What makes us like angles

[jvaughan]

terence said:

Ah. So I am not the only one with a gate hinge (2 actually) holding my relay cover to the base of the dash. Interesting.

Nope, I have 2 too.

and a B&Q £3.99 attic door catch on my glove box

[streaky]

OK, from M5 of the Parts manual:



Now do you see the gate-hinge? It's intended to support the relay block so it doesn't descend onto the passenger's knees!

Classic TVR engineering

Streaky

[streaky]

jvaughan said:

Nope, I have 2 too.

Does that mean you have four?

[dickymint]

Excellent I got one on the SEAC. Thought it was a previous owners bodge. Trouble is it isnt fixed at what I now know to be the hinge end! How the frig do you get at it??

[streaky]

(I think it was) Jason (jvaughan) who was saying at the Surrey meeting last Wednesday, that he had an idea to use a sprung (self-closing) hinge to assist in keeping the block off the pax knees. If it was you, Jason, can you share your idea please?

Edited 'cos I mixed up Jeff (Morgan) and Jason (Vaughan) ... sorry guys.

>> Edited by streaky on Friday 21st May 22:13

[jmorgan]

streaky said:

(I think it was) Jeff (jmorgan) who was saying at the Surrey meeting last Wednesday, that he had an idea to use a sprung (self-closing) hinge to assist in keeping the block off the pax knees. If it was you, Jeff, can you share your idea please?

Not me, another J Morgan? I use a strap with a snap buckle fron a DIY shop type thingy.

[streaky]

jmorgan said:

streaky said: (I think it was) Jeff (jmorgan) who was saying at the Surrey meeting last Wednesday, that he had an idea to use a sprung (self-closing) hinge to assist in keeping the block off the pax knees. If it was you, Jeff, can you share your idea please? Not me, another J Morgan? I use a strap with a snap buckle fron a DIY shop type thingy.

Sorry, Jeff, it was Jason (Vaughan) I meant - Streaky

[jmorgan]

No problem. I found the strap the easy solution to keeping the fuse/relay bit up and out of sight. And should you need to get to it in a hurry, the snap buckle is fine. Only problem is it looks Heath Robinson so going to make a map pocket to cover it.