Cornish Rattler Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 As per my other thread I've just fitted my freshly painted roof to my 2a H/Top and with the roof fully bolted down and a new Bearmach screen to roof seal fitted the roof just isn't gripping the seal infact with very little effert I can pull the seal out, any idea's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Think I need to sauce some better seals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 You've had the bulkhead redone? Sure the windscreen brackets are in exactly the right place and the gap is correct? I don't believe they're a super tight fit anyway or fitting the winscreen would be impossible. That's a very large seal to squish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, lo-fi said: You've had the bulkhead redone? Sure the windscreen brackets are in exactly the right place and the gap is correct? I don't believe they're a super tight fit anyway or fitting the winscreen would be impossible. That's a very large seal to squish! Yeah its a recon'd galv bulkhead that's replaced the original bulkhead, at first I was thinking the windscreen brackets were out or something and came up with an idea to replace the bolts that go through the screen brackets with thinner ones which should lower the screen but then I would have the same problem at the screen to roof seal so I decided to leave that idea, i'm not sure if its worth doubling up on both seals or not as I can't think of anything else that would cause it other than the bulkhead being out somewhere as the roof and screen are original to the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I've got an unmolested 2a bulkhead here, I'll measure the distance between the hole and the surface the seal sits on later. Worth checking, I reckon. Paint looks great, by the way the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 9:42 AM, lo-fi said: I've got an unmolested 2a bulkhead here, I'll measure the distance between the hole and the surface the seal sits on later. Worth checking, I reckon. Paint looks great, by the way the way! Cheer's that would be great, i imediatly thought that the distance between the bottom of the bulkhead to the top of the bulkhead was wrong but i don't have the old bulkhead now and even if i did i don't think it would be much help with the condition it was in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Did you raise the rear tub at all? New cross braces? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sight along the tub at the top of the curve, see if it lines up with the same curve on the bulkhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Gazzar said: Sight along the tub at the top of the curve, see if it lines up with the same curve on the bulkhead. Yes i fitted new members to the tub i also fitted thin plates where the member fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Ah. Would that cock the front of the tub up? You've a new chassis, so the bulkhead riggers should be right. It's hard, not impossible, to get the feet of the bulkhead wrong. The rest is fixed, so it has to be the back that's wrong, I think. You might lose the problem by slackening the tub fittings, the bulkhead crossmembers fittings and tightening the roof first, it should compress the seal (genuine?). Then the rest can be tightened. Alignment is a sod of a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Gazzar said: Ah. Would that cock the front of the tub up? You've a new chassis, so the bulkhead riggers should be right. It's hard, not impossible, to get the feet of the bulkhead wrong. The rest is fixed, so it has to be the back that's wrong, I think. You might lose the problem by slackening the tub fittings, the bulkhead crossmembers fittings and tightening the roof first, it should compress the seal (genuine?). Then the rest can be tightened. Alignment is a sod of a job. Cheer's i will give that ago at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 If you have a long straight edge, and are willing to risk the new paint, lay it along the crease for the waist, and that will soon tell you. Or string would do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Gazzar said: If you have a long straight edge, and are willing to risk the new paint, lay it along the crease for the waist, and that will soon tell you. Or string would do. Good idea never thought of that, will give that ago tomorrow before work 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Watch the paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Any joy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Sorry not had chance to have another look at it yet with doing other stuff on the landy i will try and find my ball of string and check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Rattler Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Sorted, I was suppose to have been fitting the door seals today but remembered I had forgotten about the bulkhead and screen to roof seals so after looking at it all and thinking about it all ( a petrol can and a match sprung to mind ) I reluctantly decided on dropping the fuel tank, lifting the seat box and slacken off every bracket that connects the body to the chassis inc slackening off the roof / van sides and bulkhead and tweaking where needed with a jack and a block of wood and it looks like I've got it So I am now going out to get a crate of beer and get absolutely smashed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lo-fi Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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