decent backing plate would work nicely. That area is otherwise not used for anything.

z31maniac 08-30-2013 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by hornetball (Post 1049096)
Is that metal package shelf cover thick enough to hold it securely? Did you use come kind of backing plate to reinforce? I'm thinking that mounting there with a decent backing plate would work nicely. That area is otherwise not used for anything.

That was exactly my thought. If it would hold under a hard impact.

Handy Man 08-30-2013 05:16 PM


Originally Posted by z31maniac (Post 1049112)
That was exactly my thought. If it would hold under a hard impact.

Just strap it to the harness bar. Essentially the same location, and then you know it isn't going anywhere.

sixshooter 08-30-2013 05:26 PM

Bolts and washers were used, not sheet metal screws or the like.

wannafbody 08-30-2013 09:54 PM

I mounted mine to the cross bar off the main hoop. I used a regular fire extinguisher bracket which I attached to the bar with band clamps.

wannafbody 08-30-2013 10:03 PM


Originally Posted by Miater (Post 1048425)
There are plenty of dry powder or just gas systems. No need to use foam.

ABC Dry chem has the potential to destroy engine internals due to it's mica content. Halotron is a clean option.

z31maniac 08-30-2013 11:05 PM


Originally Posted by Handy Man (Post 1049129)
Just strap it to the harness bar. Essentially the same location, and then you know it isn't going anywhere.

True, but I don't think I could reach back like that with my harness on.

Maybe if I could figure out how to mount it so the va or would be right above the trunk/gas door release.

TorqueZombie 08-31-2013 04:00 AM


Originally Posted by Nagase (Post 1048759)
Oh, it's a street car. That's good, those never crash. :party:

Yes secure is important. I also don't want to have to listen to a bag of nails rattle every mile of a commute. Slip of paper or some rubber slipped in the metal mounts could work though.

triple88a 08-31-2013 04:06 AM

Whatever you do ensure you lube/grease the pin so it easily comes out when you pull it.

sixshooter 08-31-2013 09:33 AM


Originally Posted by TorqueZombie (Post 1049241)
Yes secure is important. I also don't want to have to listen to a bag of nails rattle every mile of a commute. Slip of paper or some rubber slipped in the metal mounts could work though.

A little piece of masking tape works fine.

shuiend 08-31-2013 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TorqueZombie (Post 1049241)
Yes secure is important. I also don't want to have to listen to a bag of nails rattle every mile of a commute. Slip of paper or some rubber slipped in the metal mounts could work though.

JBWeld will fix any noises you have. :) :) :)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1377959586


Originally Posted by sixshooter
A little piece of masking tape works fine.

I agree this would probably work. My friend used a few small pieces off of a sheet of notebook paper to get a rattle to go away in my car a few years back.


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