Ray Gibbons responds on my tirade about the Bugeye defroster nozzels:
>I think the lesson would depend on the student. I suppose you learned
>something like "measure twice and cut once." The lesson I'd have
carried
>away is more like "it is flipping impossible to see the nozzles once
they
>are installed, and they are too well protected and dry to ever rust, so
>spritz the suckers with a little black rustoleum and forgetem." But
ymmv.
>Now, are you certain the #6 sheet metal screws will hold them? I used
>small phillips head (yes, I cheated) stainless steel pan head machine
>screws with nuts, washers, and lock washers under the nozzles. I was
>concerned that sheet metal screws would not hold in the thin metal if
the
>defroster tubes exerted any force on the nozzle.
Yeah. Guilty. But those nozzels were REALLY UGLY. But I'm trying to
get better. I decided to reuse both the defroster tubes and the elbows,
neither of which is perfect. If I don't watch out though, I'll end up
with a "George Washington's hatchet" type car.
The use of the machine screws is a good idea. I think I'll do that as
well.
Pete
Pete Andrews 1959 AH Sprite Mk1 AN5L/18575
andrews_pf@salem.ge.com 1961 AH Sprite MK1 AN5L/44591
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