Heatshield Questions

[Griffit]

I need a new heatshield for the underside of my bonnet but these don't appear to be available ready made meaning I'll need to buy the fabric and do the necessary to make it fit. Questions are:

1. Where can I get the original/closest match fabric from?
2. What is the black finish under the bonnet? (I figure if it's off and the shield stripped a touch-up wouldn't go amiss)
3. What thread does one need to hem new heatshield fabric - presumably heatproof thread !? (I appreciate this is a motoring forum not a sewing one! My GF will do the sewing; honest (she just doesn't know it yet...)!)

Cheers

[SSPPGG]

i have to do mine too....

i think you can get kevlar thread,

there is a chap who advertises this stuff made to fit the wings and bulkhead., perhaps he might knock one up

[Griffith77]

I'm looking to do the inner wing shields on mine while the engines out - no luck tracking down the material so far....

[5.0ltr]

This sort of stuff do you chaps?

http://clever-trevor.net/TVR/Parts_details/S0039/i...

[jfjfjf2]

Or www.agriemach.com

Julian

[A500TVR]

Hi Andy,

I bought mine from John Zubak (jonnyZ on PistonHeads)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2712904.htm

He has them made to order and I have to say the quality is really good, I also bought a new roof cover from him whilst I hand my Credit Card out...

I am just about to fit mine as I have the manifolds off at the moment, John is a really helpful guy and has a list of other stuff avalible for the engine bay...

If you PM me I will email you his full contact details and 'TVR Parts Leaflet'

[boz]

The closest match to the original, with the square patterns in the material, is on e-bay.

Andy, take care in buying ready made, as the early griff needs a different pattern & the inner wings were often modified to allow greater clearance for the manifolds. - new heat sheild material was patched over the top of the mod.

Steve - how did you line up the new pop-rivets with the old holes in the wing through the material?


Paul

[A500TVR]

Hi Paul,

I am not sure how to do this yet, the kit comes complete with high temperature glue, stainless steel rivets and washers so I was thinking about gluing into place and then either using a pin to find the original holes based on the old material or re-drilling as I am lucky enough to have a very shallow right-angled drill.

I will update on my 'progress...'

Regards

Steve

[Griffit]

Thanks for all the suggestions chaps. Kevlar thread seems to only come by the mile so the chance of buying one ready made is appealing!

Does anyone know what the black finish is on the underside of the bonnet etc? Is it an applied finish or just a pigment in the GRP?

[boz]

E-bay is best for small reels of Kevlar thread.
I've not done mine yet, just a quick test run on some scrap heatsheild material & a borrowed sewing m/c. Seemed to go ok.

Paul

[SSPPGG]

i can confirm my precat shields looks not much like the ones in the epic, so i sent them to Jon to use as a template.....should see them back imminently

i filled in the old holes, and repainted the inner wings after sanding off all the old crud

[7 TVR]

You could always go gold! Demon Tweeks

[SSPPGG]

7 TVR said:

You could always go gold! Demon Tweeks

"pimp my ride".....

[7 TVR]

SSPPGG said:

7 TVR said:

You could always go gold! Demon Tweeks

"pimp my ride".....

Wait to you see my 15 monitor screens and fluffy dice, not sure if the mini chandeliers[not sure on spelling] will fit on the roll-cage:]