Alistair;
Yes. Sounds very interesting. If you DO make a cover, as you're
planning to, you could
make a spare, for me! :- )
The cover seems like something that should just be a standard "optional"
plate. Enough
of us use those plastic tranny covers and those wanting access to A or J
type overdrives
and/or speedo drives would want cover plates for them, to make life
easier for us, when
service time came...
Cheers!
Dave
Alistair Hewitt wrote:
> Dave
>
> Not sure if this will work, but I have been planning to fashion just
> such a cover, and this is what I came up with.
>
> * Work out the area you want the cover to occupy
> * put a couple of layers of aluminum foil on there
> * lay a layer or two of fibreglass (with resin, of course)
> * Let it set
> * Hope that the layers of foil mean it doesn't stick to the tunnel!
> * Cut the fibreglass to a tidy shape if you like
> * Mark the area of your cover on the tunnel
> * cut out the section of tunnel, smaller than the new cover, to allow
> for fasteners
> * glue the cut off tunnel section to the fibreglass (optional, I guess
> - to make sure it fits in place better)
> * attach with self tapping screws - or velcro if you like.
> I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work, but as I say, it is just
> a plan at this point. if you try it out do let me know if it works!
>
> Cheers
> Alistair
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:44 PM, David Friedlander
> <forzion@maine.rr.com <mailto:forzion@maine.rr.com>> wrote:
>
> Hey folks;
>
> I'm about to install new carpeting over my molded plastic tranny cover
> and I realize I haven't provided myself any easy access to the right
> angle speedo or the A-overdrive service access points. In the Roger
> Williams "How to Restore....." book, page 105 shows a cover plate
> screwed to the side of the tranny tunnel for easier A-overdrive/speedo
> drive access. I have tried to fashion my own cover plate, realizing it
> doesn't need to be anything fancy -- but, it ought to fit well
> enough to
> screw to the tranny cover. Sigh.... I am no metalsmith. Anyone know
> where such a cover plate can be had? Certainly, the Big 3 have
> nothing
> to offer. Anyone able to offer assistance/advice?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave '74 Six
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