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Michael

posted on 29/6/08 at 09:25 PM Reply With Quote
Transmission Tunnel

How have people secured their top cover?

Im would like mine padded, but don't want to have screws exposed at time of SVA.

Also thinking of some kind of studs on the cover that fit into lugs in the tunnel then a nut on that from under the car.

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DavidM

posted on 29/6/08 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
I used concealed fixings. Top cover in three pieces. The rear of the rearmost cover has a joggled bracket screwed to the underside, and this hooks under a plate at the rear of the tunnel. The front is screwed down and the middle section hooks under this covering those screws. The front of this is again screwed down and the front section hooks under this covering those screws. Finally the front of the front section is screwed down. These screws are under the dash so cannot be seen.

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dogwood

posted on 30/6/08 at 08:24 AM Reply With Quote
Hi
I must say that is a very neat and tidy set up.
Could I please ask.
Where did you get you're seats from?
Also is that a standard sierra dash?
If so how did you get the speedo onto the right hand side.
Cheers David

oops sorry left hand side

[Edited on 30/6/08 by dogwood]

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martyn_16v

posted on 30/6/08 at 08:53 AM Reply With Quote
That's an amazingly tidy job, I love it What is the top panel covered in, is it painted/powdercoated or is it vinyl?






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DavidM

posted on 30/6/08 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dogwood
Hi
I must say that is a very neat and tidy set up.
Could I please ask.
Where did you get you're seats from?
Also is that a standard sierra dash?
If so how did you get the speedo onto the right hand side.
Cheers David

oops sorry left hand side

[Edited on 30/6/08 by dogwood]


Seats are Intatrim Voyager purchased direct from Intatrim.
The instruments are from the Mk2 Escort donor. I've since upgraded them to a set from a Mk2 RS2000, so it now looks like this:

Thanks for your comments.

David

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DavidM

posted on 30/6/08 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by martyn_16v
That's an amazingly tidy job, I love it What is the top panel covered in, is it painted/powdercoated or is it vinyl?


Thanks for your comments. The tunnel top is made from MDF with D shaped beading each side. It is all then covered with vinyl. There is no padding.
The dash in the first picture is made using similar materials. The dash in the second picture is almost identical, but is made from aluminium, vinyl covered.

David





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Michael

posted on 30/6/08 at 07:46 PM Reply With Quote
Thats the ideal way i would like my top Trans Cover to look like.

Good idea how to secure it too.

Just seen a picture of a interior, that has their tunnel covered in a one piece cover, that goes over the centre and down both sides, like a saddle as its curved at the top.

[Edited on 30/6/08 by Michael]

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zetec

posted on 4/7/08 at 06:45 AM Reply With Quote
Much the same. Fixing thru the handbrake and gear lever surrounds. Rescued attachment DSCF0048.JPG
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