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Miks15

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:03 PM Reply With Quote
interior panels, bonded?

i posted about riveting my interior panels in yesterday, but can they just be bonded in? i thought because its going to be hard to drill all the holes in the chassis tubes, especially down by the floor. So bonding wold be so much quicker and easier.

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Mikkel

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turbodisplay

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:14 PM Reply With Quote
I used rivets on mine, i have a few pannels. If you do want to use bonding, use a few rivets.
It is stong, but if it peels it is weaker. A rivet will halt a peel.
Darren

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sebastiaan

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:15 PM Reply With Quote
I used trusty old sikaflex 4,5 years ago for the tunnel sides. Still solid as a rock. Go for it!
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Miks15

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:22 PM Reply With Quote
brilliant cheers, Guess i could pop a few rivets in the corners say, just to hold it all tight, just dont fancy drill hundreds of holes thats all! Plus i would probably sikaflex it anyway to seal it.

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bodger

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:24 PM Reply With Quote
I think I'm going to sikaflex the sides & maybe velcro the top on. I sure that's what MK said they do now.
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turbodisplay

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:33 PM Reply With Quote
Dont forget it is not fuel resistant - guess how I know that!
Darren

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blakep82

posted on 15/12/09 at 06:56 PM Reply With Quote
sikaflex and rivet every 3" or so?
they'd be close enough to look good, but not overkill. you could always add more between later if you wanted





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Miks15

posted on 15/12/09 at 07:03 PM Reply With Quote
its still a bit too much work for the rivets, im trying to avoid having to drill, will be a right pain getting a clean hole in to the chassis rails down by the floor.
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sebastiaan

posted on 15/12/09 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
Almost forgot, the rear bulkhead on mine is bonded in too!
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jabbahutt

posted on 16/12/09 at 08:02 AM Reply With Quote
if it's any help I used rivnuts to secure my interior panels. I too didn't fancy drilling the bottom rails so made removeable floor panels with hard wearing vinyl which when in place keep all the interior panel bottom edges pressed against the chassis rails.






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