[ROVERNET - UK] P6 Rear brakes- a slightly crazy idea.

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Hi
 I'm upto my eyeballs inP6 rear brakes .A hole in the trunk for access is starting to look appealing . I really don't think it would 
have any effect on the structural rigidity of the back end . The body structure must have been conceived by a Civil engineer who 
spent his early years working on box girder bridges . Isambard Kingdom Brunel would have approved !
Cheere
 Patrick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Brown" <mark.brown.rover at gmail.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Rear brakes- a slightly crazy idea.


> Ben,
>
> Back when I had my Alfa Milano (which also has rear inboard brakes) I
> met a man who had done that same thing to his (ie. cut-outs in the
> trunk).  I'm really not sure how it may/may not have affected the body
> stiffness/rigidity, but it sure made brake servicing easier.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark Brown
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Ben Rodgers <irishrover at netscape.ca> wrote:
>> Hi Nathan
>>                Yes it does sound a little crazy, but then we all do crazy
>>  things from time to time. I have often thought it would make rear brake
>>  maintenance easier if there was an inspection panel in the trunk(boot) a
>>  panel just below the gas (petrol) tank that could be removed to get at the
>>  pads, maybe two small panels? The problem is it might reduce the body
>>  strength in that area and thats possibly why it was never done at the
>>  factory.
>>  Did you notice I'm bilingual? speaking English and Canadian - boot-trunk
>>  gas-petrol.  I'm not crazy I'm I
>>                                                        Regards Ben
>>  (irishrover) it must be bedtime.
>>  FREDERICK  (BEN) RODGERS.CD
>>  Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
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