Please Quick Help TRAP DOOR METHOD
04-06-2012, 03:57 PM
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The cut, sides and rear, front side left intact.
Panel pulled back down. Two small strips of sheet metal riveted in-place to hold the panel flat and then sealed with foil tape for AC ducting. The sheet metal pieces swivel out of the way to let the panel come back up for quick access.
Thank Hilton for the idea, he did it.
Panel pulled back down. Two small strips of sheet metal riveted in-place to hold the panel flat and then sealed with foil tape for AC ducting. The sheet metal pieces swivel out of the way to let the panel come back up for quick access.
Thank Hilton for the idea, he did it.
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04-07-2012, 10:26 AM
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I used the exact diagram that people have quoted in this post and im gonna be honest itts a pain in the *** with those dimensions. If yyou want a lil more room to work with id go a little larger by a few inches on each side
04-07-2012, 12:39 PM
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I'll have to admit, I did have to bend one of the locking arms upward to to get the lock ring up through my trap door cut out since I tried to make mine as small as possible. So if anyone does one as small as mine you might want to consider cutting it about 1/4" lower at the bottom.
08-30-2014, 05:37 AM
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Buddy just came over and did mine for me and he cut 3 sides and peeled the panel back. During reassembly he drilled two holes just to the outside of the cut panel and we took 2 pieces of sheet metal and drilled holes in them. He then riveted the sheet metal to the body panel holes. The top riveted pieces will swivel over the panel to hold it down or swivel out of the way quickly to pull the panel up for access. We sealed it with silver foil tape to act as a vapor barrier. Quick and easy process that works very well.
09-02-2014, 04:41 AM
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98 is different than 99+ they are NOT the same. make sure not to cut through your wire/lines. i just cut 3 sides 01ssreda4 did and covered it with duct tape. one of the most handy things i ever did. my pump died last week and guess what took my 5 mins to get it out.
