Mark 1 front Sunbeam mounting

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steven

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Hi all, like a lot of others, my Mk1 had the front holes for mounting the "SUNBEAM' letters filled in. Now I can get to the underneath, which on the lower metal crosspiece shows holes for the letters. The holes in the lower piece are far larger than the rear trunk Sunbeam mounting holes. I assume the holes at the front outer will be the same as the mounting holes at the rear and the larger holes in the lower metal are for maybe mounting rubbers?
I flattened a cordless drill with the very first hole, drilled from behind, I am sure the origional holes have been filled with hard metal of some sort.:confused:
 
Probably welded up?

If you don't have a template to re drill the front panel you could cut the lugs off of the SUNBEAM letters and use badge tape to attach them?
 
AshUK said:
Probably welded up?

If you don't have a template to re drill the front panel you could cut the lugs off of the SUNBEAM letters and use badge tape to attach them?
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Just gave me a thought, get some alum flat plate, attch over rear holes with gaffa tape, drill thru and have a template. Now why did'nt I think of that when I posted. All I need is to predrill the first and last hole from the rear of the front area and then use the template.
Thanks
Steven
 
I recently replaced the front panel on my mk1 tiger using one from an s5 alpine. I just got some cardboard from a cereal box, put it over the original holes and pressed down until there were depressions. I then taped the cardboard to the replacement panel, centre punched and drilled through.:)
 
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AshUK said:
I recently replaced the front panel on my mk1 tiger using one from an s5 alpine. I just got some cardboard from a cereal box, put it over the original holes and pressed down until there were depressions. I then taped the cardboard to the replacement panel, centre punched and drilled through.:)
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Avoid center punching as it will subtly stretch and distort the metal. Best to use the drill-thru aluminum plate idea . . . . .my 2 cents (sou, farthing, etc)
 
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