Bonnet conversion
Discussion
Andy_mr2sc said:
Because unlike you LS boys who only have to lift your bonnet every 6 months plus, us mere mortals who still have the S6 engine have to get to the engine with much greater frequency.
Have never understood, how the dealers can service the speed six cars for the money they charge, it takes me the best part of a day to do my car and only few minutes on the engine, THREEFISHORANGE said:
Yes did the conversion myself. It took about 2.5 - 3 hrs in total ( not including the grp curing in cold weather, over night).
I'm halfway through this myself, just got to the 15mm cut on the bonnet. When you cut the bonnet lip did you cut the whole length right into the corners where the old sections were previously cut out ( if that makes sense)?
Cheers
Richard
THREEFISHORANGE said:
Yes I did with a gentle radius to finish the edge. I initially cut 10 mm off and that was enough.Although Its not as though you see that front edge as the inspection bonnet covers the view . If that makes sense?
Thanks, getting the bonnet to open without fouling the grill is a little tricky - i started at 10mm, then another 5mm, then another 5mm - still a bit to go yet (my 15yr old son was very patient last night, giving up valuable Xbox Fifa 15 time to assist with the bonnet on/off saga througout the evening!! ). Hopefully conclude matters tonight.
DD
RPE11Y said:
Just had mine done by Allan - glad I didn't attempt it as it threw up a few little 'issues' which I would have struggled with, but he made it look easy!
Anyone got any good engine bay detailing tips? Already got the rocker cover powder-coated, so where to go next?
Completed mine today, also had a couple of little issues but without doubt patience was the order of the day (or several evenings as was the case for me). Anyone got any good engine bay detailing tips? Already got the rocker cover powder-coated, so where to go next?
Another one complete with Alan's kit. The kit is flawless, engineered and finished very well. I had a few issues with the Tuscan side of things, it was almost refusing to have this upgrade and highlighted to me how badly this car was put together from the factory. I trial fitted everything before drilling holes for the rose joints and had a few problems. Even though the car is a mk2 it had a mk3 registration bracket and when the bonnet hinged forward this was a major obstruction so had to be changed for a different type of bracket, that Alan supplies, and attaches to main bonnet so follows its path when the bonnet is hinged open.
The second problem I had was that when the bonnet hinged forward, it fouled on both inner wing access panels. I only came across this problem after about 45 minutes of being baffled as to why the bonnet was restricted in opening and finding a black fibreglass corner on the floor and realising the bonnet had caught the corner of the access panel and snapped it off! After some research I found these were supposed to be fastened in place and sitting flush to their formed outline. Mine had a single screw at the top point of the triangle and the rest of it was free to flap about. I removed these and to be sure of a fit I rounded off the bottom corner and drilled a hole for a screw to be fitted and hold the bottom in place, also took a slight bit off the bonnet edge.
There was a good hour spent trying to align the main bonnet, fitting and removing spacers to get an ideal fit. I still have a problem of sometimes the bonnet hits the edge of the red power steering cap, no matter what I done I couldn't get it to avoid this and for the push clips at top end of bonnet to line up, it was one or the other. I have a feeling the neck on the filler is slightly longer on mine as the car was a pre production development car. I will either shave off a bit of the bonnet around the bottom of the hole where the cap catches or rivet on an aluminium protection plate. I have to lower it slowly and give it a bit of a jiggle and it will miss. I don't know why this is so, maybe down to its a large piece of flexing fibre glass it flops and changes form when not supported.
Over all for something that was never designed to be this way I am pleased with the results. Kit is faultless, Alan is tremendous, Tuscan needs work!
The second problem I had was that when the bonnet hinged forward, it fouled on both inner wing access panels. I only came across this problem after about 45 minutes of being baffled as to why the bonnet was restricted in opening and finding a black fibreglass corner on the floor and realising the bonnet had caught the corner of the access panel and snapped it off! After some research I found these were supposed to be fastened in place and sitting flush to their formed outline. Mine had a single screw at the top point of the triangle and the rest of it was free to flap about. I removed these and to be sure of a fit I rounded off the bottom corner and drilled a hole for a screw to be fitted and hold the bottom in place, also took a slight bit off the bonnet edge.
There was a good hour spent trying to align the main bonnet, fitting and removing spacers to get an ideal fit. I still have a problem of sometimes the bonnet hits the edge of the red power steering cap, no matter what I done I couldn't get it to avoid this and for the push clips at top end of bonnet to line up, it was one or the other. I have a feeling the neck on the filler is slightly longer on mine as the car was a pre production development car. I will either shave off a bit of the bonnet around the bottom of the hole where the cap catches or rivet on an aluminium protection plate. I have to lower it slowly and give it a bit of a jiggle and it will miss. I don't know why this is so, maybe down to its a large piece of flexing fibre glass it flops and changes form when not supported.
Over all for something that was never designed to be this way I am pleased with the results. Kit is faultless, Alan is tremendous, Tuscan needs work!
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