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02GF74

posted on 25/1/06 at 02:30 PM Reply With Quote
show me your boot!

or to be more precise, the small area behdind the driver and above the pertol tank!

I removed the ply boot floor and will be replacing with aluminium, 1.2 or 1.5 mm, and just looking for ideas so I get it right-ish first time.

Thanks.

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muzchap

posted on 25/1/06 at 02:38 PM Reply With Quote
Hi mate,

My mate did his with alloy and it constantly rattles :-(

I'm going to use Fibreglass ;-)

Cheers,

Murray

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smart51

posted on 25/1/06 at 02:41 PM Reply With Quote
MNR do a GRP boot box which may fit.

I've seen a boot that was formed in chicken wire and then covered in wet fibreglass. Once carpeted it looked alright (in the dark)

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balidey

posted on 25/1/06 at 02:54 PM Reply With Quote
there are two Westfield GRP boot boxes on e-bay now, may be a good starting point?
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Humbug

posted on 25/1/06 at 02:55 PM Reply With Quote
I made a template out of cardboard, the cut the same shape out of ali (1 piece), folded and riveted it, and self-tappered it to the chassis. My boot is a bit narrower than some because I have lights on the back panel.

See my photo archive for pics

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02GF74

posted on 25/1/06 at 03:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
I made a template out of cardboard, the cut the same shape out of ali (1 piece), folded and riveted it, and self-tappered it to the chassis. My boot is a bit narrower than some because I have lights on the back panel.

See my photo archive for pics



that's the lines I am thinking on; will use lots of silicone sealnat to ensure no rattles

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flyingkiwi

posted on 25/1/06 at 04:47 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry to hijack but whats the score with a boot floor and SVA? Does the boot have to be removeable?

I plan on covering in the bottom (got a big sheet of Titanium) to *obtain* some ground effect, so with a fixed boot mr SVA won't be able to see in there.

Cheers
Chris





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Phil. S

posted on 25/1/06 at 08:56 PM Reply With Quote
I made mine out of 1.2mm aluminium and have no rattles. There's a couple of pictures at the bottom of this page





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Simon

posted on 25/1/06 at 11:04 PM Reply With Quote
Phil,

Very neat

ATB

SImon






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NS Dev

posted on 25/1/06 at 11:41 PM Reply With Quote
very neat indeed!





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Hasse

posted on 26/1/06 at 11:05 AM Reply With Quote
Hi,

Made mine out of 1.5 mm alu, splitted in two for easy removal. Screwed on the sides and "resting" on top of the tank with foam rubber between.

No rattling.

Last pic in my archive.

/Hasse

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andyharding

posted on 26/1/06 at 12:06 PM Reply With Quote
Nope, doesn't need to be removable.

quote:
Originally posted by flyingkiwi
Sorry to hijack but whats the score with a boot floor and SVA? Does the boot have to be removeable?

I plan on covering in the bottom (got a big sheet of Titanium) to *obtain* some ground effect, so with a fixed boot mr SVA won't be able to see in there.

Cheers
Chris






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Hellfire

posted on 26/1/06 at 12:58 PM Reply With Quote
We made ours from 6mm plywood and then covered in carpet. Undo four screws and the whole boot can be removed.

Boot Box Here






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Mark Allanson

posted on 26/1/06 at 01:53 PM Reply With Quote
A picky with the lid off Rescued attachment BootWOLid.jpg
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Mark Allanson

posted on 26/1/06 at 01:53 PM Reply With Quote
..and one with the lid on Rescued attachment BootWLid.jpg
Rescued attachment BootWLid.jpg






If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation

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