Lightweight footwells

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Mark Dickinson

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• May 4, 2005

• #1

That is footwells for a lightweight, not exotic material bulkhead panels..

Having spent the day removing driversworm from my bulkhead, got ready to
weld the new footwell panels and drivers side outer panel when I realized
I'd made a silly assumption.

Standard civvy footwells are a different profile to lightweight ones, and so
don't fit cos the bends are in the wrong place.

So question to the group.... does anyone know where I can get a pair of
footwells?

TIA
Mark


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Larry

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• May 4, 2005

• #2

Make em out of fibreglass, then they will be lightweight and outlast the
originals. Steel will rust always, and cardboard is just plain silly.


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Larry
Series 3 rust and holes






"Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> That is footwells for a lightweight, not exotic material bulkhead panels..
>
> Having spent the day removing driversworm from my bulkhead, got ready to
> weld the new footwell panels and drivers side outer panel when I realized
> I'd made a silly assumption.
>
> Standard civvy footwells are a different profile to lightweight ones, and
so
> don't fit cos the bends are in the wrong place.
>
> So question to the group.... does anyone know where I can get a pair of
> footwells?
>
> TIA
> Mark
>
>
> --

 

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Nigel

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• May 5, 2005

• #3

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Make em out of fibreglass, then they will be lightweight and outlast the
> originals. Steel will rust always, and cardboard is just plain silly.
>
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>> That is footwells for a lightweight, not exotic material bulkhead
>> panels..
>>
>> Having spent the day removing driversworm from my bulkhead, got ready to
>> weld the new footwell panels and drivers side outer panel when I realized
>> I'd made a silly assumption.
>>
>> Standard civvy footwells are a different profile to lightweight ones, and
> so
>> don't fit cos the bends are in the wrong place.
>>
>> So question to the group.... does anyone know where I can get a pair of
>> footwells?
>>
>> TIA
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> --
>
>
How about clear perspex?
Would be good for off road driving.
They wouldn't rot.

Might let too much light in from all the neon tubes that light up the
underneath though. Must see if I can find some of those spinny things for my
hub caps, can you still get them ones that Boadicea used on her land rover,
I hoping to find ones that keep spinning after you stop.

Nigel
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nigel@leginDOTorg
1979 Lightwieght

 

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Larry

Guest

• May 5, 2005

• #4

If you want real excitement just take the floor panels off as you drive
along, or drive with the centre seat taken out and panel open

For a while you could indeed see daylight through my footwells.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Nigel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> How about clear perspex?
> Would be good for off road driving.
> They wouldn't rot.
>
> Might let too much light in from all the neon tubes that light up the
> underneath though. Must see if I can find some of those spinny things for
my
> hub caps, can you still get them ones that Boadicea used on her land
rover,
> I hoping to find ones that keep spinning after you stop.
>
> Nigel
> --
> nigel@leginDOTorg
> 1979 Lightwieght
>
>

 

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• May 5, 2005

• #5

On Thu, 5 May 2005 20:48:24 +0100, Larry wrote:

> If you want real excitement just take the floor panels off as you
> drive along, or

Use the toilet in a Chinese train, similar. A hole in the floor with
the track whizzing past.

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Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Tony Wilkinson

Guest

• May 6, 2005

• #6

"Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> That is footwells for a lightweight, not exotic material bulkhead panels..
>
> Having spent the day removing driversworm from my bulkhead, got ready to
> weld the new footwell panels and drivers side outer panel when I realized
> I'd made a silly assumption.
>
> Standard civvy footwells are a different profile to lightweight ones, and
so
> don't fit cos the bends are in the wrong place.
>
> So question to the group.... does anyone know where I can get a pair of
> footwells?



Have a look at http://www.lightweightlandroverclub.com/club_shop.htm £80 per
pair but they are the right shape.

Tony.
>
> TIA
> Mark
>
>
> --
> Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty

 

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Mark Dickinson

Guest

• May 7, 2005

• #7

Tony Wilkinson wrote:

>
> "Mark Dickinson" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
>> That is footwells for a lightweight, not exotic material bulkhead
>> panels..
>>
>> Having spent the day removing driversworm from my bulkhead, got ready to
>> weld the new footwell panels and drivers side outer panel when I realized
>> I'd made a silly assumption.
>>
>> Standard civvy footwells are a different profile to lightweight ones, and
> so
>> don't fit cos the bends are in the wrong place.
>>
>> So question to the group.... does anyone know where I can get a pair of
>> footwells?
>
>
>
> Have a look at http://www.lightweightlandroverclub.com/club_shop.htm £80
> per pair but they are the right shape.
>
> Tony.
Many thanks. £80 gulp, I'll talk to my friendly local engineering company
who is making the dash panel for me.

Cheers
Mark

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Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty