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Old 10-16-2014, 11:24 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Since I had to pull the rear belly pan and rear diffuser off to git the rear axle bearings and seals replaced, it gave me an opportunity to address a small issue and take a shot at seeing if my solution will fix it.

Since the beginning of my belly pan project, I installed various bungee cord and rubber cord supports fer the back end of the rear belly pan. Going over bumps, the wooden stops would strike the rear axle housing from the rebounding of the bungee cord and the bump. While not extreme, I wanted to see if zipties around the rear axle housing and the rear belly pan supports would keep the back end of the rear belly pan tight to the rear axle housing. I installed the bungee cords just in case it snaps while I take it out fer a spin. Yes, the front of the rear belly pan and back end of the rear diffuser are mounted on hinges to allow the rear axle to extend up and down without ripping the fasteners out...at least that's the theory.



Well...40 miles of city roads at differing speeds and road conditions haven't yielded any extra bumping noises from the belly pan and the rear axle. A quick peek underneath shows that the zipties are holding up.

I'm thinking of gitting some conveyor belt material and building up a multi-layered vertical stack to replace the wooden stand offs. The stack will be secured to the rear axle with 8" stainless steel hose clamps and the stack will contain a captive nut fer a bolt to pass through the bottom of the rear belly pan and into the stack so it will be easier to remove the rear belly pan when the time comes. The stack will also allow better flex movement which the wooden standoffs are very limited in flexibility.
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