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Nose cone hinge
noc231073 - 10/3/11 at 09:41 PM

Anyone got any pics of how to hinge the nose cone on an Indy r


Alan M - 11/3/11 at 08:52 AM

I just used gate hinges, screwed to the front of the chassis, then bolted these to the bottom of the nose cone using penny washers as extra support. I also made a strap to stop it folding forward and hitting the ground, using electrical cable and connectors. I'll try to take some pictures later and post them on the site


Alan M - 11/3/11 at 09:16 AM

Pictures now in my archive


richard - 11/3/11 at 05:49 PM

Did the same sort of thing on mine and a mates, but i have used piano hinges. mine sits on top of the bottom chassis rail on 4 screws i tacked to the rail and the other one i had to weld a strip under the same rail.
Used a electrical cable as well and used the holes for the indicators to secure the nose cone end.
Makes access to the radiator very easy.
Richard.


noc231073 - 11/3/11 at 09:16 PM

cheers thanks for that