Jason: THIS MAY, OR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION, BUT WHEN I
MOVED THE INSTURMENT PANEL BACK I MADE THE FACE OF
THE PANEL 2'' WIDER, AND MADE THE TWO ANGLE PANELS
SHORTER. SO THE ANGLE TO THE FIREWALL REMAINED AS PER
MAM SPECS.
HOWEVER , TO DO THIS I HAD TO BUILD A COMPLETE NEW
INSTURMENT PANEL
On 12/13/2008 7:39 PM,
brownell@candlelight.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> Ken
-> Thanks a lot,That's good thinking.I'll put gussets both top and
-> bottom.That otta hold'er!
-> Appreciate the input.
-> Jason
-> On 13-Dec-08, at 10:57 PM, Ken wrote:
->
-> > Jason
-> >
-> > Actually I always figured that the braces were indeed mostly to tie
-> > the
-> > door posts to the firewall. Imagine the tube being pulled firmly as
-> > the
-> > engine mount tries to pull the firewall sideways. That pull will also
-> > try to move the instrument panel so I'd recommend a gusset at the
-> > bottom
-> > corner of the panel at the bend if you change the brace direction a
-> > few
-> > degrees. Don't know if MAM would agree but there isn't a lot of
-> > choices
-> > there.
-> >
-> > Note that some folks also put a gusset under the glareshield at the
-> > top
-> > of the instrument panel where the bend is as well as apparently there
-> > have been some cracks reported in the glareshield there. Same
-> > situation
-> > with the firewall pulling sideways I believe. I put gussets on the top
-> > and bottom of the panel.
-> >
-> > Ken
-> >
-> > Rebecca Brownell wrote:
-> >> Thanks Ken
-> >> I did trim the panel back as well which keeps the same space behind
-> >> the panel.I was thinking that I could do what you seem to have done
-> >> in changing the angle a bit and reinforcing the corner of the
-> >> panel.just wasn't sure if this was acceptable or not.The braces are
-> >> more to stiffen
-> >> the panel than the firewall isn't it?It's not a huge correction,I'd
-> >> say 4 or 5 degrees.Do you think I'm OK to do it that way?Thanks so
-> >> much for the input.
-> >>
-> >> Jason
-> >> 817R
-> >> On 13-Dec-08, at 3:13 PM, Ken wrote:
-> >>
-> >>> Jason
-> >>>
-> >>> I don't have dimensions but I can tell you that I do seem to recall
-> >>> extending the brackets on the firewall out a couple of inches aft to
-> >>> make the angles work. I assume you did cut back the side panels of
-> >>> the
-> >>> instrument panel to pull the panel rearwards.
-> >>>
-> >>> I believe I also changed the angle the tubes meet the instrument
-> >>> panel
-> >>> at a tiny bit. I already had a very strong channel with reinforced
-> >>> corners under the panel otherwise that might not be a good idea.
-> >>>
-> >>> Ken
-> >>>
-> >>> Rebecca Brownell wrote:
-> >>>> Hi all
-> >>>> I need to double check some measurements.I'm installing the dash
-> >>>> braces and they aren't lining up just right.
-> >>>> I moved the firewall back as per manual and wanted to know the
-> >>>> distance from the face of the pannel to the firewall,
-> >>>> or from the rear edge of the upright's on the cage to the face of
-> >>>> the
-> >>>> pannel.The problem is the angle of the bends in the dash
-> >>>> pannel have changed when shortening and the braces don"t meet
in
-> >>>> the
-> >>>> middle of the firewall.If someone wouldn't mind checking those
-> >>>> dimensions for me it would tell me what the heck is going
-> >>>> under there.
-> >>>> Appreciate the help
-> >>>> Jason
-> >>>> 817R
-> >>>
-> >
-> >
-> >
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