mango, little do you know that I've been scoping out your site during 90% of my free time yesterday and pulled a few ideas that will be implemented on mine.
I noticed that we have the same fuel tank, but I couldn't figure out how the HELL you managed to get a spare in there and still clear the hood. Then it dawned on me......your tank is the other way around. Neck at top instead of bottom, that way you have the hump at the top, which makes it possible to mount the spare on top. I picked up a VW spare kit locally which fits inside the spare and is very similar to the hazet design. albeit, very modern.
It's unfair that you lot have the DUZ fasteners over there. We have nothing like that locally that is even close to that price. I was looking for an idea to clean up the rear seat and the storage area and I like what you did back there with the velcro. Only main diffs is I want that rear spot for storage and I want the battery up front.
Love your car by the way, I think I've only said that about 100 times.
Gary, when's your birthday?
The speed shop down the street from my house has a zillion Dzus buttons.
Airplanes use them a lot, too. If you source them locally, try an airplane scrap yard.
I remember seeing dead airplanes at pretty much every airport in East Africa ...
I could certainly post you some, though. No sweat.
The speed shop down the street from my house has a zillion Dzus buttons.
Airplanes use them a lot, too. If you source them locally, try an airplane scrap yard.
I remember seeing dead airplanes at pretty much every airport in East Africa ...
I could certainly post you some, though. No sweat.
Cory.................it's tomorrow..imagine that.
lol.
East Africa is a hella way from us......we're only about 10 000 miles away.........local access to aircraft parts is zero.
Cory, if you let me know how much, I can have a friend paypal you some money to cover it, I only need 4.
ps mango, I just noticed why your set up works, our local speedsters has the tank mounted in a beetle position, yours is way back......I may have to do some cutting......
lol.
East Africa is a hella way from us......we're only about 10 000 miles away.........local access to aircraft parts is zero.
Cory, if you let me know how much, I can have a friend paypal you some money to cover it, I only need 4.
ps mango, I just noticed why your set up works, our local speedsters has the tank mounted in a beetle position, yours is way back......I may have to do some cutting......
Gary, you'll have to know a couple things to get the depth of the Dzus right. They're in two parts; one that mounts to the panel you want to hold down, and the other to the panel or structure you want to anchor to.
Measure the thickness of both pieces together, and I'll go get the right buttons Thursday.
I know you're a good distance to the Horn, but I haven't ever been south of Tanzania. It does seem like aircraft maintenance stops when the mechanics run out of skill or the operator of the airplane runs out of money. What a shame.
At Entebbe, for example, there had to have been 50 or so 70s-vintage MiG fighters stacked, wingless, around the perimeter of the airport. All looked to have been picked over.
Measure the thickness of both pieces together, and I'll go get the right buttons Thursday.
I know you're a good distance to the Horn, but I haven't ever been south of Tanzania. It does seem like aircraft maintenance stops when the mechanics run out of skill or the operator of the airplane runs out of money. What a shame.
At Entebbe, for example, there had to have been 50 or so 70s-vintage MiG fighters stacked, wingless, around the perimeter of the airport. All looked to have been picked over.
Cory, sorry for the delay, I was off work for 2 days.
The depth of the panel is 5mm and the depth of the section behind it is 3mm, so total is 8mm. (that translates into 0.31496063 inches) lol.
There is an older national airport about 20 minutes from my house and they have a spares shop. I popped into ask if I could buy Dzus's. His reply, they only sell to recognised businesses in the aircraft trade. I mean common, what a crock of sh*t.
I can buy new, but 10 in a pack and a price tag of a little over $80, kinda makes me say sod it.
Cory the general African way is to fix or mod it than throw it away or replace it. But most of the times, they'd let something rust away than sell it.
The depth of the panel is 5mm and the depth of the section behind it is 3mm, so total is 8mm. (that translates into 0.31496063 inches) lol.
There is an older national airport about 20 minutes from my house and they have a spares shop. I popped into ask if I could buy Dzus's. His reply, they only sell to recognised businesses in the aircraft trade. I mean common, what a crock of sh*t.
I can buy new, but 10 in a pack and a price tag of a little over $80, kinda makes me say sod it.
Cory the general African way is to fix or mod it than throw it away or replace it. But most of the times, they'd let something rust away than sell it.
Gary-Dzus fasteners can be purchased on EBAY:
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=dzus+fasteners&_sacat=See-All-Categories
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=dzus+fasteners&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Gary, I went to the shop a couple days ago to verify that they had #650 Dzus buttons. They do, so I'll buy some. They'll do what you need them to. Do you want two sets, or four?
I'll need an address. PM it to hooptypilot AT gmail.com, okay?
If, for some reason they don't fit, you just need to sand away the excess material. I'll post along some instructions also; it's a three-piece unit. You'll need a pop-rivet gun and some rivets.
Easy as pie.
I'll need an address. PM it to hooptypilot AT gmail.com, okay?
If, for some reason they don't fit, you just need to sand away the excess material. I'll post along some instructions also; it's a three-piece unit. You'll need a pop-rivet gun and some rivets.
Easy as pie.
Gary -- most of those eBay auctions look like better deals than I can get. Either way, the offer's open.
Hey guys, thanks for the info. Cory, i just mailed you. Ebay isn't an option for me. I'd rather not go through them as the stuff plain doesn't arrive........
Cory, I just need four in total......dunno how much come in a set.
Cory, I just need four in total......dunno how much come in a set.
Okay. They'll be on their way NLT Thursday.
Job done - almost
Bought a 145/R15 spare as no temporary tires here in a close size and a battery 175mm high in the stock battery well up front. The tire sits on top of the battery right up front laying flat.
Should be done tomorrow fabricating a fuel tank that drops down into the hole, with bumps to clear the U-joint steering. The tank top curves around the tire for added capacity and weight up front, and higher at the sides and rear firewall area. Hopefully I have left sufficient room for the soft top.
Bought a 145/R15 spare as no temporary tires here in a close size and a battery 175mm high in the stock battery well up front. The tire sits on top of the battery right up front laying flat.
Should be done tomorrow fabricating a fuel tank that drops down into the hole, with bumps to clear the U-joint steering. The tank top curves around the tire for added capacity and weight up front, and higher at the sides and rear firewall area. Hopefully I have left sufficient room for the soft top.
Cheers Cory...............much appreciated. This weekend I get to box in the lower section and that should hopefully get my battery in where it should be.
Cory................you the man, just got them now. I've sent you an email to confirm something. Dude, much appreciated, hopefully they'll go on this weekend.
On the battery front.....well the work has gone on in the front, the battery box has been fabbed and now all that remains is doing the ground and then running the cable. Hopefully will have one more thing ticked off by the end of the weekend.
On the battery front.....well the work has gone on in the front, the battery box has been fabbed and now all that remains is doing the ground and then running the cable. Hopefully will have one more thing ticked off by the end of the weekend.
hoghead - soft top folds behind the front seats - no need to remove and stow it. Or were you thinking the full tonneau?