Luggage Pods Question
Discussion
Hi,
Am in the middle of finalising the luggage pods and adding a new insulated ally box-channel for the heater pipes, then got to thinking about the rear lip of the pod itself...
The front lip gets riveted solid to the frame as I have seen in many photos, however the rear one appears not to riveted to anything at all since there is a good 15mm gap between the rear frame and the rear of the pod.
Q. Is it left like this? how should it be sealed (presumably with a bead of silko on top when the pod cover is added)?
..or have I missed something? All the instructions are vague on this point....what did others do?
Cheers
keith
Am in the middle of finalising the luggage pods and adding a new insulated ally box-channel for the heater pipes, then got to thinking about the rear lip of the pod itself...
The front lip gets riveted solid to the frame as I have seen in many photos, however the rear one appears not to riveted to anything at all since there is a good 15mm gap between the rear frame and the rear of the pod.
Q. Is it left like this? how should it be sealed (presumably with a bead of silko on top when the pod cover is added)?
..or have I missed something? All the instructions are vague on this point....what did others do?
Cheers
keith
While you are in and around the side pods find yourself a couple of lengths of the plastic trunking electricians use under plastered walls (sort of flattened round tube) lay this under the luggage pod before you final fit the side pod and seal everything up.
Reason....One week after sealing the whole affair with two tubes of PU sealant you will think of an extra wire that has to go from front to back. you simply slide it through the tube and fish it out the other end.
Put one in each side. I only put one in and it's nearly full now.
Steve
Reason....One week after sealing the whole affair with two tubes of PU sealant you will think of an extra wire that has to go from front to back. you simply slide it through the tube and fish it out the other end.
Put one in each side. I only put one in and it's nearly full now.
Steve
Steve_D said:
While you are in and around the side pods find yourself a couple of lengths of the plastic trunking electricians use under plastered walls (sort of flattened round tube) lay this under the luggage pod before you final fit the side pod and seal everything up.
Reason....One week after sealing the whole affair with two tubes of PU sealant you will think of an extra wire that has to go from front to back. you simply slide it through the tube and fish it out the other end.
Put one in each side. I only put one in and it's nearly full now.
Steve
Brilliant idea, I'm about to fit my side pods over christmas as well!Reason....One week after sealing the whole affair with two tubes of PU sealant you will think of an extra wire that has to go from front to back. you simply slide it through the tube and fish it out the other end.
Put one in each side. I only put one in and it's nearly full now.
Steve
Spoke to the factory....
...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
V8 Vum said:
Spoke to the factory....
...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
Just doing my pre-fit of the luggage pods - So what is the consensus ? Push the carriers way back (which means cutting quite a bit more off the ally tabs) or attaching them at the front (which looks like it requires less fettling)....and what (if any) are the pros and cons of each way ?...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
Thanks very much,
Regards
Kelvin
Edited by pilbeam_mp62 on Thursday 17th July 16:15
Re Wires - I have bought a multicore cable from Maplins (8 cables) and fed this through from the front dash to the rear.
Very useful when adding bits (fans, fuel-ratio metres etc) I still have 4 cables left for future mods. saves threading a seperate cable through each time.
Cheers,
Martin.
Very useful when adding bits (fans, fuel-ratio metres etc) I still have 4 cables left for future mods. saves threading a seperate cable through each time.
Cheers,
Martin.
pilbeam_mp62 said:
V8 Vum said:
Spoke to the factory....
...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
Just doing my pre-fit of the luggage pods - So what is the consensus ? Push the carriers way back (which means cutting quite a bit more off the ally tabs) or attaching them at the front (which looks like it requires less fettling)....and what (if any) are the pros and cons of each way ?...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
Thanks very much,
Regards
Kelvin
Edited by pilbeam_mp62 on Thursday 17th July 16:15
Much appreciated.
Regards
Kelvin
Hi Kelvin,
Sorry can't find a suitable photo to show you how I fitted mine up and I'm in Abu Dhabi at the mo so can't nip out into the workshop..........but I to debated and in the end fitted to the rear and used an ally angle to infill the front top edge....hope that makes sense?....I'm sure if you fit right back then you'll see what I mean.
One other recommendation I would make is to definately install a cable conduit through both sides for future use...I know a few of the other guys have done this and it's a must do in my book...I've already used the o/s one a couple of times already!!
Hope the build's going well....
ATB, Simon
Sorry can't find a suitable photo to show you how I fitted mine up and I'm in Abu Dhabi at the mo so can't nip out into the workshop..........but I to debated and in the end fitted to the rear and used an ally angle to infill the front top edge....hope that makes sense?....I'm sure if you fit right back then you'll see what I mean.
One other recommendation I would make is to definately install a cable conduit through both sides for future use...I know a few of the other guys have done this and it's a must do in my book...I've already used the o/s one a couple of times already!!
Hope the build's going well....
ATB, Simon
Hi Steve sorry hijack the thread. You said you used the spare fan on oil cooler. Had considered the same but I am now constrained by lack of alternator power. I find with upgrade rad fans, aircon fans on the car power is on limits, let alone put any of the rest of the paraphernalia switched on.
V8 Vum said:
Spoke to the factory....
...and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
yeh panel in the gap in alloy... this panel used to be part of the kit but seems to have been dropped now....and they said they tend to push the carriers way back, not forward these days! (wish they had told me before...too late now!)
They suggested fabricating an ally plate to fit in the gap and act as a 'plug' and natural extension to the rear bulkhead sealed by foam between the plate and the pod skin to stop fumes coming on from the rear, if I understand them properly.
....aaahh well, off to find some ally sheet to whittle then!....
Keith
From others experience you tend to get a lot more fumes and heat in the cabin when they are not fitted.
andygtt said:
yeh panel in the gap in alloy... this panel used to be part of the kit but seems to have been dropped now.
From others experience you tend to get a lot more fumes and heat in the cabin when they are not fitted.
Don't I fFrom others experience you tend to get a lot more fumes and heat in the cabin when they are not fitted.
know it. . . . . . .I did think about expanding foam but not sure this would work, as it's going to be difficult to get in there without taking half the car to bits.Plus I have heat wafting in from the front of the cabin as well, compromising the air con as it just sucks in the warm air. I'm going to duct in fresh air from the brake ducts into the air con motors and try to seal off the top of the chassis where the heater/air con pipes run from into the cabin (if that makes sense!)
Graham-P said:
andygtt said:
yeh panel in the gap in alloy... this panel used to be part of the kit but seems to have been dropped now.
From others experience you tend to get a lot more fumes and heat in the cabin when they are not fitted.
Don't I fFrom others experience you tend to get a lot more fumes and heat in the cabin when they are not fitted.
know it. . . . . . .I did think about expanding foam but not sure this would work, as it's going to be difficult to get in there without taking half the car to bits.Plus I have heat wafting in from the front of the cabin as well, compromising the air con as it just sucks in the warm air. I'm going to duct in fresh air from the brake ducts into the air con motors and try to seal off the top of the chassis where the heater/air con pipes run from into the cabin (if that makes sense!)
Expanding foam? Not if you have read the CRAFTY threads you dont!I ended up fabricating an ally bulk-head for each side with rubber seal (draft excluded and rubber edging), thus sealing as best as poss.
Another possibility if the sides are now fixed (and one I looked at myself) is to panel the engine compartment around the tanks..far more difficult but just about doable.
cheers
keith
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