> --- Jean-Leon Morin <offroaddesign@softhome.net> wrote:
>>Alan J. Richer wrote:
>> As a matter of fact, now that Mr. C is getting boosted
> brakes he's also going to get the hatch modification. If I
> have to cut and flange the wing anyway I may as well put in
> the hatch.
>And a flush release button?
Back in the late 1970s after removing the wing twice to rebuild
and replace the master clutch cylinder, I decided enough was
enough. So I cut a panel from the top of the left wing and
hinged the front edge with an aluminum
hinge from a Cessna oil door. For a latch, I used the flush,
spring-loaded, push-to-release latch that's used on the
oil inspection panel on a Citabria cowling. Cessnas use
Dzus (sp?) fasteners, which have a blade that sticks up that
you twist to unlock the fastener, and I didn't want
these sticking up from the Land Rover's front wing. The Citabria
was the only plane that I was familiar with at the time that used a flush
latch. Another possibility is to get hold of one of the flush, push-to-
release latches that are used on Boeing (and other mfgs) planes to
access oil doors, refueling panels, etc. However, these latches may
be too big for practical use on a Series access hatch. The nice thing
about the Citabria latch is its size. It's only two or three inches long,
but it has a very powerful and very positive latching action.
Anyhow, this panel has more than earned its keep, as it makes
it a snap to access, remove, and replace the clutch master. Not
as easy as on right-hand-drive Series, but pretty close.
___________________________
C. Marin Faure
(original owner)
1973 Land Rover Series III-88
1991 Range Rover Vogue SE
Seattle
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