Jonesy365 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Hello all… received my SV 420R kit last week after a long wait, finally got sometime to make a start this evening and stumbled at the first hurdle! Im following the order in the build manual, with the upper wishbone the front bolt on both sides pushes against the bodywork and no room to get the nut on the bolt… any ideas or experience would be greatly appreciated? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCol Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 You’re going to hate this… you need to get a bit biblical with the side skin and push it to give you access/clearance to the head of the bolt/nut. Don’t worry - it’s less industrial (mostly!) hereafter… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR400D Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 As I recall, I had cap heads on that fitting, made it a lot easier to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted April 24 Area Representative Share Posted April 24 Push the side skin in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted April 24 Member Share Posted April 24 What BigCol says. This is described in the text-rich version of the Assembly Guide, along with much else that isn't in the current pictorial version. Please let me know if you'd like a copy. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Just now, paul richards said: Push the side skin in. And put some masking tape on the paint to reduce damage from tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted April 24 Member Share Posted April 24 Just now, SM25T said: And put some masking tape on the paint to reduce damage from tools Yes. Also in the other Assembly Guide! Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted April 24 Area Representative Share Posted April 24 8 minutes ago, ScottR400D said: As I recall, I had cap heads on that fitting, made it a lot easier to fit. Unfortunately you can’t get caphead nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy365 Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Amazing thank you all for the quick answers! I’ll carry on putting all together and when I come to fit the headlights and mounting bracket I’ll go against everything my head tells me and push the bodywork. I’ve just downloaded the text rich older manual and printing now. Thanks 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR400D Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 17 minutes ago, paul richards said: Unfortunately you can’t get caphead nuts. No s**t? If you look at it a cap head allows the bolt to be run in, the nut doesn’t need to turn, you just hold it. Try that with a hex bolt and nut. Anyway, off you go…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted April 24 Area Representative Share Posted April 24 4 hours ago, ScottR400D said: No s**t? If you look at it a cap head allows the bolt to be run in, the nut doesn’t need to turn, you just hold it. Try that with a hex bolt and nut. Anyway, off you go…… Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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