Mirror arm - gun ring.....

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:48 pm

Dear all.

Hope everyone is well..?!

Just wanted to run this problem past you.......

I have fitted a gun ring to my Jimmy which is fine, no problem there. The problem that I have is that I can no longer use my mirror as the arm is stopped by the leg of the gun ring.

How do you guys get over this problem, or haven't you?

Cheers

Jack.

Karoshi · Post by **Karoshi** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:13 pm

Jack as you I have a M36 set up on my 352, yet I get no problems at all.

Chappers · Post by **Chappers** » Sat May 12, 2007 2:05 am

Hi jack,
longer mirror arm bolts and a spacer between the cab and the mirror arm bracket is how I've seen it

Regards

Steve

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Sat May 12, 2007 3:23 pm

Jack,

We make the spacers by cutting two pieces of water pipe about 1/2 inch in diameter and long enough to space the mirror arm forward. Put the home made spacers over two long bolts and you're set. You can machine them if you have a lathe (I do) and didn't bother. Just cut them from pipe.

Here is what they look like.

Cat Man

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Sun May 13, 2007 11:43 am

Many thanks Cat & Steve - that will sort that out!

Great work and thanks for your help.

Jack.

John V Cliche · Post by **John V Cliche** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:41 pm

I have also seen examples of the mirror bracket being mounted( in a vert, position) on the gun ring leg itself with 2 drilled and tapped holes for mounting
Hope this helps
John

UK Jack · Post by **UK Jack** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:27 am

Operation Spacer.

Ok folks sorted this problem out today

.....I used a old stool leg for the spacers - read on it will make sense!

I tend not to through anything away :whistle: and I knew that those old stool legs would be come in handy. Remember the old stools we used to have and the legs were covered in plastic?! Well I knew that the metal would be good enough to paint as it would be free from rust.......

So here it is -

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Now a perfect view from the cab.

As always folks, great help and thanks to you all!

Best wishes.

Jack

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:25 am

I love homemade engineering. Great work UK

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:54 pm

Glad that worked for you Jack.

Maybe we have started a trend. There a probably a dozen other ways to do it, but the spacers do not modify the original truck or the Gun Ring Mounting Leg. So when the ring mount comes off - all is well and still original.

Drive on

CAT MAN

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Mirror arm - gun ring.....

Mirror arm - gun ring.....

Mirror Arm Spacers

Mirror Arm Spacers