I'm in the process of modifying the nose to suit the Duratec motor.
Should I raise it higher to cover the motor?
or
should I make a bump?
or
air duct in the bonnet to cover the motor and go for a sport look?
or
let the motor to pop through and keep the motor on show?
What looks good?
What should I avoid?
Thanks in advance Dave D
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I'd go for an air duct but thats what I like. it'd up to you at the end of the day
I'd go for an air duct but thats what I like. it'd up to you at the end of the day
My preference would be to raise the whole scuttle / bonnet / nosecone to clear the engine and keep the lines clean. My second choice would be a bulge but each to their own.
Personally i would go for a bump similair to the Tiger Avon.... I think it is one of the more aesthetically pleasing bonnet shapes....
Just my opinion of course....
Is it just me or is the chassis sat on the floor and the engine sump also on the floor?? Now I'm sure the ideal situation is to have a flat floor
with nothing sticking down below but most people have a CE sitting about 1" below the chassis base. You don't seem to actually need that
much room looking at the photo.
Cheers
Another vote for an air duct 
I went for raising the nose with spacers plus a scoop/duct, but not raising the scuttle (standard K series in an ST chassis). I have the (standard)
sump an inch or two below the chassis to retain half reasonable ground clearance.
This works OK, but makes the bonnet a little flat, because the nose was raised but not the scuttle.
If I was doing it again I think I would put a spacer along the whole nose+bonnet+scuttle rail, to maintain the original slope of the bonnet.
[Edited on 10.07.2007 by Humbug]
Definately an air duct!
quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Personally i would go for a bump similair to the Tiger Avon.... I think it is one of the more aesthetically pleasing bonnet shapes....
Just my opinion of course....
Is this the one?
http://www.tigersportscars.nl/
images/Avon_neus_02.jpg
What about engine cooling? It does get hot here.
Do vents cause any unwanted bonnet flutter or extra noise? I guess I'm asking is there a disadvantage?
Dave.
Early avon bonnets like mine had a vent at the front, it doesnt flap about a bit.
More pictures soon.
It looks like the motor might stick proud.
Dave D.
BTW this is the first time I have done this and happy with the results. Many years of model aeroplanes helps. This is a buck to make a mold as well so
don't worry about the strength.
[Edited on 13/7/07 by dave_vic_ozz]
Ed has been busy over the school holidays and here is his handy work.
What you don't see is the packing tape stuck onto the inside of the former so it would peal off after the former was removed.
In the bottom photo you can see where I had to cut the new section from top to bottom to push it back into the correct shape as the balsa former
dislodged. I have put a light coat of car bog to fill the little air holes (and some bigger ones too.)
looks to me that the engine and gearbox are not parallel with the floor and the front of the engine is higher than the back of the engine...
if the front of the engine was lowered down so that it was level, then you would be ok height wise.
I see your point but I need the motor inside the bottom rails. Sump plug in line with the lowest point of the chassis.
All motors today are tall so nothing new in the problem.
As for it being off line, the front of the motor is higher than the back by only a small amount. The dash is high so I can read the gauges.
Thanks for the comments.
dave
Had my blacktop zetec exposed for a while.
Looked good (IMO) and generated a lot of interest from passers by.
However rain running into the plug wells killed a fair few sets of HT leads.