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Argent

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480 posts

271 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Does anyone know who would be the best people to see about getting a new bonnet made up?

Cheers

A.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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nicKen

44 posts

240 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Julian at Fibreon www.damagedtvrs.co.uk He supplies panels for all the TVR's and at the mo is probably the biggest supplier in the world hehehehehehe

Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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nicKen said:
Julian at Fibreon www.damagedtvrs.co.uk He supplies panels for all the TVR's and at the mo is probably the biggest supplier in the world hehehehehehe
I like that vented bonnet they do i wonder how much that costs scratchchin

LordGrover

34,173 posts

242 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Pasco said:
nicKen said:
Julian at Fibreon www.damagedtvrs.co.uk He supplies panels for all the TVR's and at the mo is probably the biggest supplier in the world hehehehehehe
I like that vented bonnet they do i wonder how much that costs scratchchin

Have you gone all gayer and chimpy Pasco?

Argent

Original Poster:

480 posts

271 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Thanks I'll follow up the links, like the idea of a vented bonnet, makes sense, but not sure about the way it looks though.

A.

Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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LordGrover said:
Pasco said:
nicKen said:
Julian at Fibreon www.damagedtvrs.co.uk He supplies panels for all the TVR's and at the mo is probably the biggest supplier in the world hehehehehehe
I like that vented bonnet they do i wonder how much that costs scratchchin

Have you gone all gayer and chimpy Pasco?
No i am trying to find the best solution and i can not find many alternatives scratchchin

I also like the look of this bonnet on "Bruce All Monkeys" car as you can not get much darker than black yes and since my car is a dark or deep red smile

(Not Brown :tossers: )

I think it might look ok on my motor.

Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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This is what "Bruce All Monkeys" bonnet looks like.............


spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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OOoooooo.... Thats getting close to cross-dressing I reckon...

You darned trannies hehe

Dave

LordGrover

34,173 posts

242 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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spend said:
OOoooooo.... Thats getting close to cross-dressing I reckon...

You darned trannies hehe

Dave
I tried to warn you ... wink

Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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spend said:
OOoooooo.... Thats getting close to cross-dressing I reckon...

You darned trannies hehe

Dave
Off you Cheeky Monkey loser

BTW do you have any ideas on bonnet venting Dave ?

And i mean sensible ones since you guys had them as standard smile

Fibre-ron

112 posts

267 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Look guys at the end of the day I've taken the best bit of the Chimaera to solve the problem with the Griff. At least the vents are still a part of a TVR and not a part of some "other" car.
If anyone out there has any ideas for a second generation bonnet please feel free to contact me and hopefully I'll have one ready to show at the Growl.

And Pasco,if your interested in the Vented Bonnet I'll do you the same deal as last summer give me a call http://www.damagedtvrs.co.uk/contact.html
Cheers FIBREON

spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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IIRC we had quite a long thread on this before, even tho I obviously have that style of vents I'm of the personal opinion that they are more cosmetic than functional. They may vent when at a standstill, but I am not convinced the work well at speed, when I tagged mine with woolly tell tales (keep that quiet!) they just flapped a bit - no sign of airflow out of the bonnet in my case. On the downside you get so much crap & water ingress - I would have no qualms about blocking them up wink

Someone bonded some vents in the bonnet that looked more effective to me. I do seem to be at odds with others though, in that I think when your engine is pushing the car through the air thats when it should be cooled - not when it comes to a standstill and you have loads of heat soak. That again is why I am a great fan of oil cooling its cooled when the engine is working, taking away the cumulated heat soak effect when you come to a halt wink

Dave

Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Fibre-ron said:
Look guys at the end of the day I've taken the best bit of the Chimaera to solve the problem with the Griff. At least the vents are still a part of a TVR and not a part of some "other" car.
If anyone out there has any ideas for a second generation bonnet please feel free to contact me and hopefully I'll have one ready to show at the Growl.

And Pasco,if your interested in the Vented Bonnet I'll do you the same deal as last summer give me a call http://www.damagedtvrs.co.uk/contact.html
Cheers FIBREON
Thanks Julian that's most kind of you thumbup

Dave you should have done a Smoke test while driving then you would know if they work at speed yes
You might get 20 seconds of info before you completely loose total visibility and crash the car but at least we will all know if the vents work hehe

spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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Pasco said:
..Dave you should have done a Smoke test while driving then you would know if they work at speed yes
I do all the timeconfused

If I can't smoke I'm going too fast (I mean theres nowhere else you can indulge these days!). I measure thrills by how hard I've bitten down on the filter BTW hehe

Dave

Uncle Fester

3,114 posts

238 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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spend said:
Pasco said:
..Dave you should have done a Smoke test while driving then you would know if they work at speed yes
I do all the timeconfused

If I can't smoke I'm going too fast (I mean theres nowhere else you can indulge these days!). I measure thrills by how hard I've bitten down on the filter BTW hehe

Dave
Dave needs to cut down a bit on the smoking whilst driving.



Can someone photoshop the bonnet vents on a Jaguar XKR onto a black Griff please.

They have the right shape to pick up other styling cues.

Edited by Uncle Fester on Tuesday 12th February 20:13

spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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I've searched but can't find it frown someone had 2 vent/concave scoops in the central area of the bonnet which are the best I can remember...?

Any ideas? I'm sure you can come up with something a bit more stylish... Julian has kindly offered!

Dave

Barreti

6,689 posts

267 months

Wednesday 13th February 2008
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There is also a Griff with a bonnet vent right in the middle of the bonnet - of the type which looks a bit like a letter Y with the top filled in, if you see what I mean.

I can't remember where I saw the picture but it was fairly recently - Sprint perhaps.

LordGrover

34,173 posts

242 months

Wednesday 13th February 2008
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Pasco

6,652 posts

258 months

Wednesday 13th February 2008
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Barreti said:
There is also a Griff with a bonnet vent right in the middle of the bonnet - of the type which looks a bit like a letter Y with the top filled in, if you see what I mean.

I can't remember where I saw the picture but it was fairly recently - Sprint perhaps.
Welcome back Ian