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Stick your hand up behind the headlight and you should be able to feel the loom. Pull the side repeater off & you can see inside a little (with torch) & prob be able to pull the loom towards the outside (the repeater spur is bound in to it).
The corner sections are pretty thick ~ there are parts around there that are about 1" thick fibreglass I reckon. Isnt that area part of a box section? so you will only be able to bond it in from the front... Can you get to the rearby stripping the battery etc from the footwell (could be in the area where the excess main loom is stuffed/stored).
Dave
The corner sections are pretty thick ~ there are parts around there that are about 1" thick fibreglass I reckon. Isnt that area part of a box section? so you will only be able to bond it in from the front... Can you get to the rearby stripping the battery etc from the footwell (could be in the area where the excess main loom is stuffed/stored).
Dave
Roberto Rica said:
I doubt if your dremel and attachments will be man enough for that job. A drill and jig saw might suit better although given the restricted space you'll probably end up with junior hacksaw blades and a lot of huffing and puffing.
Rob
Rob
Aaah, more faith in the dremel you need grasshopper
Jobs a good un, hole is cut (cooeee Mr battery and Mrs Fusebox) and the old indent is now removed along with all the overlaid edging, as my prickly hands testify to!
Now I need some plaster bandage and we're off.
I finally got to creating the new recess in the inner wing this weekend so here's the latest.
This is the lump of glass I cut out of the wing - its about 14" x 9" - you can see the burnt section where the manifold had rubbed through the heatshield and cooked the fibreglass.
The old recess, under the dribble marks (god knows what they are) is showing up as the darker section.
The red markings are where the new top manifold tube is running and was marked so I cut the right place.
This shot shows the back of the section I cut out and clearly shows the first modification done to insert a recess for the original manifolds. The top join is exactly where the new manifold was fouling.
Ignore the funny shape, that was me messing about with a coping saw so I could have a look at the different thicknesses of glass
And this is the first section of glass over the mesh I put in first to create the contoured recess.
The mesh was from Halfords, and there are actually 2 pieces in there because they were not quite big enough. I pressed the mesh into the hole to create the contour I needed and a good fit. I also had to thin out a lot of the old fibreglass around the edge of the hole so I didn't get a big bulge around the edge. My aim was to make it look like it had never been modified when the heatshield had been put back on.
I attached the mesh to the body with Fibreglass Repair Paste and just kept pressing it all together until that went off.
Working with a mate (which is a massive help with the speed you need to work at with fibreglass) we've now got it completely glassed over with the centre section having 2 layers on already and I'm waiting for that to go off for a day or so before putting another layer on and we think thats it.
Actually, I put another 2 layers on, with all the layers being overlapped and in different directions to ensure structural strength. And then covered it all with another layer of gel coat.
This is the lump of glass I cut out of the wing - its about 14" x 9" - you can see the burnt section where the manifold had rubbed through the heatshield and cooked the fibreglass.
The old recess, under the dribble marks (god knows what they are) is showing up as the darker section.
The red markings are where the new top manifold tube is running and was marked so I cut the right place.
This shot shows the back of the section I cut out and clearly shows the first modification done to insert a recess for the original manifolds. The top join is exactly where the new manifold was fouling.
Ignore the funny shape, that was me messing about with a coping saw so I could have a look at the different thicknesses of glass
And this is the first section of glass over the mesh I put in first to create the contoured recess.
The mesh was from Halfords, and there are actually 2 pieces in there because they were not quite big enough. I pressed the mesh into the hole to create the contour I needed and a good fit. I also had to thin out a lot of the old fibreglass around the edge of the hole so I didn't get a big bulge around the edge. My aim was to make it look like it had never been modified when the heatshield had been put back on.
I attached the mesh to the body with Fibreglass Repair Paste and just kept pressing it all together until that went off.
Working with a mate (which is a massive help with the speed you need to work at with fibreglass) we've now got it completely glassed over with the centre section having 2 layers on already and I'm waiting for that to go off for a day or so before putting another layer on and we think thats it.
Actually, I put another 2 layers on, with all the layers being overlapped and in different directions to ensure structural strength. And then covered it all with another layer of gel coat.
Edited by barreti on Wednesday 2nd May 09:03
All glassed in now mate, jobs a good un. I'll get another pic tomorrow to update here.
While I'm waiting for it to go off and the new manifold gaskets to arrive I'll be rolling around underneath the car to get the chassis painted and waxoyled.
Not quite in your league, but I've also got a set of shocks (I'll not mention which, don't want to start that little debate off again) sitting here in the lounge. Never had car bits in the lounge before, seems naughty somehow 
Maybe then I'll get to playing with that damned roof.
While I'm waiting for it to go off and the new manifold gaskets to arrive I'll be rolling around underneath the car to get the chassis painted and waxoyled.
Not quite in your league, but I've also got a set of shocks (I'll not mention which, don't want to start that little debate off again
) sitting here in the lounge. Never had car bits in the lounge before, seems naughty somehow Maybe then I'll get to playing with that damned roof.
girls !
Righto chaps.
I'd forgotten to update this until somebody prompted me. So here's the latest (and hopefully the last) installment on fitting these manifolds, all in glorious technicolour.
The new recess completely glassed in
and the finished item
And the engine bay now. No, I didnt find a way to modify the induction using a gravitation field, I took it off to get the 'after' pictures above.
The recess is now big enough for me to be able to slide my hand all around the manifold. I tried to do a comparison photo last night and put the same red screwdriver I used to in the previous photos against the manifold only it fell between manifold and wing onto the floor.
On the first few runs I could still smell burning, but with all the work I've done it must just have been dust/grp/grease etc burning off because its all gone now.
The heatshield is called Reflect-a-cool and seems quite thin but is obviously working. Its sticky backed which isn't necessarily the great bonus you think. Its very difficult to fit into tight spaces because you can't slide it. So its a real faff having to peel and edge off, stick it in place then peel the rest of the backing off and you wipe it with a cloth into the correct place. I think I'd use something else and heat resistant silicon next time.
My grateful thanks to everyone who offered help and advice, and to my mate Jeff, who gave me a crash course in using fibreglass.
Until the next time then
IanB
I'd forgotten to update this until somebody prompted me. So here's the latest (and hopefully the last) installment on fitting these manifolds, all in glorious technicolour.
The new recess completely glassed in
and the finished item
And the engine bay now. No, I didnt find a way to modify the induction using a gravitation field, I took it off to get the 'after' pictures above.
The recess is now big enough for me to be able to slide my hand all around the manifold. I tried to do a comparison photo last night and put the same red screwdriver I used to in the previous photos against the manifold only it fell between manifold and wing onto the floor.
On the first few runs I could still smell burning, but with all the work I've done it must just have been dust/grp/grease etc burning off because its all gone now.
The heatshield is called Reflect-a-cool and seems quite thin but is obviously working. Its sticky backed which isn't necessarily the great bonus you think. Its very difficult to fit into tight spaces because you can't slide it. So its a real faff having to peel and edge off, stick it in place then peel the rest of the backing off and you wipe it with a cloth into the correct place. I think I'd use something else and heat resistant silicon next time.
My grateful thanks to everyone who offered help and advice, and to my mate Jeff, who gave me a crash course in using fibreglass.
Until the next time then
IanB
Edited by barreti on Wednesday 2nd May 08:57
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