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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: Clifton on Wednesday,July 10, 2024, 04:12:06 PM
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Ok, it will never be air tight but...
This is what I did for the steering, brake, and clutch. I use Ace Hardware 1.5" x 1/16" neoprene washers. The two plates make adjusting the washer easy. The firewall plate side has 1/8" think foam tape. I used U nuts so I can finally not strip the holes or have loose panel pins. Lotus kind of hacked the hole making the plate larger but it works.
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Nicely done
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https://sealsit.com/product/split-grommet-seal-2-piece/
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Nicely done
:I-agree: Very tidy.
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https://sealsit.com/product/split-grommet-seal-2-piece/
I bought a 3" OD seals-it. It wouldn't cover the butcher hole and it lacks any adjustment.
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They also have 4” OD and blank.
What you have done looks great. Just pointing out other available options.
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I saw the 4" blank and they have a cones too. I spent all the time looking for something that had some room for error. The seals-it are better for running wire, hoses though. If I am off an 1/8" on my mounting holes with a seals-it, it will have some strain as it's not centered. My way, I can be off but still locate the seal dead center before tightening and sandwiching it. I bought 2 Vintage Air Grommets too. $40 shipped for all 3 that I won't use :headbanger:
I found this guy too but the lack of hole ID specs was a deal killer.
https://jjsrods.com/
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I just used another left over piece of closed cell neoprene foam…