Fire extinguisher system, additional safety pin

[mrmustang]

You mounted the tank in the engine compartment?

First, why?

Second, pictures need to be posted

[Blas]

Some of the systems are heat activated I know, hence the engine compartment installation I would think. Mine is in the trunk and piped to the engine compartment. (3 spray nozzles - two on firewall and one on drivers front wheelwell)
I sent you some photos Dan.
Looking closely at your photos I indeed see no safety pin on the cable pull. Who made your system - SPARCO ?

Blas

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...2/ppuser/15212

http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/s...3/ppuser/15212

[dan512]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

You mounted the tank in the engine compartment?

First, why?

Second, pictures need to be posted

The previous owner had installed a heat activated one on the cross beam in front of the engine, but it had no pressure left and I prefer a manually activated one. So I figured why not leave it there, no need to run hoses throughout the car, and no space lost in the trunk.

The kit I have (Sparco) does not have a safety pin on the T-Handle, none of the one's I could find in Europe do. Since I got it for around $170, I'm just gonna built something myself to secure the handle.

It's the same kit we use on our rally car, FIA homologated, so I'm really confident that it's gonna do it's job in case I ever need it.

I installed 5 nozzles around the engine bay (normally 4 are enough according to FIA), and in case of discharge, the system will run for at least 25 seconds. That should be good enough.

Dan