[6pack] Tranny tunnel side cover

[David Friedlander]

Alistair;

Yes. Sounds very interesting.  If you DO make a cover, as you're 
planning to, you could
make a spare, for me!  :- )

The cover seems like something that should just be a standard "optional" 
plate. Enough
of us use those plastic tranny covers and those wanting access to A or J 
type overdrives
and/or speedo drives would want cover plates for them, to make life 
easier for us, when
service time came...

Cheers!

Dave



Alistair Hewitt wrote:

> Dave
>  
> Not sure if this will work, but I have been planning to fashion just 
> such a cover, and this is what I came up with.  
>  
> * Work out the area you want the cover to occupy
> * put a couple of layers of aluminum foil on there
> * lay a layer or two of fibreglass (with resin, of course)
> * Let it set
> * Hope that the layers of foil mean it doesn't stick to the tunnel!
> * Cut the fibreglass to a tidy shape if you like
> * Mark the area of your cover on the tunnel
> * cut out the section of tunnel, smaller than the new cover, to allow 
> for fasteners
> * glue the cut off tunnel section to the fibreglass (optional, I guess 
> - to make sure it fits in place better)
> * attach with self tapping screws - or velcro if you like.
> I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work, but as I say, it is just 
> a plan at this point.   if you try it out do let me know if it works!
>  
> Cheers
> Alistair
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:44 PM, David Friedlander 
> <forzion at maine.rr.com <mailto:forzion at maine.rr.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hey folks;
>
>     I'm about to install new carpeting over my molded plastic tranny cover
>     and I realize I haven't provided myself any easy access to the right
>     angle speedo or the A-overdrive service access points.  In the Roger
>     Williams "How to Restore....." book, page 105 shows  a cover plate
>     screwed to the side of the tranny tunnel for easier A-overdrive/speedo
>     drive access. I have tried to fashion my own cover plate, realizing it
>     doesn't need to be anything fancy -- but, it ought to fit well
>     enough to
>     screw to the tranny cover. Sigh.... I am no metalsmith. Anyone know
>     where such a cover plate can be had?  Certainly, the Big 3 have
>     nothing
>     to offer. Anyone able to offer assistance/advice?
>
>     Thanks for any help,
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Dave '74 Six
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