Transmission tunnel

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John Steggles
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Transmission tunnel

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Does anyone have a spare transmission tunnel for a 54 4AD
bitsobrits
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Can't imagine it would be usable if anyone did have one. AFAIK they were all made from a molded rubber compound which didn't hold up well to sun and oil exposure.

At one time, someone was making reproductions from fiberglass. When I was needing one, I couldn't' find a source so I did a one off in fiberglass in a simpler rectangular design.
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John Steggles
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Thanks Steve, I suspected as much . I am thinking of using some concrete sonotubes cut to shape to act as a mould for fibreglass.
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Making my own moulding worked out very well ,can show pictures if anyone is interested.
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Please do share photos. Always nice to see solutions others come up with.
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KMoran
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John Steggles wrote:Making my own moulding worked out very well ,can show pictures if anyone is interested.
John, could you share pictures please as I do not have a cover and will also need to make one.

Thanks,

Kevin.
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Phillip
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Guys,

I believe the moulds created by the late Roadster guru Bill Haverly are in the hands of ASCO in the UK. I think they may have made up a batch. These are fiberglass but look like the original at a distance.

Might be worth checking with them via their club site:

http://www.asco.org.uk/index.html

Hope that helps!

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