Tailgate stand-off aka: ventilator

[mahatmacoat]

Summer is coming and soon we'll be able to wake up in our own personal sauna, so I'm on the hunt for the plans for those wonderful stand off brackets that used to be on the old site. They were a simple twisted plate with shaped holes each end to key to the latch and latch plate.

I've searched the old site and the Wiki and only came up with http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details. ... parent_id=" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
which is overly complex, and a long since dead link to somone selling them on Ebay.

I'm a college lecturer, so the plan is that I want a simple metal fabrication project for my students. If I can find a plan I'll get them to knock up a few and then sell them for a few quid to club members (and yes the money will go back to the students - all part of the learning to make and manage cash thing).

Can anyone help?

[syncro up]

Have a look at the brick yard forum.
Steve B is selling these, just got a new load in today.

[Titus A Duxass]

Why don't you get your students to "design" one?
The dimensions could easily be worked out.

[T'Onion]

Have a look at the brick yard forum.
Steve B is selling these, just got a new load in today.

What he said

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/t3-ta ... 37963.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

at £9.50 delivered you can't grumble

[lloyd]

Can make one quite easily out of piece of rod (5mm) like a heavy tent stake. Is what I did. Have drawing for flat strap one as well. PM me your email address for more info.

[Fritz]

There are many variations of the tailgate 'vent' strut, the ones I use to make were similar to the one described by Lloyd.



Regards


Fritz,,,,,,,,,

[jamesc76]

I made one this morning out of 3mm stainless steel plate worked out alot cheaper than ones for sale!!

[T'Onion]

but James not everyone works in thomas-the-tank-engines boiler house how is normal norman going to twist a piece of 3mm S/S

[quagmire]

can you make me one James?i will pay you with beer tokens and Mark,stop calling me Norman

[Rozzo]

stick a screwed up tea towel in the catch,,, sorted

[jamesc76]

but James not everyone works in thomas-the-tank-engines boiler house how is normal norman going to twist a piece of 3mm S/S

The bending bit was easy one vice and a adjustable spanner!!! Point to note tho when using a bench grinder to round the ends it gets bloooooming hot and if you then pick it up with bare hands you tend to burn your hand as I did

[fix]

stick a screwed up tea towel in the catch,,, sorted

Good idea but not much of a gap!

[Mocki]

stick a screwed up tea towel in the catch,,, sorted

Good idea but not much of a gap!

oh oh, you'll get the "parnoid motorhome gassed in layby mob" all worried...... the teatowl, whilst cheap and easy dont allow you to lock it, and someone might open your tailgate and steal your toenails.....

[T'Onion]

stick a screwed up tea towel in the catch,,, sorted

Good idea but not much of a gap!

oh oh, you'll get the "parnoid motorhome gassed in layby mob" all worried...... the teatowl, whilst cheap and easy dont allow you to lock it, and someone might open your tailgate and steal your toenails.....

Rozzo has toenails in his head ?

[Rozzo]

stick a screwed up tea towel in the catch,,, sorted

Good idea but not much of a gap!

oh oh, you'll get the "parnoid motorhome gassed in layby mob" all worried...... the teatowl, whilst cheap and easy dont allow you to lock it, and someone might open your tailgate and steal your toenails.....

Rozzo has toenails in his head ?[/quote]
no m8,, they looked fer um but pinched me hair instead