andyd
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 posted on 3/9/03 at 12:00 PM |
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Slackness in rear panel
Has anyone got any suggestions about how to tighten up an aluminium rear panel once it's been "dressed" (and I use the word in loose
terms)?
Our rear panel has not wrapped tightly around the top tube in a couple of places. I think it was because we cut off too much metal before hammering
it over the top and as such not enough pull was exerted on the panel as a whole.
Would heating it up somehow allow us to make it tighter?
Andy
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mreveready
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 03:47 PM |
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Only a suggestion!
Every panel except ones I require for access have been bonded with a very high strength adhesive sealer (31kg per square cm strength)
This also strengthens the entire chassis.
Given the ideal distance between mating surfaces is 3.2 mm, it would certainly take up the slack and tighten the chassis and panels.
Hope this helps. 
The pleasure has been all mine.
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Stu16v
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 08:37 PM |
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quote:
Every panel except ones I require for access have been bonded with a very high strength adhesive sealer (31kg per square cm strength)
You wouldnt know where to get some by any chance?
Dont just build it.....make it!
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mreveready
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 11:45 PM |
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mailed you with details.....
The pleasure has been all mine.
http://www.mreveready.com Online at last.
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mreveready
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 09:58 AM |
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Stu,
Please mail me and I'll send details, I posted mailed you prior to seeing you don't have your e-mail address listed. 
The pleasure has been all mine.
http://www.mreveready.com Online at last.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 11:42 AM |
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If you are going to paint the back panels, you could use a shrinking dolly and hammer, DA off the dimples and stopper the pits and nobody would know -
except us!
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Stu16v
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| posted on 7/9/03 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
mailed you with details.....
Sorry mate, just pulling your leg....(broused your web site.... )
Dont just build it.....make it!
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andyd
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| posted on 8/9/03 at 08:21 PM |
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Well we've decided to start again because we're not happy with the outcome. It may interest someone at least to know that we'd used
16SWG ally and not 18 as Mr Ron suggested. We will be buying a sheet of 18 and making the bonnet soon so we'll see if that thickness can be
"dressed" more succesfully before buying yet another sheet to redo the back panel.
Oh isn't this learning by trial and error fun! Expensive too! 
Andy
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