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Exhaust Cowl - Keep or Chuck
Mark Allanson - 3/10/04 at 07:11 PM

In the last half hour of working on the car on Saturday, I made up an exhaust cowl. It is in its rough stage, but if it stays it will be smoothed into the side panel and I would spend a bit more time into the shaping. Is it worth spending time on, or scrap bin fodder? Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl.jpg
Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl.jpg


Chris Green - 3/10/04 at 07:20 PM

I like it. I think it looks good.

Regards,

Chris.


scutter - 3/10/04 at 07:50 PM

sorry mark in my opinon, i'd go with clean sides, and bin it.

ATB Dan.


Mark Allanson - 3/10/04 at 07:52 PM

I am going to put something there, to 'protect' my flexible sections from a man with 4" balls


andyps - 3/10/04 at 08:08 PM

Looks good to me. Nice idea.


Ben_Copeland - 3/10/04 at 09:07 PM

If its got a purpose.. keep it

If its got No purpose... bin it


Mark Allanson - 3/10/04 at 09:10 PM

This is the reason why I need something Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl2.jpg
Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl2.jpg


Mark Allanson - 3/10/04 at 09:11 PM

Sorry, that was a bit big!!


Ben_Copeland - 3/10/04 at 09:14 PM

Well keep it for SVA anyway.... thenmakea decision on whether you wanna keep it


Peteff - 3/10/04 at 09:44 PM

I did mine with some 40 grit round a dowel. It's not contactable where it is anyway because it's flat.


Ian Pearson - 4/10/04 at 12:29 AM

Could you not wrap the exhaust for SVA??


Dale - 4/10/04 at 12:57 PM

I rather like it, or a shorter one.
Dale


flak monkey - 4/10/04 at 02:12 PM

I think it looks ok, its different and theres nowt wrong with that.

Think it would look better if the angle of the cowl matched the angle of exit of the exhaust...or is it just the picture that makes it look like it doesnt?

Cheers,
David


Mark Allanson - 4/10/04 at 04:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
I did mine with some 40 grit round a dowel. It's not contactable where it is anyway because it's flat.


Its not the panelwork that is my SVA problem, but the exhaust itself, I had already peened the edges inwards to get rid of the panel sharp bits Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl3.jpg
Rescued attachment ExhaustCowl3.jpg


Peteff - 4/10/04 at 05:17 PM

Exhaust wrap would be easiest then. Does the cowl fasten round the exhaust or will it rivet to the bodywork?


Mark Allanson - 4/10/04 at 05:40 PM

It it stays, it will be folded over the inner return on the side panel, with a bead of JB weld for good measure


derf - 4/10/04 at 07:53 PM

Nah, that looks pretty good on it, my vote is keep it. Makes it look more proffesional.


john_p_b - 7/10/04 at 09:57 AM

if it serves the purpous you intended it to do then keep it!