Rear Tyre Carrier (1 Viewer)

[DRTDuck]

What about using cylinders that would work of off air pressure to slide the carrier back and forth. This way you could tap into an on board air source and flip a swith to move the carrier.

 

[Jim_Phillips]

That could be good. I'm having enough trouble though trying to find oil hydraulics. Just imagine the fun I could have pushing that tyre out with a switch - when someone wants to over take me

 

[landtank]

Switch nothing...remote is they way to go...Ahhh maybe that's too electrical :G

 

[landtank]

Then again, a remote electrically controlled hydraulic tyre carrier. I can't think of anything that screems British more. Just be sure to paint it BRG.

 

[Beowulf]

Jim,
Please take note of who is and who isn't poking fun of British engineering.  

I still think duct taping the spare to the bonnet might work. It would look goofy, but it would work.
-B-

 

[Jim_Phillips]

You can all poke fun at British engineering all you like. As with most great inventions, we design it and you will improve it. Case in point - the jet engine. We invented it and then you put the after burner on it. Show off or what?!

Just to update. Scrappy Watson is keeping an eye out for just the right hydraulic ram and has asked me to go back in a week.

Cheers, Jim

 

[Gumby]

You can all poke fun at British engineering all you like.

Cheers, Jim

OK!
Don't forget to put your Lucas 3 position switch on it, Dim, flicker and off.
It can't be pnuematic, it has to be hydraulic. As it is you have to be the only Brit with a clean garage floor. Or did they make you put a British dipstick in your cruiser - when it stops leaking add oil.

All in fun, of course. If we really want to get nasty, we would start talking about French vehicles.