Friday 17 October 2008

15th October 2007











More Panels!.....................
The next of the panels to go on was the transmission tunnel side panels. I purposefully left the top tunnel panel off until the last moments of the build to allow access to the prop, wiring and brake & fuel lines and also to change the gearshift to a quickshift which i decided to do after the g'box was in!

Shortly after the trans panels i fitted the rear interior side panels and the exterior side panels. All of the panels come pretty much platpack!! All are cut to size (and may require additional trimming and all will need filing on the edges) but it is up to you to bend and form the panels into shape. There are some that have some 90 degree bends which are pre-bent by GBS but panels like the scuttle and rear panel need you to create the curves!!! Also a lot of the panels have inch wide 'teeth' that require you to bend these to 90 degrees. Make sure these are bend equally to create a flat surface. Any teeth folded to much or not enough will stick out like a sore thumb and affect the mounting of the panel.

The panels in the pics all went on without any real hassles. Just the odd trim job and file and a whole lotta rivets!!








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