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Author: Subject: A bit to cover the steering column hole
flak monkey

posted on 25/5/07 at 06:55 PM Reply With Quote
A bit to cover the steering column hole

You know, the bit that goes on top of the footwells and upto the scuttle to cover the gaping hole left after you have notched out a bit for the column to go though.

Has anyone got one thats been swapped, or got some clever suggestion of how to make one, that isnt going to take me a month of hammering?








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RazMan

posted on 25/5/07 at 07:04 PM Reply With Quote
Locost solution? An empty syringe of PU adhesive cut and bent to fit - painted to finish.





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rayward

posted on 25/5/07 at 07:12 PM Reply With Quote
black plastic waste pipe from B&Q????

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robinj66

posted on 25/5/07 at 07:42 PM Reply With Quote
simple yet brilliant, mango - i like it
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flak monkey

posted on 25/5/07 at 07:46 PM Reply With Quote
Brilliant mango Thats the sort of trick I was after.

Will give it a go, sure I have a bit of scaffold pole at home to do it with too

David





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flak monkey

posted on 25/5/07 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
So you clamped it down, laid the pipe in and gave it a whack with the jaws tapered, then flattened the wings back out?





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Hellfire

posted on 25/5/07 at 09:49 PM Reply With Quote
This was our solution.










Obviously, you would need to source some 50mm dia aluminium tube. We might even have some left.

Phil






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Hellfire

posted on 25/5/07 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
Here it is in place. Obviously, your engine bay will have far less space. And be heavier


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Engine pic


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StevieB

posted on 25/5/07 at 10:03 PM Reply With Quote
All very clever, but Hellfire's gets my vote for neatness.

The other option would be to make it square rather than round, so a couple of bends in a sheet of ali and it's done.

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stevec

posted on 25/5/07 at 10:05 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
This was our solution.

Obviously, you would need to source some 50mm dia aluminium tube. We might even have some left.

Phil


Thats very nice, There are so many nice touches and innovative ideas on that car.
Steve.

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caber

posted on 25/5/07 at 10:28 PM Reply With Quote
Sneak up on an ally access tower with a hacksaw! Might even find some ally scaff in a scrappies.

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worX

posted on 26/5/07 at 05:18 AM Reply With Quote
no pics of me doing it I'm afraid as I just bent a piece of 1mm flat Ali round one of the vertical scaffolding poles that was my temporary car build structure!

then just bent the rim back out with pliers taking my time, prob took about 10-15mins all in and a bit of trimming!

Steve







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locostv8

posted on 26/5/07 at 06:04 AM Reply With Quote
When I saw this I was going to suggest hellfires solution but I realy like mango's. Good going.





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