Irony
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:09 PM |
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Scuttle Attaching Rivnuts
I wanted to attach my scuttle with rivnuts. Mostly because that I will want to remove it again in the future. But rivnuts leave the scuttle sitting
1.5mm off the chassis. I know you can get low profile ones but they still leave a gap. What did you guys do? do you think it possible to use some
sort of rubber strips or trim?
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ReMan
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:18 PM |
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Countersunk rivnuts. Zero profile
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Pete Jordan
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:20 PM |
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You could use rubber trim to fill the gap, oryou could make the fixing holes you drill in the scuttle larger than the diameter of the rivnut and then
use a strip ofmetal as a load spreading washer. That way the scuttle will fit without a gap.
Pete
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austin man
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:22 PM |
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drill the hole out larger on the scuttle so it sits over the rivnut then use a large washer with the bolt. Alternatively use blind rivnuts (think this
is a name for them)
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Irony
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:31 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by austin man
drill the hole out larger on the scuttle so it sits over the rivnut then use a large washer with the bolt. Alternatively use blind rivnuts (think this
is a name for them)
This is a genius idea!
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AdrianH
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:40 PM |
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What are you using for the side panels on the car, fibreglass or ally as it will have a thickness similar or more then some rivnuts.
Adrian
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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Irony
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:44 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by AdrianH
What are you using for the side panels on the car, fibreglass or ally as it will have a thickness similar or more then some rivnuts.
Adrian
Ally, I think I know what your getting at. The ally wraps over the chassis. I could drill the ally bigger than the rivnut and sink it below the
level of the ally.
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AdrianH
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posted on 16/3/10 at 11:51 PM |
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Yep that is what I meant and did on mine. Used countersunk rivets to fasten the panel on with.
Cheers
Adrian
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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speedyxjs
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posted on 17/3/10 at 06:53 AM |
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Rubber trim on mine
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Irony
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posted on 17/3/10 at 08:18 AM |
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Where did you get the trim from?
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afj
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posted on 17/3/10 at 08:39 AM |
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Rubber 'P' trim on mine from woolies trim in deeping near peterborough they do allsorts
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Bluemoon
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posted on 17/3/10 at 09:53 AM |
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Used Ali side panels folded over means they end up flush...
You could use rubber strip, or P section rubber strip. Depends on how the panel gaps look as well, the rubber P strips can hide such problems!
Dan
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adithorp
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posted on 17/3/10 at 12:31 PM |
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Rather than drilling the holes in the scuttle too big right through cant you just countersink the underside? That way the protruding rivnut will sit
in the countersink but you won't have holes that are too big for the screws.
adrian
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40inches
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posted on 17/3/10 at 01:15 PM |
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I used rivstuds, large hole in scuttle, rectangular plate over hole and serrated flange nuts.
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MikeR
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posted on 17/3/10 at 01:23 PM |
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i'm drilling a hole in the chassis, inserting a threaded insert, curving the steel around the hole to make more space for the weld (centre punch
and hammer) welding the threaded insert in place, grinding flat.
more work but permanent and no risk of it slipping or water ingress into the chassis rail.
edited to add - or welding the threaded insert at the side of the chassis and making a large lipped washer to go over onto the GRP.
[Edited on 17/3/10 by MikeR]
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eddie99
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posted on 17/3/10 at 01:38 PM |
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The Fibreglass side panels made mine flush in the end. Think it'll be pretty similar for ally ones!
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adithorp
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posted on 17/3/10 at 09:47 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by MikeR
i'm drilling a hole in the chassis, inserting a threaded insert, curving the steel around the hole to make more space for the weld (centre punch
and hammer) welding the threaded insert in place, grinding flat.
more work but permanent and no risk of it slipping or water ingress into the chassis rail.
edited to add - or welding the threaded insert at the side of the chassis and making a large lipped washer to go over onto the GRP.
[Edited on 17/3/10 by MikeR]
How long have you been building, Mike?
adrian
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indykid
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posted on 17/3/10 at 10:50 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by adithorp
How long have you been building, Mike?
adrian
you beat me to it
tom
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MikeR
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posted on 17/3/10 at 11:29 PM |
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10 years so far - so when finished i intend keeping the car for a LONG time!!!!!
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