Nice idea about the frame spacer... I wonder if it could help on all 30 tube installs?
Make a aluminium or steel spacer pre-drilled at right centres - install frame minus the collector manifold using the straps (save weight carring up the ladder). Remove spacer, fit manifold. bodge done.
Only problem I can think off is if the manifolds / frame lugs are made with different spaces due to variation in manufacturing? WDYT?
Martin
I wouldn't think that manufacturing variation would be enough to cause a problem, even if it was a couple of mm difference it still would not affect the strap positions enough to worry about, as the length of strap gives a bit of room for lateral error anyway.
Richard
