Myles Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I've got to fit my own popper bases to the new boot panel. I can't recall if the old ones were mounted so that the rivets went through the popper, the skin *and* the upper tube around the boot - or whether they fit somewhere lower down on the panel... Can anyone confirm??? I don't use hood-sticks - but I like the extra luggage space that they give - I don't care about the boot cover looking deflated in normal use... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Formston Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi Myles on my seven the popers go though the rear panel about 1.1/2 to 2 inches down from the top tube, with large washers on the inside to stop them pulling through the back panel when you try to release them and to give them strengh when using the hood, hope this is some help Regards Paul ps nice meeting you at the autosport show mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I think on mine they go through the tube. I'm picking it up from the garage in about an hour, I can check then for you? Cheers Tom FH54WLX - only the car supports ManU, honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade_runner Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Mine are in the tube. I didnt fit them originally btw, but have replaced a couple. 'Pinky Pics' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Thanks - I started to do the job and found that the front one (right above the rear wing) clearly was into the tube. Then I stopped because I realised that I had the wrong rivets. Bum. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Myles YHM Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_C Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Myles mine are immediately below the tube, almost in line with its bottom edge in fact. This makes the cover VERY tight over the boot though, and I can't get the LH leading edge to fasten. Cheers Tom FH54WLX - only the car supports ManU, honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frying Pan Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Tom You'll probably find it fastens much more easily in the warmer weather - the boot cover shrinks alarmingly in the cold Myles - Today is probably not the best day to fit the boot cover. As the old saying * goes 'tight in the winter, baggy in the summer' Guy * probably See some pictures of the build here. 8000 miles completed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 It was -2 degrees in the garden an hour ago... I don't expect to get the rivets until tomorrow now at the earliest - I hope it will warm up a bit but stay dry... Anyway, as I said - I don't use hood sticks (they were the first bit of weight saving...), so I'm used to a baggy boot Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Formston Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Hi again Myles Just Had A good look at my popers and thay are just below the tube about an inch from the top, not an 1 1/2 to 2 inches as I said last night but thay still have the penney washers to give them strenght Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Thanks Paul. Sounds like a quite safe location. I found I had three countersunk rivets in stock(!) and tried to fit one popper on the curved part of the sill (for the half door). Sure enough, I skated off the tube behind and cut a nice slot with my drill... Oops. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Formston Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 God Myles is it noticable, ☹️ better not get you to do any drilling on my aircraft *eek*you would get the sack in no time Ha Ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Paul - nope. It is hidden entirely by the popper base. The thing was, I measured it up, used my 'automatic' center punch, felt it give more than expected and thought "Aha! I've hit paydirt - I've landed smack on the old hole" And then the bit slid... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Formston Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Hi Myles that was Lucky, hope you have no trouble with the rest cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 When my countersunk rivets finally turn up, I think I'll do the rest into the panel... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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