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This is covered with the vinyl which

continues away from the frame giving a

soft flexible area of about 35 mm around

the outside. The correct position for the

sidescreen is with the soft part at the top

tucked up between the two parts of the

hood that make up the seal along the top

of the door aperture and the soft area

towards the front tucked inside the

stanchion. The lower rear radius of the

sidescreen should follow the lower edge

of the hood and the metal frame at the top

should be just below the top of the door

aperture.

With the hood still fitted and correctly

tensioned, offer up the sidescreen into

position and mark the position of the four

fixing holes. (For ease of marking it may

help to run a strip of masking tape down

the front edge of the sidescreen).

Warning

Use appropriate eye protection whilst

carrying out drilling operations.

Next remove the sidescreen and place it

on a solid surface and protect the window

from damage caused by swarf before

drilling the holes for the fixings. The metal

frame inside the sidescreen is very hard

so it is advisable to centre punch and drill

through with a 3 mm pilot hole then finally

with a 5 mm drill to enable fitment of the

hinge.

Remove the top part of the hinges from

the chassis and secure them to the

outside of the sidescreen, using setscrew

(5) and nyloc nut (13), with the pin

towards the front and pointing downwards.

Fit IVA covers to the nuts on the inside of

the sidescreen and fit IVA protectors to

the non-chamfered ends of the hinge

halves, refer to Figure 164.

Refit the sidescreen by sliding the pins

down into the hinges on the car. With the

sidescreen closed, tuck the top in

between the flap of the hood.

Each sidescreen is held shut by two vinyl

straps and fasteners. From inside the car,

pull the straps in over the top edge of the

chassis and mark the place for the

fastener base. Drill a 5/32" hole in line

with the rivets holding the side panel in

place. (You will be drilling into a round

tube so care should be taken to avoid the

drill wandering as it hits the tube).

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