Sorry, Frank, it looks like you got caught on this one.......
The top storage boxes actually do go under the rubber mats, there is a clear
picture in OS&M on page 25, taken from an all original Mk 1. The little
rubber buffer does go on top of the rubber.
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Frogeye
AN5L/636
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
To: Biff Jones <biffjones@erols.com>
Cc: spidgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Top storage brackets
>Biff Jones wrote:
>
>>
>> Do they (the brackets) mount over the carpet or do you mount them
>> to the rear bulkhead and cut the carpet to fit around them?
>
>Biff
>First off You should have rubber mats not carpet. (ask George to give
>you the mats)
>But the top frame storage pods do go OVER the mats/carpet.
>If this is for your Bugeye, use a couple of self drilling screws (3
>each) but check the frame clearance to rear deck before permanantly
>mouting them.
>Don't do what I did! Opps! A bit too high, extra holes in new carpet,
>duhhhhhh.
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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