jossey
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:28 AM |
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fastening NOSE cone to chassis please?
hi all can anyone help with fastening NOSE cone pictures required please?
i have been told by some guys on here to use riv nuts but im unsure where it attaches to the chassis.
help please!!!
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A1
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:32 AM |
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i dont have pics, but ive got mine bolted on with 4 m6 allen cap bolts into the top chassis rail. I didnt use rivnuts.
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Guinness
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:32 AM |
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I used a pair of stainless hinges under the front chassis rail and a pair of Dzus slide fasteners at the back of the nose cone onto the top chassis
rail.
 
Hinge Indy Nose
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jossey
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:39 AM |
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cheers guinness your a life saver as always.
and thanks A1
do you have the shots from the side to see how it attached to top chassis rail?
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mad4x4
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:43 AM |
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YEP about the same, have a hinge. I have a bit of Cord through a hole so that it will only open to 45Deg's so it doesn;t fall forward and hit
the ground.
Next to the lights I have two additional bonnect type clips that clamp the nose cone shut.
PM me if you need a bit of stainless Hinge. FOC Think I have some spare
[Edited on 8/606/10 by mad4x4]
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 11:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad4x4
YEP about the same, have a hinge. I have a bit of Cord through a hole so that it will only open to 45Deg's so it doesn;t fall forward and hit
the ground.
Next to the lights I have two additional bonnect type clips that clamp the nose cone shut.
PM me if you need a bit of stainless Hinge. FOC Think I have some spare
[Edited on 8/606/10 by mad4x4]
Mines like that, used two M6 rive-nuts on the top of the chassis instead of Duz fasteners. Bit of a pain to undo (not much room to get a spanner in),
but it works! Might change over at some point to Duz (harder to fit than rivenuts!)...
Dan
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iscmatt
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 12:09 PM |
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mine is the same as blue moon and i've never had any issues, was easy to do too
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bi22le
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 12:31 PM |
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My MAC 1 had 4 bolts in rinuts around the top chassiss frame
THe RAW has 4 bolts into rivnuts, 2 each side going into the frame.
Whats wrong with rivnuts??
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bassett
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 12:52 PM |
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I used 4(m5/m6) bolts with penny washers going into rivnuts on the top chassis rail. It also has locating pins near the lower chassis rails which fit
snug into the lip on the back of the nose cone but i guess this depends on the nose cone and if it has a vertical lip like the MNR one does.
Adam
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A1
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 01:14 PM |
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i dont like using rivnuts cause they seem very temperamental...
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rallyingden
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 01:24 PM |
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I use 2 small DZus fasteners on the bottom front rail and 2 larger DZus fasteners, one on each side rail, 4 twists and it lifts off. Lemon squeezy.
RD 
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TimC
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 03:01 PM |
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We've incorporated almost thirty plates to accept DZUS fastners all over my chassis - just about everything from undertrays to the bonnet, boot
cover, scuttle and nose cone are held on in the same manner - it allows secure and quick access to every major component.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 04:43 PM |
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what are your plates like tim? size and material
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TimC
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 06:38 PM |
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They look like this and are steel to enable them to be welded to the chassis - 2ish mm I think:
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 8/6/10 at 10:28 PM |
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They / / / started life like this:
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