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Belly pans! Yes or no?
Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by Sjtw » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:30 am
If you'd seen how my dormobile twisted when it didn't have belly pans you'd fit them.
If I jacked up one side (or parked on rough ground) I'd have trouble opening the cargo doors.
Have a look at Mark P thread for how to rivnut them in rather than weld so you can still get access if you need to.
There's also a thread on here somewhere where Jim and I were talking about the various makes of repro pans and how thick they are. (Think it might have started with me asking if I need belly pans or not
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If I jacked up one side (or parked on rough ground) I'd have trouble opening the cargo doors.
Have a look at Mark P thread for how to rivnut them in rather than weld so you can still get access if you need to.
There's also a thread on here somewhere where Jim and I were talking about the various makes of repro pans and how thick they are. (Think it might have started with me asking if I need belly pans or not
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Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by type21f » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:57 pm
It may be that Devon placed an order and some were fitted with Pop Tops and some were not...
Interesting..
What not fit a pop top?
LOL
Interesting..
What not fit a pop top?
LOL
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Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by split999 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:50 pm
My 66 UK Devon did not have belly pans fitted.
Oh, and the pop top is no longer fitted either!
Oh, and the pop top is no longer fitted either!
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Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by funky » Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:46 am
Nice one Sjtw already booked in with southcoast wagenwerks to be fitted in oct pretty much what Kev who works there said too
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Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by Sjtw » Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:52 am
Be sure to post up the photos
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Re: Belly pans! Yes or no?
by monkey » Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:23 am
My bus didn't have them, but I fitted the 2 outer ones when I had it restored to add some additional rigidity. I left the centre one off.
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