TNT Racing XR4x4 - Time Attack 2009

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:19 am

Well after spending a week chipping the filler off the bonnet Alan has made a hard decision the bonnet is scrap

. What this means is that Alan is going to have to make a new bonnet :roll: Aswell as finish the new bumper, the relocation and fabrication for the air intake. Refit the drivers seat, build up the engine....etc.

I suppose I could give him a hand or make the tea :-D :lol:

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:36 am

2 sugars

can you make a fibre glass mound of the old bonnet ?

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:22 pm

Not now that Al's hacked it to bits :roll: . We do have 2 spares so will be using one of them. He carried out a test cut and fit on another bonnet he had and said that after weighing them he has almost halfed the weight with the new bonnet

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:49 pm

At the moment Alan has got 3 projects on the go these are to make a new bonnet, making the front bumper and re design the air intake system.
This is where he is at

The top of the air box and filter have been removed and will have a lid fabricated on. A hole has been cut in the wheel arch and a pipe fed through, the pipe has been fibreglassed to the air box.

The pipe exits into the space behind the front bumper and this is where the cone filter will sit. This is also the reason for the new bumper to provide a direct air feed to it direct from outside of the car

After deciding that the old bonnet was beyond repair Alan cut out the Evo vents and decided to refit it into another bonnet. This bonnet will also be going through the lightening process.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:43 pm

Well, that's one way of lightening it

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:20 am

8) - good work on the bonnet

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:17 pm

Post by **Stuart** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:26 pm

First rate guys

Have you bonded and rivetted the vent on? What was the brand of bonder you used? (Something like Tigerseal?)

I am looking at some kind of venting for Betty and have looked at louvres and the like. A simple solution matches my skills and I like using cutting discs on grinders, as you know.

Any tips would be great.

What's going on in that last photo by the way?

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:51 pm

i took the picture of pablo cleaning the engine bay becaust its full of crap and
just to show that he does every now and again do some work :-D

the bonnet has just been rivited on as this is enuf to keep it stiff
the rivits are space out by about 5"
the construction is bonnet,fiberglass vent then another strip of metal to secure together.
as for the lips im just using fiberglass as it can flex slightly and is light but yet strong too

kev@tga · Post by **kev@tga** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:09 pm

top work guys :-D