21 Feb 10

I've been noticing that my instrument panel is rather flimsy. When I would push or pull the throttle or the choke cable on the lower sub-panel, the entire instrument panel would bend in or out because there was no support other than the left and right side.

So I added this aluminum angle support.

This plate is just a mount for the 12V plug for the GPS but it made a handy place to mount this end of the support.
The other end is bolted to a plate that is riveted to the panel.

The panel is very strong now. When I pull the choke (which is very difficult to pull) it does not bend the panel at all.