In reply to a message from John M Holmes sent Sat 30 Nov 2013:
I expect the sun visors that came with my late S1� will be the same
as those fitted to your S2, John. It will be a challenge to
duplicate the hardware. By the time you get it all made and plated
it will likely make more sense to drop the $150, but here you go.
The hardware pieces are of course handed. This is a shot of the
original RHS visor and hardware:
As you can see the shafts do not meet. The visor itself is 19 3/8’’
long x 3 3/8’’ wide x 1’’ thick and is made of two sheets of thin,
unbacked vinyl material with heat sealed edges covering a stiff but
resilient foam. This is a detail shot of the outer assembly:
and the inner:
and this is of the two disassembled:
the stock from which the shafts are made is an oddball diameter -
just over 9/32’‘. The threaded end of the outer shaft has been
turned down to 1/4’’ diameter a distance of 3/8’’ and threaded UNF.
The two nuts are a thin (5/32’‘) 1/4’’ hex nut and a domed nut, UNF.
The inner shaft stock started out 7’’ long then flattened and bent
the attachment end. The part that inserts into the visor is 4 7/8’’
long. The outer shaft stock was 7 1/4’’ long to begin with, the part
that inserts into the visor is 5 3/4’'. The outer shaft has a slight
S bend in it to keep the visor in position as it is adjusted. You
can see it more clearly in this shot:
The bracket that attaches to the windshield pillar is made from 14
ga. steel. These two shots should give you enough to fab a
reasonable facimile.
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The original message included these comments:
Yet again my car kit c/o PO is missing these items. Rather
than spend $150 I will make them this winter.Thanks to the
archives( Geo Hahn in particular as posted 15 June '13 ) I
know that the visor pivots on a 2 part shaft affixed at
each end to the post cap and the central post. I would be
very grateful for info in the shaft size , diameter and
length, and how the 2 parts are joined in the middle ( if at
all! ). And any pics of the parts not installed. TIA.
–
Nick Saltarelli '68 Cdn mkt E-type S1� OTS, '54 XK120SE OTS
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
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