O4' SAN tower w/ flight clips - ideas?

[c-red]

04' SAN tower w/ fligh clips - wondering if any one has a good idea on how to make boards fit better. The bindings on the top board in the rack hits tower and is difficult to make fit. Any ideas?

[DougPhillips]

Sell me your flightclips!

[wakejunky]

I've thought about the same thing with my 03' tower and flight clips. You have two options.
Although not as bad on the 03 towers, I know there needs about another 1/2" to 3/4" more clearance.

1.) Buy the new clamps from CC and clamp the clips to the tower instead of through bolted. This will push the clips out about 1/2" to get the clearance you need. We all know that anything from CC is WAY over priced so, not a cheap option.

2.) Unbolt the clips and make some spacers out of 1/2" aluminum which is the same shape as the clip mounting plate. Then drill the appropriate holes through the spacers, buy some longer stainless steel allen/phillips head bolts and bolt it back up to the tower. Of course you'll have to pretty them up by powder coating or polishing.

Chris

[c-red]

Wakejunky - thanks for the ideas. I think the aluminum spacers will work great and is not so expensive.

[surfsup]

The '04 clips are slightly different from ealier years - they no longer through bolt. The clips attach as a "clamp" around the tower. I believe there should be enough room to introduce a spacer in the clamp....