kingr
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| posted on 25/6/03 at 12:02 PM |
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Scuttle confusion
Looking in the good (?) book about how much effort it is to make a scuttle, and it tells me to use the plans for the dash (or words to that effect, I
haven't got it in front of me). Now maybe I'm being blind, but after a fairly good search, I can't find any plans for the shape of
the scuttle/dash. How did everyone else make the shape of their scuttles and is there a plan in the first edition of the book that isn't in the
second?
Kingr
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/6/03 at 12:10 PM |
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Apart from the base (which has to match the top of the chassis) I just made it so it 'looked right'. I also made a scientific study (i.e.
I made a guess) about what shape it should be so that the bonnet would be a reasonable shape when put across from scuttle to nose cone.
I don't think I'm alone in using this technique...
David
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/6/03 at 12:50 PM |
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I traced the profile of the fitted nosecone and transposed this onto a grid which I then stretched to the width of the scuttle at the front and the
back. I cut these out of MDF and bent 13mm ERW around them to make a frame and then skinned it with 20g mild steel. This may not be the prescribed
method but it worked!
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simontiger
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| posted on 25/6/03 at 04:14 PM |
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Hi it would be quicker to buy one from robinhood both avalable you mite be better using the one on the 2b as its wider than standard
Simon
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kingr
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 08:20 AM |
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Quicker, yes, but in my experience of Robin Hood/Lolocost not by any stretch of the imagination better, or for that matter cheaper. Thanks for the
advice though.
I think I'll make a few sketches on my PC to see what looks best.
Kingr
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kiwirex
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 09:09 AM |
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Theres a very sketchy sketch in the final assembly chaptern when it's talking about the dashboard and instruments. (p130 of the second
edition). It's got one whole dimension.
Useless as tits on a bull.
Cheers,
Greg H
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kingr
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 09:12 AM |
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Oh, OK, must have missed that, I'll take a look tonight.
Kingr
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splitrivet
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 10:01 AM |
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Its a very sketchy sketch about as usefull as a chocolate teapot !!!
Made mine by bending 2 pieces of 1 inch erw welding it to a base over the chassis rails then using 2 short lengths of 2 inch 3 mill front to rear to
give it rigidity,took about 1 and a half hours,I plan to cover it with ally.
Bob
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kingr
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 10:10 AM |
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I've seen other people who have done a similar thing, the only problem being that I don't have any method of bending tubes. I've got
a reasonable ammount of 25mmx3mm strip, so I'll probably use that for the shape and put thinner metal around it a 90 degrees to give it some
rigidity.
Kingr
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splitrivet
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| posted on 26/6/03 at 10:35 AM |
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I think thats the general idea in the book use the firewall and the dashboard as the items for rigidity.Certainly if you were building it a'la
book with 3/4X3mill they'd have to.
Bob
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