beaver34
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posted on 20/8/12 at 07:57 AM |
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front arch fitment
hi all ,
need to fit some carbon front archs,
what do people do to stop them removing themselfs?
before car had about a ton of silicone holding them on but not sure what type etc as i did not put them on, am i best of bolting them on aswell and
sealer or will that crack the carbon and look crap
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GOJO
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posted on 20/8/12 at 08:08 AM |
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Stika flex/ tiger seal / pu adhesive , double up on latex gloves when using it takes 3 or 4 days to get off your skin and i have 1 bolt on each
bracket just on the inner edge just for good measure
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austin man
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posted on 20/8/12 at 09:09 AM |
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Make sure you key both surfaces before applying the silkaflex, some people also bolt them as a precaution the next time I fit arches I will also be
fixing a strip of ally to thr underside with blobs of silkaflex to prevent stone damage. Wish I had done it to the back wings I wouldnt have the
cracks I have now
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Chippy
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posted on 20/8/12 at 09:59 AM |
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I have mine secured with Evostick "Sticks like S**t", another PU adhesive. I allowed this to set for a couple of days, then cleaned up the
PU around the brackets and then put a couple of layers of CSM over the whole lot, much neater than having bolts sticking through the gaurds, IMHO. HTH
Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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everest
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posted on 20/8/12 at 11:28 AM |
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Front arches
Hi,
I use a Loctite product called 9466 x 50ml .
Its like a two part Araldite , but it self mixes in a special nozzel, but you get a few nozzels with the adhesive.
Used this to bond the front cycle wings onto the stays on my race car, and they never budged.
Hope this helps.
Regards Chris.
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Nigel T
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posted on 11/9/12 at 08:26 PM |
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Need to buy wing stays & wings for cortina hubs 195 tyres wheres best place
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