cfc999
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| posted on 7/11/18 at 06:22 PM |
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Bonnet Bulge
In the process of fitting my original one piece fiberglass bonnet/nose cone on to my zx9 powered strike. To get it to fit I’ve had to cut a hole in it
and now my pipercross air filter and carbs poke through.
The carbs and air filter stick out about 10cm above the level of my bonnet.
Looking for a clean professional look so contemplating fitting a bonnet bulge to give me the clearance and finish I’m after
Any ideas
Been to see a fiberglass expert who suggested I look for a mold roughly the right size and shape.
Other option is to buy a fiberglass bonnet bulge and fit that
Any suggestions
[Edited on 7/11/18 by cfc999]
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r1_pete
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| posted on 7/11/18 at 09:37 PM |
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Have a look at Honeybourne Mouldings they have a range of production car
bulges replicated in fibreglass.
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cfc999
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| posted on 7/11/18 at 09:44 PM |
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Will have a look thanks but not sure if they are going to be tall enough
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cfc999
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| posted on 8/11/18 at 02:57 PM |
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Thinking of things I could use to make a mould
1. Small rooftop box lid
2. Plastic sledge
3. Half a kids hardshell suitcase
Need 10cm clearance so don’t think the off the shelf bulges will fit
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davspeed
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| posted on 8/11/18 at 03:29 PM |
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I made one for my striker having fitted a crb1000rr fireblade engine. I new little about them when I bought it and realised I had to keep the upper
injectors. I had to do away with the original air box but it was still fairly high and fashioned a mould out of cardboard and fibre glassed over it. I
used filler to get it smooth but had to use loads so it is quite heavy. over winter I will take a mould of what I've got and do it again. Its
bigger than I wanted but had no choice.
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6342_59b980afbf_o by david.vangils, on Flickr
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0092_2d855ee759_o by david.vangils, on Flickr
[Edited on 8/11/18 by davspeed]
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cfc999
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| posted on 8/11/18 at 03:38 PM |
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Thanks for the pics. Looks good. I’ve got a original 90’s bonnet so it’s even lover than yours. Running carbs that need still air apparently so need
to be cover completely.
[Edited on 8/11/18 by cfc999]
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 8/11/18 at 05:14 PM |
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Make your own- it can't be that hard if I've done it! I made the two side bulges to fit my throttle bodies.
I used expanding foam to get the rough shape (cut with a bread knife kind of thing), then went over it with body filler and sanded it to get the
finish. Then polished, applied release agent and made a mould with fibreglass. Once done I made the new parts in the mould.
Took me a while, but I took ages trying to get the two sides symmetric!
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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Shooter63
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| posted on 8/11/18 at 08:38 PM |
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I'm in the same position but in my case I've got turbo poke through, I've decided to make some alloy trims to go around the
opening
Shooter
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cfc999
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| posted on 27/11/18 at 08:00 AM |
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Found a suitable mould in the form of a babies plastic bath tub
Plan is to make the bulge then cut down to size.
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Memphis Twin
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| posted on 1/1/19 at 11:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by davspeed
I made one for my striker having fitted a crb1000rr fireblade engine. I new little about them when I bought it and realised I had to keep the upper
injectors. I had to do away with the original air box but it was still fairly high and fashioned a mould out of cardboard and fibre glassed over it. I
used filler to get it smooth but had to use loads so it is quite heavy. over winter I will take a mould of what I've got and do it again. Its
bigger than I wanted but had no choice.
4552931
6342_59b980afbf_o by david.vangils, on Flickr
4552931
0092_2d855ee759_o by david.vangils, on Flickr
[Edited on 8/11/18 by davspeed]
That looks brilliant Dave. Glad you've got it up and running!
Cheers Chris (from Matlock Bath)
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cfc999
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| posted on 29/1/19 at 01:08 PM |
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Used a small babies bath tub as a mould and got my local fiberglass bloke to make me a bulge costing £45.
Trial fitted it before cutting it down in half height wise then going back to get the bulge fiberglass into position.
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