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Englishemen Must Have Small Hands

CZ_Dave

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I changing out the trim behind the seats, I became convinced that the English must have small hands.
In removing that piece of aluminum with the vinyl glued to it so that I could replace it, I needed to get my fingers up in there to get to the 8mm nuts that they put on there. I had to use my pinky fingers on both hands to get the nut off and then again on, and I don't have XL hands.
I have been working on these LBC's for over 22 years, and it just amazes me how they (the British) could get nuts into places that I would not even dream of mounting something.
But I did it, just so that it is original in craftmanship and appearance, gotta go rub some lotion on my hands as they are sll scuffed up and red now. :rolleyes:
 
They had the help of all those little MOWOG elves...

I've the scars to prove how tight some of those places are... I do have XL hands too...

and I need to replace that same piece of trim on my B. Lovely. :smile:
 
Drew: With a bit of judicial use of an 11/32" box-end and some creative fingertip control it's EASY!

:jester: :devilgrin:
 
Cut 6 inch access holes in the sheet metal above where the nuts are and weld them back in when done........that's how the factory did it!!
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