sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 5/12/08 at 10:08 AM |
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When to fit panel behind seats?
Hi All,
The MNR manual says fettle the panel that goes immediately behind the seats to fit and then put it to one side before fitting the body. But nowhere in
the manual does it mention when it should be fitted and Sikaflexed in? Anybody know or advise what they have done?
Also, has anyone fitted the interior side panels before fitting the body? Or can they only be fitted after the body is on?
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markyb
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| posted on 5/12/08 at 10:30 AM |
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I fitted my panels before the body tub
the rolled edges of the bodywork make the panels difficult to fit after the bodywork has been set on .
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coozer
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| posted on 5/12/08 at 11:18 AM |
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I fitted the panel after the body but only because I didn't consider it before fitting the body.
The interior side panels can be loose fitted after the body work but during the rebuild of my chassis I choose to rivit them to the outside of the
chassis before the body. This leaves chassis rails exposed and gives alittle mnore room round the throttle pedal for me size 10's
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 8/12/08 at 08:42 AM |
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Hi Both,
Thanks for the tips. I'm going to fit my interior panels before the body in that case, as Markyb did. I'm using carbon fibre which is not
quite as flexible as the fake carbon stuff, and I have separate panels to go either side of the roll cage upright (one of which slots behind part of
the upright), so fitting them first will avoid the risk of not being able to get them in once the body is on. The forward panels that go in the sides
of the footwells are simply not flexible enough to squeeze in between the chassis rails so I'm going to go with the idea of fitting them to the
outside of the chassis like Coozer.
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow ©
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Gergely
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| posted on 8/12/08 at 09:15 AM |
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Hi,
We also have a full cage, so have front and rear interior panel sections. We have fitted the drivers side inside panel on the outside of the chassis
for more legroom, but all other panels on the inside. Obviously we have fitted the drivers front piece before the body tub and all the others
afterwards.
It helps if you trim all panels before you put the tub on for ease of measuring / trimming.
With carbon fiber panels I would advise you to put them on before the tub, as the fake C/F panels are flexible and this helps when you need to slide
them under the lip on the tub.
One advice I would give is to put Sikaflex on the outside of the chassis rails before the final fitting of the tube to avoid rattling. And also, put
sikaflex or silicone on the outside of the C/F panels where you put them on the outside of the rails as these will rattle, too with the tub.
Gergely
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