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Re: Rubber thingies (I don't know what else to call them)

To: Fred Griffiths <griffco@cadvision.com>,
Subject: Re: Rubber thingies (I don't know what else to call them)
From: Ben Miller <no1-bronco-fan@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:55:11 -0700
Fred,

If you would be so kind as to scan them, trace the outline of one on a piece of
papar, take measurements, whatever... I would be grateful. I may be (and 
probably am)
comletely wrong about the leading edge. I was typing from memory of something I
haven't looked closely at lately.

--
Ben Miller
--
-An act of war has been committed. We MUST react accordingly!-
'79 Spit - "Bitsy"
Corvallis, Or.

Fred Griffiths wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>     Sorry I don't know of a site with templates.  But I just ordered some from
> Rimmer and could photo them or perhaps scan them if you don't get any better
> dimensions.  They are actually a rather weird shape with a tab on one side.
>
> After getting the new ones, I found I preferred using my original home made 
>ones
> - two layers of rubber pool liner!  With the thicker originals, if it gets 
>caught
> on the firewall when lowering the hood, it hangs up.  With 2 thinner layers, 
>one
> at least usually stays down.
>
> I note you said
>
> > they are some type of splash shield) clipped to the bottom edge (leading
> > and trailing) of the wheel wells.
>
> I question your mention of 'leading' edge of wheel well.  As far as I know 
>they
> only fit on the trailing edge, but I guess there's nothing to stop clipping to
> the leading edge.  Would it do any good, though?
>
> Cheers, Fred
>
> --
> Fred & Wendy Griffiths.
> Calgary, AB, Canada
> with Spitfires in various
> states of readiness.

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