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Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:
….Before now, I've drilled through the spot-welds & took the dog-leg to the vice & bolted it back on, thus emulating the opposite side.
In any case, I tend to fit M6 riv-nuts in the offside dog-leg to save faffing about with a spanner on the blind side.
dickie wrote:I had good results using a piece of T section aluminium to set my struts correctly.
Forward/aft was easy enough as they just need to be perpendicular to the tube.
http://www.ilambretta.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=11475&p=104750&hilit=Bitsa+build#p104750
The loop was pushed in as well, so I asked around and got the measurements. It doesn't show how I pulled it out in the link but at least you can see what it should be.
Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:Much depends upon patience & how 'factory' the frame should be, but the dog-leg part, being such a heavier gauge, will resist getting into the correct shape if bent, much more so than the thinner outrigger pressing.
Before now, I've drilled through the spot-welds & took the dog-leg to the vice & bolted it back on, thus emulating the opposite side.
In any case, I tend to fit M6 riv-nuts in the offside dog-leg to save faffing about with a spanner on the blind side.
Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:
In any case, I tend to fit M6 riv-nuts in the offside dog-leg to save faffing about with a spanner on the blind side.
Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:For the bridge fastening, though not wishing to detract from other products, I have used M5 'floating' anchor nuts for decades. The item depicted is obviously upside down to how it would be rivetted to the frame stand support cross member.
Fast n Furious wrote:I slot the holes on the crosstrees and use these M5 caged nuts to do the same job.
Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:Fast n Furious wrote:I slot the holes on the crosstrees and use these M5 caged nuts to do the same job.
I like that idea a lot as it involves no drilling. It makes me think that with a cage intended for a thicker gauge, the location ears could be tweaked such that they would clip into the existing bridge screw slots without having to widen them or make any modifications to the frame.
citydaz wrote:For the bridge piece fasteners i use M5 x 25mm long nuts (£2.75 for 5), attached to a spanner with masking tape to help locate in place, then tighten up from the top.
Job done!
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