trigolf Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Afternoon all. 30 years ago I removed the millboard boot to hoodwell divider for a diff change. Fast forward to now and I finally got around to refitting it. Unfortunately, after a few house moves, I've lost it! So I have made a new one. Question - does the retaining strip fit to the outside of the panel,as per pic attached. Or does the strip fit on the inside of the panel? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Dont think a panel there is standard fitment. Certainly doesnt show in the manual so I think it was fitted by an owner many moons ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigolf Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 No, there definitely is one fitted as standard. Otherwise there is no partition btween the boot and hoodwell. My car was a very original one owner car when I bought it, and the original panel was not home made. Rimmers list them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Right yes must be a convertible thing and looking at Rimmers product the top is lightly curved with a cut out to fit round the strengthener on the underside of the boot deck in your photo. This indicates the board is meant to be quite a exact fit in those four top holding brackets so I would suggest the method of installation is to slide it up into those and then push the base up against the bottom securing strip before fixing with screws. Therefore the strip should be on the inside of the board because there wont be enough room to lift the edge of the board up over it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Both my Vitesse, owned since 1985 and my Herald, which spent most of its life in a garage off the road before I bought it, which is very original does not have a securing bracket at the bottom. Just the screws down each side. Could be missing I suppose. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Think it must be missing on yours as this is the item from Rimmers and you can see the two holes at the bottom (image upside down) which correspond pretty neatly with Trigolf's bracket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigolf Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 The securing bracket is fixed through the two holes in the spring clamp plate that are nearest the boot lip. It's also not a right angle, so will only fit one way and still reach the board. I think I've answered my own question, but would be good to be certain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 As I say pretty sure the bracket has to be screwed down to the clamp plate first so then the board has to fit up behind it and then self-tappers put through into the bracket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 The panel in my Vitesse convertible is held in with button push clips like these. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Strange, are the holes in the metal bulkhead slotted then like the fixings for the dash under card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, johny said: Strange, are the holes in the metal bulkhead slotted then like the fixings for the dash under card? Not in my car, the hole being round the button will hold no matter it's orientation. The parts manual lists two different buttons to fit the upper dashmill board. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Interesting. I suppose Trigolf will know whether it should be screws or those clips by the size of the holes in the bulkhead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 22 hours ago, trigolf said: Question - does the retaining strip fit to the outside of the panel,as per pic attached. Or does the strip fit on the inside of the panel? The trim fits as shown, firstly as it's all that holds the panel in place at the bottom so if fitted on the other side the panel would just fall out; and secondly the two rear most screws into the diff cover plate wouldn't line up without distorting the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigolf Posted September 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Good, thanks for confirming Colin. Johny, the panel is held in by the trim clips as in 68 Vit's pic. As stated there are two different sizes of the same style clip. The smaller one fits in the bodywork holes nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: The trim fits as shown, firstly as it's all that holds the panel in place at the bottom so if fitted on the other side the panel would just fall out; and secondly the two rear most screws into the diff cover plate wouldn't line up without distorting the panel. But Colin the panel is fixed to that bottom angle bracket (either with screws or those clips) as each comes with two matching holes in them (see photo and Rimmers item)! If the angle goes on the outside of the panel the fixings have to be put in from the inside and that can only be done by fitting the angle to the board before installing it leaving you the awkward job of doing up the screws that attach the angle to the diff cover plate😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 Bottom fixing in my Vitesse convertible. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 That looks correct to me Paul so you can just pull out the bottom two clips plus the side ones and the panel will come back out👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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