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« Reply #1140 on: September 26, 2016, 07:51:07 PM » |
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 Nearly finished and at last I can be sure that it will work. Some radiusing and polishing, proper pins/rivets and the mounting thread adaptor to sort out. The cam locking works a treat.
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« Reply #1141 on: September 26, 2016, 07:55:31 PM » |
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Isn't that a lovely thing.
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« Reply #1142 on: September 27, 2016, 10:25:21 AM » |
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« Reply #1143 on: September 27, 2016, 11:01:13 AM » |
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Thanks.
Just mocked it up on the rad shell. Think it will do.
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« Reply #1144 on: September 27, 2016, 01:23:08 PM » |
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Perfect. So that'll pass BIVA? Just shows you don't have to build a bland & boring car to stay within the regs.
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« Reply #1145 on: September 27, 2016, 01:48:29 PM » |
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Outstanding, absolutely outstanding sir.
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« Reply #1146 on: September 27, 2016, 03:09:26 PM » |
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« Reply #1147 on: September 27, 2016, 03:19:37 PM » |
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Cheers. So that'll pass BIVA?
As far as we can tell it should do, but it's probably pushing the limits a bit. There are specific regulations covering fuel filler caps which is why the Aston cap had to be modified and recessed slightly into the rear bodywork and other regs concerning bonnet mascots, trim, hubcaps and doorhandles etc. but nothing about radiator caps. Reading the regs carefully, as long as the rad cap meets all the contactable edge radius requirements and doesn't come above the 4 degree sight line, then it should not fail. Saying that it might be prudent for me to make a plain screw on cap just in case. Naturally this has to be a fully functioning cap connected to the rad otherwise it would be deemed to be just a decorative object and fail. |
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« Reply #1148 on: September 27, 2016, 03:33:53 PM » |
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Really? Even if it has all the same dimensions as a working one? Why would a fake one be deemed unsafe when a real one isn't?
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« Reply #1149 on: September 27, 2016, 04:23:17 PM » |
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As far as I can understand the IVA inspection rules, if it's a fake one, it would be considered to be a bonnet/radiator mascot. You could fit one but it would have to comply with the different regs for these, including being easily detachable or folding away if struck.
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« Reply #1150 on: September 27, 2016, 06:33:11 PM » |
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« Reply #1151 on: September 27, 2016, 11:56:26 PM » |
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if ,,BIVA, continues tightening as it is doing ,,monopoly,, cars will be out of the radius,,specs,,
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« Reply #1152 on: October 01, 2016, 08:15:36 AM » |
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« Reply #1153 on: October 01, 2016, 05:24:45 PM » |
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« Reply #1154 on: October 08, 2016, 08:57:51 AM » |
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Some days you have good ideas, sometimes not so good. The rear boat tail needs a safe edge/return where it meets the body sides. This could be done by simply welding a shaped strip of sheet metal in place or a length of round bar. But no, I decide to make it out of some 20 x 15 steel angle and solid rivet it in place to match the look of the car.  Reshaping angle to a set radius is a pain. Reshaping it to exactly match a compound curved panel, so it has to curve in two directions at the same time and altering the angle to suit along it's length is something totally different. Only 12 inches long, it took over six hours of gentle and some not so gentle hammering, to shape both sides to fit. Just hope when riveted in place, it was worth the effort
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