Running services from front to rear without a tunnel
iank - 9/10/08 at 11:07 AM
Not sure which section is best for this, but here seems as good as any.
I need to run the following services through the interior car, but I don't have a tunnel to stash them in.
- Brake hydraulic pipe
- Clutch hydraulic pipe
- Accelerator cable
- Loom (lights mainly)
- Battery cable (battery at front, starter motor at rear)
Others with the same car (freestyle buggy) tend to run cables through a split plastic pipe on the top chassis rail and brake/clutch pipes on the floor
close to the side. Neither is particularly great IMO and I'd like to hide them away in some kind of wide flat conduit.
Been looking through B&Q but I can't find anything that immediately seems ideal.
What I'm thinking is a flat back plate riveted/rivnuted onto the chassis with an internal standoff to allow p-clips/pipe clips to be invisible,
finally a clip/bolt on cover to keep it tidy and SVA(/IVA 
) safe while allowing maintainance.
Like this
Conduit idea
Should lightweight, waterproof and either be black or paintable. Having some kind of junction box for the ends wins bonus marks 
Anyone seen anything like this, or have alternative suggestions?
eznfrank - 9/10/08 at 11:14 AM
Have you looked at places like PC World and staples for PC desk type conduit?
pewe - 9/10/08 at 11:17 AM
Screwfix do a Cable Cover - the sort they surface run computer cable through which has a similar profile to the one you've drawn. Trouble is they
sell it in 9m lengths @ c. £65. Maybe worth looking at office suppliers e.g. Staples etc. for shorter lengths.
HTH, Pewe 
Mr Whippy - 9/10/08 at 11:26 AM
how about using the bottem side rails and simply feed the cables and wires through them, making a 20mm holes in either end (yellow arrows) should
allow you to do that, then use a rubber gromet to seal and protect them. that way there's no risk of damaging them
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l0rd - 9/10/08 at 07:43 PM
Would something like this go through SVA in a normal locost?
Thinking that the SVA pernson will not be able to inspect it properly?
iank - 9/10/08 at 08:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
Would something like this go through SVA in a normal locost?
Thinking that the SVA pernson will not be able to inspect it properly?
I expect they'll want to see photos of the covers off showing properly pinned down pipes and cables if the lid can'd be prised off in the
test. To be honest I think running brake pipes next to the passengers feet should be more likely to trigger a grumpy testers wrath, but they seem to
go through ok.
But there's always places that can't be seen in any car. Common sense needs to prevail on both sides.
Currently looking at 60x30mm D-line trunking (hope that size is sold in B&Q), but need to figure out how to mount things inside clipped correctly.
iank - 12/10/08 at 08:21 PM
Found the perfect (well bar colour) thing in the local B&Q warehouse. PVC skirting board with a lit to allow hidden cable runs. Even has
internal dividers to keep electrics isolated from brake/clutch pipes.
linky
