Crafty Wheeze!

[Guest ollie chapman]

Hi there, just thought I'd share a bit of build inspiration here. After fitting the rear underbody diffuser on our Zero it struck me that adjusting the dampers suddenly became that bit more difficult - well nigh impossible - without rolling around on the floor underneath the wheelarches. Then, as dinghy sailing is another of my passions I remembered the screw-in hatches you can get for buoyancy chambers etc. So I got a pair off ebay in black, cut out holes in the bodywork, then rivetted them in place. Now I can easily get to the knobs to do quick adjustments and replace the covers in seconds! I found it was easier to drill out the rivets on the ally plate just below the roll bar mount, cut the hole, then rivet the plates back onto the chassis then add the hatches rather than try to cut a hole in situ.

 

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These guys do various sizes and black/white

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27b8418ed0

 

Cheers

Edited October 26, 2014 by ollie chapman

[Bob Tucker]

Ollie....Brilliant!

We have been looking for a big filler neck for the ice tank that feeds the intercooler

on Ray's Vette.....that one is perfect!

It's really starting to take shape now...

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Amazing how the simple things are brilliant.

 

would make a great inspection hole in the inner tunnel to facilitate gearbox oil level checking easier.

[Knock-on]

May try and work one into the boot to adjust handbrake cable

[Dave R]

are they 1/4 turn to remove or just a standard threaded bung ?

assume they have an o ring seal ?

[Bob Tucker]

2 part item, lid fully screws into base

sealing ring and security strap.

[brumster]

These were very popular back in the 90's on GTM Rossas, as the subframe mounts were accessed through the tunnel via the passenger compartment but once built-up and all your interior done, they were impossible to get at - until some bright spark had the idea of using these things in the top of the GRP monocoque; before you knew it, everyone was fitting them

 

Very handy.

[Bob Tucker]

I especially like the idea of a security strap.

 

The times Ive removed a filler cap, or a rad cap & forgotten

where I put it once the tank is full..... ...