Champ rear panel

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pmanton
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Champ rear panel

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Can someone direct me to pictures of the Champ rear panel. I need details of how the elevator cables exit the rear panel.
My project has a real Micky Mouse mess under and behind the rear seat.

Thanks

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it should show in the manual.

From the the rear stick the top cable comes out of the boot goes on top of the floor under the rear seat to the back panel.
The rear panel has a 2-3 in slot that goes to the floor and the cable runs close to the floor to the rear. The lower cable stays below the floor until it passes under seat then angles up through the rear floor panel which has a 2-3 square hole then follows the other cable to the rear.

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I just posted two photos in my Photobucket album that show the cables behind the rear seat in my 7AC. Hope these will help. You can see them here: http://s900.photobucket.com/albums/ac207/RRHaldeman/
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Thanks a million :D The chap who did the interior of my Champ made a couple of boxes or tunnels to enclose the elevator cables. I'll make a new back panel and throw the rest of the stuff away.

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I obtained a simple field approval to install a cover over the lower elevator cable and hole in the floor to help prevent stuff from falling through the hole. Photo taken before attachment screws were installed in the cover.
elevator cover.jpg
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