- Jul 13, 2008
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What do people think of this, I certainty didn't drill two different size holes for my filler.
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I fitted mine through the body, gaslow provide two different length screws for this purpose.I have one in the garage to fit this week. I can see why two different sized holes are required if mounting through an insulated MH body panel, rather than the thin metal skin of a car or van which was mentioned in the video.
The back box mates up snug to the main body of the filler unit and sandwiches the GRP skin between the two parts. A single 70mm hole would mean the back box would be the thickness of the entire body panel from the main unit. It wouldn't bolt up properly and even if you used longer bolts there would then be an issue with fitting the hose to the bottles.
Mine will be fitted to a skirt panel, so only requires the 70mm hole. It will be supported with a bracing strut to the chassis to better bear the weight of the filler gun.
Hope this helps clear this up.
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But you said "Gaslow" is this the difference (do gas low give you long screws as the boxes are all the same) the OP is "Gas-it" and the guy on the video is fitting a fill point with a angled brass connector so the back box will have to be recessed to let the hose connect, a straight connector will come out of the back no problem.I fitted mine through the body, gaslow provide two different length screws for this purpose.
Totally agree, if I HAD to fit it in the way mentioned (as a last resort only) I would certainly be looking to put some sort of bracing plate on the inside to give the wall more rigidity, there are much better places to fit the filler IMV.Wonder how well it works on a grp skin it looks like all the load is on the outer skin if the gun is attached and left dangling I would have thought cracking quite likely.
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