| Thames Valley Member - Alan's Rear End page |
| We think this is one of the largest 2b/4 boots to be found in any car. As for the boot top the problem is how to get the above from the following. |
| This picture has been copied from the RHOCaR web site and was posted by JAFFA. You can see marked in the dust the approximate cut positions to obtain the blank individual pieces from the "toilet seat". The cutouts for the rear support tubes are not quite in the correct place or shape in my opinion and there are no holes for the roll bar or the optional RH hood frame. In the top picture you can see, the finished boot top, the drivers padded side rail, will be connected by the front arch cover (crescent) also made from the toilet seat. *So we thought it would be nice as, the outer edges are in line that the inner edges would be as well, below finished item from above. |
| You will find it a difficult job to locate the hole position for the rear roll bar support. The hole shape is an unequal ellipse, the front (forward end) is sharper than the rear. We made a cutout in the inside edge so the panel could be placed round the bar and then we glassed the cutout back in place on the panel after we had covered the corner and placed it in position. The rubber seal at the edge of the boot lid covers the slit line in the fabric. |
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Here you can see / imagine the toilet seat panel will be flat between the inside of the roll bar and curved to the outside chassis rail, when fitted. At the top of the inside boot panel we fitted a piece of edge door seal grommet from the donor car to make a seal to the toilet seat cover. |
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Also there will be a hole under its front between the roll bar and the outside of the chassis. This will need filling and we used an angle made out of the stainless plate. We cut the top edge to match the curve in the rear top toilet seat panel. The foot of the L faces forward.Here is the finished angle and all the imaginary curves you are guessing at above. |
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It is quite easy to see the bulge made by the button head screw close to the bird poop. We used a piece of black plastic angle to finish the front edge of the boot where it joins the passenger compartment rear bulkhead. |
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This is a plan view of a the front corner section of the offside panel made from the toilet seat. The dimensions of the cutout are DxW 50mm x what is left to obtain * objective above. (made to fit) as will be the cutouts location from the right hand side taking into account the extra material for the bending process and the size of the crescents. |
Our finished car looks like this. Note the badge area by the roll bar for the optional RH hood frame. Some of the side bulge detectable in the first picture is due to having a fixing (button head,rear panel to frame) under the boot corner. The side crescents are again fixed with hex button heads and spacing washers are used to obtain the correct bedded position. Boot metal fabrication. As for the metal bashing, this is our first picture after the metal is finally in place. The RH 40L petrol tank is under underneath the floor. The tag standing in the middle of the photo is for mounting the spare wheel |
| We have the large petrol tank and this fits - just. The filler needs to be cut off for the fuel filler etc. The blister is for the petrol tank sender unit, pipes and electric cables. |
| Well you can see the tank end. All the fixings are rivnuts, which we have used throughout. The rear light cable from the donor Sierra sits on the wheel carrier. |
| We found the rubber gland - filler pipe to tank seal sloppy. We have made a G ring with screw tightener. The ring was copper pipe, micro bore and an M5 nut and bolt. This was used to pull into the rubber gland and improve the seal. see below. |
| The finished filler pipe looks like below. The rt. angle bend is obtainable from Elite and costs about £25. Not only is the correct item for the job being petrol grade but it looks quite good to (now available in blue). |
| Now the petrol pipe is complete see how the donut is forced apart and inside the tank there is a good seal. In the background you can see the inner skin boot lining with support tabs for the floor. The angle just fits behind the rear skin and is the floor rear support. |
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| Well all the white tape is off the panels and they are screwed in place with silicone sealer to stop the leaks. Sorry for the multiple reflections but that is a feature of the polished SS. |
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