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Trading Zone => Parts Wanted => Topic started by: Tricked on October 08, 2015, 12:39:07 PM

Title: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Tricked on October 08, 2015, 12:39:07 PM
Anyone have a Dashboard/steering column brace for a GP Mk1 or knows of a company that sells one?? Ta
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Krug on October 08, 2015, 01:27:56 PM
Try Flatlands

http://www.flatlandsengineering.co.uk/fle/fle_bgkp.htm


BK01   Steering Column Support, designed to fit most body styles, 3 way adjustable, also braces dashboard to bulkhead, all mounting bolts included.   £137.50
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Tricked on October 08, 2015, 02:32:05 PM
Thanks Krug,
Looks like I'm going to have to open an account with flatlands £££
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Luddite on October 08, 2015, 03:06:11 PM
IIRC, the GP one's a length of tube with a couple of bits of strip steel welded on the ends.  Just as easy to make something up I reckon, you'll probably end up modifying the 'proper' one anyway.
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: buggypete on October 09, 2015, 10:51:46 AM
original gp one were very simple,2 tubes and a bit of flat bar easy to make,remeber gp,are differant width to manx/manx derrived buggys.just make your own as you will be able to put the coloumn and supports exactly where you want them ;-)up
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Wilcoivette on October 09, 2015, 03:49:14 PM
I had a original, but remake it.

(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag469/oolbekkinkw/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000A25_zpsaonbmnvv.jpg)
Later i made some more strips in it to make it stronger
Title: Re: Wanted - GP Mk1 Dash brace
Post by: Manxdavid on October 11, 2015, 09:42:09 PM
There are good pics of an original frame on 77atthew's build thread.