inner wheel arch access covers

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Jan 11, 09 8:23 pm

Has anyone had to make new covers for the inner wheel arch access holes to the UCA bolts if so i would appreciate some advice on what material you used to make the new ones
Thanks Anton

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Sun Jan 11, 09 9:58 pm

Yeah, I made one, in steel just like the originals

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Sun Jan 11, 09 10:01 pm

the ones in front of the UCA is steel on mine but the rear where the brake lines come through are a rubberized material and its those ones i need to replace

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Sun Jan 11, 09 10:07 pm

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before these were repoped , years ago thought a bout finding a car interior foot well mat , that has no pattern , cutting it to shape , or rubber type damp proof membrain !! , or a very thin rally car type mud flap cut to shape .. thinking of this stuff , before you lot think i had lost the plot

remember when i was thinking this it was late 89 early 90s , nothing like that was available , no point now if you can get them

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jan 11, 09 11:45 pm

dawesapd wrote:the ones in front of the UCA is steel on mine but the rear where the brake lines come through are a rubberized material and its those ones i need to replace

Your brake lines shouldnt come through there mate. They should duck under the frame rails and clip into a bracket at the flexi-hose union?

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Jan 12, 09 12:00 am

Clivey wrote:
dawesapd wrote:the ones in front of the UCA is steel on mine but the rear where the brake lines come through are a rubberized material and its those ones i need to replace
Your brake lines shouldnt come through there mate. They should duck under the frame rails and clip into a bracket at the flexi-hose union?

there are 2 types of right hand side front brake lines , one that goes as you say Clivey

& one that goes through rubber splash shield
think only 68 & 69 cars like this

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 12, 09 12:10 am

Third time lucky eh

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Jan 12, 09 12:17 am

Clivey wrote:Third time lucky eh

yeah finaly figured out what they were doing by 70

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Mon Jan 12, 09 11:42 am

OK, yes the rear ones are rubber, I think a kind of fibre-reinforced rubber. It would be very easy to make out of sheet rubber. But you'd still need the clips that hold it on, so I suspect it would be as easy/cheap to buy the repo with the clips.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Mon Jan 12, 09 1:14 pm

they where on my car with the clip but when i took them off they where so fragile the fell apart so i need to replace them buy the weekend and i need to get some rubber and make new ones
Thanks for all the input

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Jan 12, 09 1:56 pm

MrNorm wrote:OK, yes the rear ones are rubber, I think a kind of fibre-reinforced rubber. It would be very easy to make out of sheet rubber. But you'd still need the clips that hold it on, so I suspect it would be as easy/cheap to buy the repo with the clips.

yep thats it Gavin

your right fiber reinforced rubber ... i remember now ..re pops are not like that though