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MartinC
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 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:03 am Post subject: 'classic' bumper fitting towball etc wanted |
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I have a Standard Ensign with a towbar (but no ball) that's behind the bumper. The ball then bolts through two holes in the bumper into it.
Trouble is, the bumper is curved so there was presumably two curved spacer plates, 1 concave, 1 convex, that sandwiched the bumper bar. Otherwise the towball is going to flatten the bumper and crush it into the towbar when I tighten up the bolts.
Hope that makes sense!
Anyone got anything lying about? |
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Uncle Alec
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Location: Manchester
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| Had this with my Pathfinders. Not difficult to make a pattern from wood and have a suitably contoured spacer cast in aluminium or brass. |
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MartinC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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sounds difficult to me!
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Phil - Nottingham
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Keep an eye out at auto jumbles - I got mine from there and I still see them
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MartinC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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i've just had a measure up and it's actually a little too high.
This will allow the use of a short drop plate behind the bumper and a 1 inch spacer plate so the ball clears the bumper.
Not ideal, but will do to get me on the road for now.
Cheers
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Keef
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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I had this with the first Witter tow bar I got for my ADO16s. I got an engineering friend to cut spacers out of a couple of blocks of ali. On another one I cut one out of a block of hardwood.
Here's a pic of the correct cast iron spacers :-
http://cbc.homelinux.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1854
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MartinC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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how did you get the profile correct?
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Keef
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| MartinC wrote: | | how did you get the profile correct? |
There are tools that look like combs that transfer the curve.
http://old.nabble.com/Looking-for-a-shape-curve-measuring-copying-tool-td28513219.html
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MartinC
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Crikey mate, that was quick, it's only been 3 years! 
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Keef
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:52 am Post subject: |
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| MartinC wrote: | | Crikey mate, that was quick, it's only been 3 years! |
I only just saw your question. I usually get a notification, but for some reason I didn't this time. 
And you have such a nice way of putting things. 
There are others on here that might benefit, even if you aren't interested anymore. 
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MartinC
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Can't you see the laughing smiley?
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Rick
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Keef
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| MartinC wrote: | | Can't you see the laughing smiley? |
I'm not blind as well as slow you know!
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