Well I'll be damned! You learn something new every day.
I now know what a cant rail socket is.
I have 3 sets, the pair on the 1600 that spend the winter in the glove box when the hardtop is on the car, the pair on the project S2 and two more in the spares bin.
CANT RAIL SOCKET!
My dear old Yorkshire Grandfather would turn in his grave if he should learn of my ignorance of my mother toung.
Thank you all - I really did not know what it was called. I guess it was just a gizmo to me.
Keep your sticks on the ice.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: earlwer
To: ***@***.***
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [LotusElan.net] WTB Series 1 cant rail socket
Bill
> I just have to ask, WHAT in the "H" is a WTB Series 1 cant rail
socket? I guess it (they) are on my stock 1600, and I assume they are
on my project S2 and I guess there must be a couple (of sets?) in all
the spares that are in my resto spares bin.
>
> But as a Canuck I haven't the foggiest idea of what might be a "cant
rail socket" (even tho I may have accumulated a few over the years).
It's the small tubular fitting that bolts to the top corners of the
windshield frame. S1 ragtops had a plastic frame that surrounded the
side windows and attached to the body behind the door, and at the top
of the windshield... The frame fits to the body using a bolt into a
bobbin, but the part that connects to the windshield has a longish rod
that fits into the cant-rail socket... clear?
This should be pretty easy to weld... if one knew how to weld
Come on over, and I'll show you mine <bg>
Earl in Quebec (Charter Member of the Long Rebuild Club - S1 Division)
>
> I guess it is a matter of terminology. And I thought I was from an
English background!
>
> Happy Canada (Dominion) day boys.
>
> Keep your stick on the ice Hey!
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