Thus, is it possible and wise to drill more holes on
this pad? Close
up pictures of what lies beneath this
pad would be most
appreciated...
Hi Scott,
Ask, and you shall receive (since I
happen to have my old dead housing laying in the
garage).
It looks like you're going to hit
water, or a tension bolt just about anywhere you drill. You'll note that
Mazda left extra steel behind the holes they needed to drill and
tap. I'd say you'd be wise to use the holes that are already
there if you plan to bolt a mount to
this pad.
I just looked at the link, and see
what you're trying to do. If you want to use the stock fuel
rail, remember that it always has a spacer under it, to raise it
about 1/8" (don't recall the exact amount). You could consider
using a piece of steel angle, the thickness of the injector rail spacer in
place of the normal plastic spacer. With the proper sizing, and trimming,
I bet that would work fine. You could probably make it with aluminum too,
but I don't know if 1/8" aluminum would be strong enough.
Cheers,
Rusty (past my beer
time)