karlak
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 05:48 PM |
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Repairing a slight dent/dink on the nose cone
Ticked another little job of the list this afternoon. The radiator cap fitted to the Indy was touching the underneath of the nose cone - So I have
lowered the radiator a few mm so it is now not touching the nose cone.
Thing is, where the cap has been touching the underneath, it has pressed it upwards slightly and has made a "inverted" dent that can be
seen on the nose. Any ideas how I can "push" this back down ? Anyone done anything like it before - Obviously bit concerned about
cracking the gel coat.
cheers 
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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Triton
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 06:18 PM |
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I doubt you will be able to do much with that as the cap would be hot and helped cure the grp that shape.(weird stuff grp) Only thing I can suggest is
repair the underside with grp and flat down the gel side and slap a sticker on it as cheaper than buying a new nosecone.
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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BenB
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 06:53 PM |
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I wouldn't bother. Just go for a nice long drive and with a bit of luck when the nosecone gets hot (being sat over the radiator it sure should
do) it'll sink back down again
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deltron63
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| posted on 8/4/10 at 07:31 PM |
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heat it gently with a hot air gun and push the dent down. if you can blow cold air on it even better to cool it at work i call it my rapid heat,rapid
cool method 
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