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Bonnet to Nosecone seal?
craig1410 - 6/8/07 at 11:19 PM

Hi Guys and Gals,
Just working towards SVA and I need some advice on how best to seal my nosecone to my bonnet. Is tadpole trim the way to go or is there a better way? I need to take up a bit of a variable gap as my bodywork was modified and the flanges are not perfect any more. My nosecone bolts down to the chassis and the bonnet has 4 SVA compliant straps if that makes any difference.

Cheers,
Craig.

James - 6/8/07 at 11:23 PM

I spent ages messing around with sticky back foam and stuff with little success.

In the end, I fitted black plastic 'U' trim (I think some call it herringbone) around the front and rear edges (ali bonnet).

A smaller version of the stuff people fit around the front wings.

HTH,
James

craig1410 - 6/8/07 at 11:26 PM

Hi James,
Thanks for that - not sure it would work for me though.

My bodywork originally came form GTS tuning and has vertical flanges on both the nosecone and bonnet. These are about 1" deep. Therefore I don't have an edge onto which I could attach a U trim.

I was thinking of riveting tadpole trim onto the nosecone but just wanted to check for any better ideas.

Cheers,
Craig.

caber - 6/8/07 at 11:39 PM

I am planning to use self adhesive neoprene foam strip i got off ebay! just sticks down on nose cone rebate.

Caber

scoop - 7/8/07 at 09:30 AM

I have GTS bodywork but dont see a problem with that join its the one from the bonnet to the scuttle that will need something. You got a pic you ccould put up?

craig1410 - 7/8/07 at 12:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scoop
I have GTS bodywork but dont see a problem with that join its the one from the bonnet to the scuttle that will need something. You got a pic you ccould put up?


I don't have any pics but I suspect the quality of my GRP wasn't as good as some of GTS's work as it was made during the messy transaition between different sub-contractors. In the end I was just glad to get something for my money...

Also, perhaps more importantly, I had to widen my bodywork by 4" (cut 'n' shut) and to make matters worse I had to raise the interface between nose and bonnet by about 2" to clear my alternator etc. The net result is that my flanges no longer match perfectly. Hence the need for a seal.

Hope that helps to explain.
Cheers,
Craig.

James - 7/8/07 at 01:32 PM

I'd forgotten you had the GTS stuff.... but I have it as well.

I riveted a flange(?) made from bent 'L' shape ali section to the rear face of the nosecone, so that I had something to sit the ali bonnet onto.

If your flanges aren't really inline anymore, why not give up on them and chop em off the bonnet!

'U' trim will work for your rear bonnet to scuttle connection anyway.

HTH,
James