Hi all,

Looking for a seven style glassfibre bonnet in any condition that I can butcher to make a mold / buck to have a bonnet made to fit my chassis?

What have you got? / how much? / where can it be collected from?

thanks

Craig

Hi Craig. Have you considered making an ally bonnet? I have little "tin-bashing" skill but learned my way as it went along.
The strengthening ribs were shaped around plywood formers followed by a holesaw and a home made swage tool. They are bonded to the main panel along with a single rivet at each end. The 1.2mm thick main panel started off as a cardboard template which I bent to shape around a length of large diameter guttering. Final cutting to size took a while. Testing, trimming, testing, trimming... More holesawing down the sides and louvres in the top. The louvres were the only bit that I didn't do myself, apart from the final coat of red paint. I did the priming and finish colour inside.
If I can do it, you can.

that looks amazing- not sure I have the patience though

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Originally posted by SPYDER
Hi Craig. Have you considered making an ally bonnet? I have little "tin-bashing" skill but learned my way as it went along.
The strengthening ribs were shaped around plywood formers followed by a holesaw and a home made swage tool. They are bonded to the main panel along with a single rivet at each end. The 1.2mm thick main panel started off as a cardboard template which I bent to shape around a length of large diameter guttering. Final cutting to size took a while. Testing, trimming, testing, trimming... More holesawing down the sides and louvres in the top. The louvres were the only bit that I didn't do myself, apart from the final coat of red paint. I did the priming and finish colour inside.
If I can do it, you can.

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