CorsaGSI_DK
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Registered: 10th Jun 02
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Just finished todays work. Since I will soon rebuild my engine and I have bought some Dbilas vernier pulleys I thought it would be stupid to hide them away behind the cambelt-cover.
So I decided to drill a big hole in the cover...and mount some PMMA (plexiglas) instead. It's not fitted to the engine yet...but this will come.
I'm very pleased with the result. Everything is home-made 
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Cool 
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John
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If that hole was perfectly round and you coudln't see the glue that would looke very good.
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dan-h
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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just made this one for mine too.
just needs the screen in now unsure whether to get perspex though as it has a tendancy to scratch easy.
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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See if you can get a sample of Lexan from an acrylics manufacturer, that's less prone to damage.
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dan-h
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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cheers mate will give that a shot next week
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CorsaGSI_DK
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quote:
Originally posted by dan-h
just made this one for mine too.
just needs the screen in now unsure whether to get perspex though as it has a tendancy to scratch easy.
Nice too Yes, perspex/plexiglass is easy to scratch. I'm sure you can't see through the windows after 2.000 km because of dirt...but who cares
I can see you drilled the hole a bit larger. I decided to drill it slightly smaller than the inner circumference of the pulleys. I was afraid that there wouldn't be space enough for the plexiglass plate (although not more than 1,5-2 mm thick). But if you are not using standard or Dbilas pulleys there is plente of space!
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dan-h
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
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i was gona fix the screen from the outside so it wouldnt really be an issue.
wouldnt really fancy chancing the screen falling into the cambelt cover.
[Edited on 29-10-2006 by dan-h]
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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sorry....but i dont like that at all........
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by dan-h
cheers mate will give that a shot next week
No problem.
If I was doing it, I think I'd just cut the hole, then line the edge with some sort of rubber channel trim (stuff like this cross section |_| ). Can alter your verniers through it then, and it'd look nice and tidy.
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