Front panel to wings
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richard4040
Front panel to wings
What do people do here? Most Dollys I've seen have a crack in the paint here. Is there anyway to avoid that or is it just another great dolly quirk like hitting the Rev counter when you start up?:D
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Jon Tilson
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Re: Front panel to wings
Should just be a line where the panels join.
Not sure if there was a bit of seam sealer here and then primed and painted over when made but my early ones
all tend to rust around here. The later ones are a bit better but still have the line for the joint.
Jonners
Not sure if there was a bit of seam sealer here and then primed and painted over when made but my early ones
all tend to rust around here. The later ones are a bit better but still have the line for the joint.
Jonners
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Carledo
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Re: Front panel to wings
At the top joint I just used Tiger seal, there being no other obvious way to join the GRP panels together. at the bottom join with the valance I used Tiger seal and tapping bolts, the same as every other join I made when fitting the club GRP panels. This has proved to be very tough so far.
I wiped the excess Tiger seal away so the seam was still obviously there in both places as that's how it would have looked when new.
Steve
I wiped the excess Tiger seal away so the seam was still obviously there in both places as that's how it would have looked when new.
Steve
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'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!
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cleverusername
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Re: Front panel to wings
I just used bolts, and put up with the gap. Mainly because i want the wings to be easy to remove in case I have to do more work on the metal underneath.