Fitted my mudguards today. We have to have them here when it rains.... Which is very often. The stays are made from 1920's bicycle forks.
They look nice. How about a photo or two of how you mounted them on the backing plates / spindles, please.
I will take some pictures tomorrow. The rears have heavy duty brackets coming straight off the spring shackle brackets. The fronts are bolted to three points on the brake backing plates
Found some. One bolt just goes through a rib near the centre of the backing plate. The other two are studs that take an Allen key in the end and they bolt into some weld bungs in ventilation holes round the edge of the backing plate. The backing plates are extensively drilled and fitted with air scoops on the leading edge. All bolts are 12.9 high tensile. The mountings are very solid. Slightly worried the edge of the backing plate could crack under vibration - but they were heat treated after welding to make them less brittle. It won't be a disaster if it does. I will weld on a 6mm reinforcement plate following the circumference of the backing plate.
What are the guards off ? Or are they aftermarket ? Are the rears wider or is that just camera distortion ? Thanks for all the extra information you’re going to fill us in on………..please
Dig those crazy mudguards. Back in the day they were often made of cut down spare tire covers. Today you can buy generic or reproduction motorcycle fenders that look much the same.
I'm cheating... the guards are fibreglass, made by another hot rodder in the UK. I think they're moulded off a Triumph motorcycle. They weren't expensive. The rest of the car is steel; 27 scuttle, 26 doors, 1919 rear panel and custom made sail panels and floors. Chassis is from a 1921 TT. The rears are substantially wider and a bigger radius than the fronts to match the big & littles tyre setup
Being glass the stress on the components I suspect will be lesser...that is if they are in fact lighter...looks good @blackjack...cozy shop there...
Isn't it though. We used to have a 5000 sq ft warehouse and I had about half of it. Lost it when Toys R Us went bust (we were suppliers). Going to have a big clear out and remove some of the racking now the Modified is finished.
The guards look good (we'd call them fenders over here) but I'm more impressed by the exceptionally tight working space you seem to be doing this in.
Thanks. I will get it sorted but don't want to stop progress on finishing the Modified at the moment.
I'm really impressed that you could mount them in that small shop. How do you manage to stand back and see if they are on straight ? Looking good.
Lots of measuring and a laser. It came out of the workshop and on to the street for the first time a couple of weeks ago
Before I saw the picture of the outside of the shed, I was impressed. Now with these latest outside pictures, I am flat blown away. I could seriously maim myself working in that small a space.
Houses are on small plots in the UK. There's just less land, so I'm grateful for what I have. Strange you mentioned injury, about three weeks ago I walked into a vice handle. It caught me above my left hip. Still suffering. But that's the only injury I've had related to the small space.
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