The lights shouldn't effect the rear sensors.
I asked to have the side panels welded to the rear, it looks okay, better than not welding and hopefully will look better when powder coated!
The edges were a little long for the side screws to go in so I took away a few millemeters with the Dremmel.
Before the glass went in I drilled 3.2mm holes for the press studs for the soft top. Then put them in using short rivets, which means the glass can go in without hitting them.
Press studs in place as well as glass. Ready to go back on once the scuttle has been filled, sanded and painted.
I wanted the heating pipes to go directly from the engine in/outlets under the battery, through the aluminium bulkhead and into the heater. Thought about making an alumium box to lift it but the had the idea of simply using one of those plastic floor tiles which are about 6mm thick to lift the battery up slightly. It's possible to cut them quit easily and stacking two should give enough space to get the water pipes under.
The battery clamps should keep everything together nicely
It can be seen bolted round the frame. Has anyone solved this problem?
No idea how to fit a foot rest in there, I've wondered this myself but generally just stick my left foot on the floor in-between clutch and brake. I will be interested to know if you are able to find a way to make space...
ReplyDeleteI like the welded panels, looks good. Not sure I would raise the battery up. I'm looking at places I can move mine to lower the CoG. I think there is probably space on the inlet side on the bottom of the engine bay. That said I'm sure I'm not anywhere near good enough to notice the difference...
I don't want to make too many changes if I can help it and the battery will only be lifted 20mm so the difference in CoG is minimal. I'm going to lower the seats by 20mm so that's that'll lower CoG
DeleteOh, while you have the panels off (if you still do) - I would recommend tapping all the holes and using little allen-head bolts instead of rivets when you put them back. It's a huge pain but you will be glad you did it next time you need to take the panels off.
ReplyDeleteGood idea but as you say it's a huge pain. I'm really hoping that once I put the panels back on (black rivets for black panels) it'll be the last time they need to come off!
ReplyDeleteI dunno, my view is that every time any panel etc comes off, I look at ways I can make it easier to remove/re-attach in future. That means replacing all rivets with bolts, etc - it's been 100% worth the effort.
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