Howto: Removable apron (including adjustment access for carbs)

[martilo]

9- With the 2 locating pieces installed, cut the apron loose along the line. Remove the screws keeping the apron in place. Apron on the floor! That should look like this (note the locating piece in place):


10- I kept the cutouts of the aluminum plates to complete the assembly. I used many, many M8 bolts with 1” flats. As any project of that sort, it’s much overdesigned and can probably support the entire car weight, but, what the heck!

[martilo]

See the plate horizontally mounted inside the engine bay on the next pic:


11- We’re almost done, seal the plate with the seam and joint sealer and bolt in place. I use the sealer also along the cut. That’s it, final result bellow: (note its only mocked up on the pics and not finally tightened and/or adjusted, thus the cut look wider than final)

[martilo]

That’s it guys, enjoy the project. I hope the post is useful.
Louis

[wrenchnride247]

Looks like a clean job. You have some good ideas, and fab skills. Thanks for posting this.

[chug_A_bug]

nice job keep the post coming

Chris.

[martilo]

Thank you guys. Don't give me more credit than I deserve, this job was quite easy to do, Any dub owner can do it. I believe the most complicated part was to find the right material and tools. Well maybe not, the worse is to find the courage to cut the car in pieces...
Louis

[Dasdubber]

Nice ingenuity - well done for thinking outside the box!

With the number of fixings that hold the plate in place, is it going to be very fiddly to remove the plate to adjust the carbs whilst the rear wheels are on? Or do you plan to remove the rear wheels to access the carbs via the adjustment plate?

Hope my questions make sense! I was thinking of doing something along the lines of this with my oval but was concerned about how hard it would be to get access to the required area without removing the rear wheels and putting the car on jack stands.

Cheers
Alan