Wing removal and front end overhaul

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Re: Wing removal and front end overhaul

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Good to see you back.
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nice work :D
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The finished boot and battery install
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Re: Wing removal and front end overhaul

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ToledoZombie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:51 pm The finished boot and battery install
Did you buy the battery tray,or make it,if you made it now did you get the holes
in it,the shape bunnies i mean

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I bought it, bolted it in and hey presto. Beats the old setup where the previous owner just threw it in the spare wheel well
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Re: Wing removal and front end overhaul

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new to this wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:45 pm
ToledoZombie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:51 pm The finished boot and battery install
Did you buy the battery tray,or make it,if you made it now did you get the holes
in it,the shape bunnies i mean

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Use two sizes of tube offcuts, smaller first place under the sheet metal, hammer around to form a crease, cold chisel around circle to cut out metal smooth with a file if needed, or use a hole saw to cut the initial hole. Swap to slightly a larger diameter pipe offcut under the sheet and use a bossing mallet to finish off the hole.

Edit: Found a video!
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Re: Wing removal and front end overhaul

#67 Post by ToledoZombie »

I wish I had the time and patience to do that. It would be very satisfying. It’s taken me long enough to do just the boot so it’ll be shop bought items for me
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Galileo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:41 pm
new to this wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:45 pm
ToledoZombie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:51 pm The finished boot and battery install
Did you buy the battery tray,or make it,if you made it now did you get the holes
in it,the shape bunnies i mean

Dave
Use two sizes of tube offcuts, smaller first place under the sheet metal, hammer around to form a crease, cold chisel around circle to cut out metal smooth with a file if needed, or use a hole saw to cut the initial hole. Swap to slightly a larger diameter pipe offcut under the sheet and use a bossing mallet to finish off the hole.

Edit: Found a video!
Thanks for posting link

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#69 Post by ToledoZombie »

Long time since I updated this thread. So here's a photo of Chuckie in her latest form

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Looking tidy!
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a lot has happened in the last 6 months. I will try and do a full update at some point but heres a photo for now
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