macnab
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 02:53 PM |
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Exposed Engine Bay
Just been looking in one of the kit car mags, I noticed some BEC’s running with the lower engine bay covering missing and to be honest I think it
looks well cool. Rather like a motor bike in a way.
I was wondering if anyone sees any problem with getting through the SVA like that. Would the inspector start checking the radius of every nut and bolt
on the engine! I hoped that the diagonal chassis brace would block the evil cone…
Any ideas?
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ned
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 03:01 PM |
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do you mean 7's? are they not running side panels? don't really understand what you mean..!?!
beware, I've got yellow skin
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macnab
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 03:05 PM |
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Hmm I didn’t think when reading my post that it was particularly clear…
I mean the ally panel directly under the bonnet, the one that has the front wish bones going through it. I was thinking of just leaving it off.
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macnab
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 03:09 PM |
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this one in red
 
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Humbug
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 03:22 PM |
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Might kind of cool (and good for cooling ) but you would just be asking for extra crap to be thrown up into the engine bay from the front wheels IMHO
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macnab
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 03:30 PM |
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true but this will be a dry weather only car, i.e. gets used 2 days a year
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roadrunner
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 08:49 PM |
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quote:
Texttrue but this will be a dry weather only car, i.e. gets used 2 days a year
We have all said that at some point. What a mistake.
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James
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 09:12 AM |
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What about a perspex panel if you insist on doing it! 
Cheers,
James
P.S. Some manufacturers (or MK atleast) have the side panel cut short to the point of 'about' the rear wishbone arm. You sure you're
not just seeing this?
It's what I'll probably do on my next build... let out all that rad heat!
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macnab
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| posted on 23/1/07 at 12:21 PM |
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Wish I had scanned the photo I saw...
Had a look at it last night, one of the main reasons that they have left the panel off is that the BEC has a turbo inlet pipe actually hanging out the
side of the car, must have run out of space!
I have the MK car and you’re right about the panel not going as far forward as normal i.e through the wish bones. Perspex is a good idea but I want to
have it totally open right upto the footwell, I'll just keep all the nasty stuff like wiring and pipes high up under the bonnet.
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