wilkingj
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| posted on 12/4/05 at 09:00 PM |
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Removable Scuttle
Does anyone put anything between the bottom of the scuttle and the self it sits on.
I was thinking of some of that very thin closed cell foam tape. ie to give it something to sit on, and to allow a little "give".
What does the team think?
What have you done?
What do you think you should have done?
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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shortie
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| posted on 12/4/05 at 09:28 PM |
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Yep, exactly what I have used and a number of others have used it too.
Rich.
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wicket
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| posted on 12/4/05 at 10:21 PM |
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Me to
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 01:44 AM |
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Same here, 3mm x 25mm closed cell foam.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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Hellfire
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 11:37 AM |
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Nope. Not us. Nothing at all.
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chrisf
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 01:15 PM |
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When you use the foam tape, does the scuttle not sit too high from the side panels? The front of my scuttle sits on the engine tray and sits too high
IMHO--and that is only 1/16". This weekend I'm going to have to redesign the whole thing. I'm with Hellfire on this one, no tape
needed.
--Chris
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clbarclay
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 01:54 PM |
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By the time you've tightend down the scuttle, that 3mm will end up more like 1mm (less than a 1/16, more like a 1/25 with any luck).
[Edited on 13/4/05 by clbarclay]
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locoboy
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 02:03 PM |
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it will just help to stop water ingress and any potential vibrations etc
ATB
Locoboy
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wilkingj
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 06:34 PM |
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Wow!... Thanks for the views.. I was thinking along those lines. Water ingress and vibration. Not from damage more more for noise from vibration.
I think I will go with the tape, when its bolted down it wont be high enough to worry about.
Thanks chaps... and any chapesses.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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billy
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 07:05 PM |
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I used it too, if its good enuff for Dax then its good enuff for me
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Hellfire
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 07:06 PM |
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If you tighten the scuttle down sufficiently (and I don't mean wrenched down) there will be no vibrations whatsoever and definitely no ingress
of water!!
PS. At least not on the MK body panels
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Peteff
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 08:05 PM |
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None in mine.
Where's all the water going to be coming from? Unless you have a roof on it's going to get in anyway.There's only the two little
bits exposed where it sits at the side, the rest is under the bonnet. Foam strip will absorb water and conduct it by capillary action anyway,
you'd be better off with solid rubber like inner tube strip.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/4/05 at 07:12 AM |
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I also used closed-cell rubber strip - not to stop the water getting in (although I guess it does) but to stop squeaks and rattles between the chassis
and the scuttle frame (mine's a book chassis with a 'real' scuttle). I've also been fairly fanatical generally about keeping
the engine bay well-sealed from the passenger compartment. Not worried about exhaust fumes, as I have no roof or windscreen, but I would like a
decent chance of escaping unscathed in case of an engine fire.
rgds,
David
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irvined
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| posted on 18/4/05 at 03:21 PM |
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Hello,
I'd thought about running a strip of tadpole trim all the way along from the scuttle to the nose cone. I think it may make the join ebtween the
bonnet and chassis look better.
I'll let you know how i get on.
Cheers
D
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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