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posted on May 30th, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Removing spare tyre well from van?
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It occurred to me today that I could save myself a lot of grief by removing the spare tyre well from my van, and possibly fitting an inspection
plate.
The mattress constantly disappears into it , even with something over teh top which invariably slips, and it prevents me from having a decent bash at
a big dent in the rear quarter panel.
The well looks like it was plug or spot welded in place around the edge.
Can I just drill out the welds and pop the well out? Or is there more to it?
If I do this how on earth do I go about attaching a plate in place? I imagine it wouldn't be hard to cut a chunk of plate to size and drill holes in
it to match the positions of the drilled out welds.
After I do that how on earth would I secure it? Something like captive nuts inside the engine bay would be nice, but I don't know how to go about
it.
I'll just glue a ring of rubber in place to make it vapour tight. That should be ample.
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posted on May 30th, 2008 at 12:42 PM
How about rivets and a plate to go over the top? Could hinge it to make it a hidey hole.....
If you drill it out and removw it weld a plate over the hole.
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posted on May 30th, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Already drilled most of it out. That is the spot welds that haven't popped already or were dodgy in the first place.
Given that it was never really sealed in the first place, even a plate with a stack of nuts and bolts and RTV would be a better seal. Plus I can
repair the gigantic gouge and dent in the side of the van, and it will come very handy if/when I do an engine conversion, because I would put a
radiator there,
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posted on June 3rd, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Quote:
Originally
posted by General_Failure
Already drilled most of it out. That is the spot welds that haven't popped already or were dodgy in the first place.
Given that it was never really sealed in the first place, even a plate with a stack of nuts and bolts and RTV would be a better seal. Plus I can
repair the gigantic gouge and dent in the side of the van, and it will come very handy if/when I do an engine conversion, because I would put a
radiator there,
It will also make it very easy to replace the rubber hose on the petrol tank breather system that allegedly lurks behind the wheel well and quietly
rots out.
