Spare wheel mounting etc

[Guest chris brown]

Ant I used two large washers and a piece of tube over the supplied threaded (wrong for wheel nut :angry: ) rod to space the spare wheel away from the back of the car this takes no weight as the tyre sits hard down in the chassis loop

[Big Jim]

For a spare wheel bracket, this is what I did. As my car is monocoque, and doesn't have that very strong chassis loop under the wheel.

[swan]

hi

just glue 3 cut down rubber door stops to the back panel

 

swan

[Guest Ant]

On this one (A 2B, right?), what is the black bracket secured to? Is there something behind the panel to prevent it warping?

 

 

Ant

[Big Jim]

Ant, put your glasses on, and try reading ALL the words!!

[Guest Ant]

Ok boss - glasses cleaned and eyes open ... it says:

 

the inside of the boot MUST be strengthened up and braced to carry the weight.

 

So there's something behind there giving it strength .... can I ask what?

 

Ant

[Big Jim]

As it says in both the write up, and on my post, this was what I did on my monocoque mark 3. There is a piece of angle iron going all the way across under the top lip of the boot, with both the roll over bar bolts, and the seat belt mounting bolts going through it, at the centre there are 2 more pieces of angle iron welded to the previous piece, going down to the bottom of the back panel, with the 2 holes for the outside bracket, going through them as well.

The spare wheel is held away from the back panel with a couple of rubber blocks glued to the panel.

The number plate/extra stop light bracket, is made so that it is still 'seeable' under the extra luggage 'shelf'

It's fine to carry lightweight camping gear on, but I wouldn't put heavy gear on there.

With the 2B hoop, you can really load it up. See our web site for idea's on making a luggage carrier.