congo181

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• Jul 15, 2022

• #61

Gasket made for the drip strip. Old inner tube, a steel rule, and a 6mm hole punch.

 

congo181

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• Jul 15, 2022

• #62

Glass is back in, and will have to wait overnight for the sealer to go off. Handle and drip edge installed too. Almost finished now.

 

congo181

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• Jul 17, 2022

• #63

Painted the heads of the coach bolts for fixing the flap, and made some rubber washers to seal the backs of them.

 

Last edited: Jul 17, 2022

congo181

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• Jul 17, 2022

• #64

Well, I’m going to say that’s done for now.
The locking rods need some adjusting as they don’t engage with the sockets as smoothly as they could, and the gap from the drop edge to the tailgate is bigger that I’d hoped for, but then the tailgate is quite twisted.
All in all I’m happy with the result, and Mandy is now fairly water-tight and lockable.
If anyone would like any more details, just ask.
Many thanks to @lynall for letting me take his series cat-flap apart a few times for measuring.
Cheers, Jim

 

meego

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• Jul 18, 2022

• #65

Cracking job and looks factory made. And I’ve got workshop envy

 

Knappster

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• Jul 18, 2022

• #66

Looks great! They’d sell well if you sold them…

 

congo181

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• Jul 18, 2022

• #67

Knappster said:

Looks great! They’d sell well if you sold them…

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It’s very unlikely I’d ever do that as it’s a lot of work. I might add up what it cost just for fun though.

 

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Peio

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• Jun 10, 2024

• #68

Thanks for doing and documenting this catflap hack. It looks fantastic! If you're still around I'd love to hear any follow up observations on how it's holding up -clumsy pun feebly intended