barison82 wrote:Libtechinit wrote:
This is correct. The injector tube L-bracket is meant to be riveted from inside the shell.
Yes, that's the screen accurate way to do it, however some builders are attaching the bracket by way of using UNC socket screws instead; I felt that this would be a more 'solid' way of attaching this part due to the screw threads and the underside being securely fastened with nuts and washers.
Yea no worries :0) feel free to mount it however you would like to mount it. I just wanted to make sure the screen accurate mounting method was pointed out.
I can also vouch for the strength of the rivets in that I have had mine riveted since I built the pack 5+ years ago and regularly pick up and carry the 20-25lb pack by the injectors without issue. Rivets, when installed correctly, in combination with a solid mounting method for the injectors to the power cell, will give you more strength than you'll ever need.
One other word of advice or something to consider here, only because I ran into on my shell (I'm not sure what your shell will looks like because the links in the first post are broken) but the location where this bracket attaches on most shells does not have much clearance, if any at all, between the shell and the motherboard. Fitting a bolt head with washers might be difficult without thinning the shell out in the area. Rivets require a lot less clearance for installation, one of the reasons I believe it was done with rivets in the original packs.
Again not trying to sway your decision because in the end your going to do what you want but I don't want you to be afraid of going the rivet route. You have gathered a large amount of quality pieces and have giving your pack build some great attention to detail and this, in my opinion, is a place you don't really need to skip out on one of those details in your pursuit of what will be a really nice GB1 hero pack.
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