Aluminium / Metal benders
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anyone know of someone who could bend some aluminium to make a scoop for the side of the marlin?
It needs to be split in two due to the curve of the bonnet hence why no off-the-shelf product will help. At the moment I can only find one company (Aston workshop) who suggest they can help, but I have a feeling when I get their quote it'll be out of my budget.
Cheers
It needs to be split in two due to the curve of the bonnet hence why no off-the-shelf product will help. At the moment I can only find one company (Aston workshop) who suggest they can help, but I have a feeling when I get their quote it'll be out of my budget.
Cheers
shows the carb mouths, about 1/2" will need to be trimmed from the side panel to allow the 4" filters to poke through uninhibited.
the shape needs to me moulded into the the curve of the bonnet in this pic.
There are a few places that would do it in fibre glass but that costs £££ due to the length of time, I'm hoping the Aston garage call tommorrow with a reasonable offer, but personally I doubt it - it's not an Aston Martin
I might try the new owners of YKC and see what they can offer (the guys who make the Roadster now). >> Edited by docevi1 on Friday 1st April 00:24
I don't know if you saw the pictures of my garden, but when I get the workshop set up, that would be a neat little job for the weekend!
It won't be for a while yet, so I'll have to pass on this occasion.
I'm not to clear though if you want a square cornered scoop, or a half cylinder with a quarter of a sphere at the end. Obviously the first option is likely to be the cheapest, the second more expensive.
If you go for the first option they might be able to make it just using a folding machine, but if it's the latter they'll probably need to make a former over which they can beat the sheet.
The former will be the expensive part, but it's dead simple to do. Just start with a block of wood, and set to work with a plane, chisels, surform and sandpaper. It just takes patience, and it's so cheap that if you get it wrong you can just throw it away. The expensive part is the patience.
It all starts from a drawing.
It won't be for a while yet, so I'll have to pass on this occasion.
I'm not to clear though if you want a square cornered scoop, or a half cylinder with a quarter of a sphere at the end. Obviously the first option is likely to be the cheapest, the second more expensive.
If you go for the first option they might be able to make it just using a folding machine, but if it's the latter they'll probably need to make a former over which they can beat the sheet.
The former will be the expensive part, but it's dead simple to do. Just start with a block of wood, and set to work with a plane, chisels, surform and sandpaper. It just takes patience, and it's so cheap that if you get it wrong you can just throw it away. The expensive part is the patience.
It all starts from a drawing.
Stefan, my mate has a fabrication company in Seaham, M&K steel fabrications is the name of the company, or somethin like that, its in george street industrial estate, lad who owns it is called maurice, give him a ring and tell him Ian from the computer shop has give you his number, 0191 5817291, hes a really nice lad and can do most things with bits of metal.
Stefan,
I know a bloke who may be able to do one in either carbon fibre or fibre glass. ( he may also be able to make you an aluminium one). Ex aircraft industry trained, so if he can knock up a jumbo-jet out of old coke cans,
, I reckon he'll be able to sort you out.
Give me a bell, or e-mail me for details......
I know a bloke who may be able to do one in either carbon fibre or fibre glass. ( he may also be able to make you an aluminium one). Ex aircraft industry trained, so if he can knock up a jumbo-jet out of old coke cans,
, I reckon he'll be able to sort you out. Give me a bell, or e-mail me for details......
Aston Workshop just called, they quoted £1,551 to modify the side panel, bonnet, make a scoop, fit and paint it all. bomb said:
Stefan,
I know a bloke who may be able to do one in either carbon fibre or fibre glass. ( he may also be able to make you an aluminium one). Ex aircraft industry trained, so if he can knock up a jumbo-jet out of old coke cans,
Give me a bell, or e-mail me for details......
Bomb and I both know a bloke that could make something "pleasing to the eye" but he lives in Sweden.
If he made a bad job of it - Bomb could shout at him and slam the bonnet down on his hand
- if you want, I could attend the next meet at Shafto's and give the full (unexpurgated)version 
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