zetec
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 02:37 PM |
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Bonnet vent.
Has anyone got any pictures of a "7" style car with mesh bonnet vents. I'm looking for ideas...
I'm trying to get the air that gets stuck in the engine bay out as easy as poss to try and help with the air flow at higher speed which seems to
be a major problem with the body design.
has anyone else done work on this, I know the only real solution is a proper enclosed body but I want to stick with the basic shape.
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locoboy
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 03:02 PM |
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I did this to mine and it has reduced the under bonnet heat by a considerable amount and it also lets air out of the engine bay once it has gone
through the radiator.
Other option is to go with the westi£ nose arrangement and have the air pass in the nose, through the rad and up out the top of the nose thus not
letting as much air into the engine compartment.
Mine were pretty simple to make though and cost nowt but a bit of time.
 
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and a closer one
 
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ATB
Locoboy
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ned
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 03:18 PM |
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I imagine you could buy some louvre panels to fit in a similar way to what col has done..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 03:23 PM |
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Car Builder Solutions have a few nice ones (yellow things - half-way down)
CBS
Actually, I quite fancy them myself!
David
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scutter
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 04:05 PM |
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I was thinking of fitting these,
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In a similar vein as col.
ATB Dan.
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ned
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 04:15 PM |
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there are bucket loads of the wierd and wonderful on ebay..
beware, I've got yellow skin
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scutter
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 04:18 PM |
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True, I think these are £3.99 each on ebay.
ATB Dan
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 08:32 PM |
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I have been collecting the mesh grilles out of all the MG ZR's I write off, they are stainless and just the right shape. Series 3 metro's
have a nice moulded vent on the bonnet which could also be used
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Dale
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 09:33 PM |
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I quite like the way donkervoort does them.
Dale
 
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TPG
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 posted on 20/1/05 at 09:57 PM |
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Vents.
Pictures.Oh!...Mesh....Suits You.Better to the rear.Hand no longer sticks to bonnet.See attached.
 
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..Which was nice..
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TPG
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| posted on 20/1/05 at 09:59 PM |
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Arse.Never could resize pictures.
..Which was nice..
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timmy
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 02:02 AM |
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If you can find some bonnet vents off a 70's Celica they would be ideal for side vents on a 7. Just a bit heavy IMHO because they're die
cast and chrome plated.
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Rorty
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 02:27 AM |
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Why is there a sawn off telegraph pole sticking up through the bonnet of your car...did you build it in your drive around an existing pole?
 
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Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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zetec
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 09:14 AM |
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I was thinking of making a ali bonnet and having the vents cut as per the Donkervoort pic, found a company to do it but worked out just too much
£££.
the better Robin Hood bonnets look good and cheap but suspect will need some bashing to get it to fit.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 06:35 PM |
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Did anyone see an article in one of the kit car mags a few months ago? showed how to make formers for louvres in ally. looked pretty good to me ,
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TPG
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 09:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Rorty
Why is there a sawn off telegraph pole sticking up through the bonnet of your car...did you build it in your drive around an existing pole?
It is what is left of the base of a Mast I was trying smart arse.Cutting emmisions and all that
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 09:53 PM |
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It's the top of a heap of firewood that's being automatically fed to the boiler...
David
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Dale
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| posted on 21/1/05 at 10:23 PM |
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Could use that boiler to melt some of the f&*(king snow here. -20 Cdeg here yesterday.
Actually just fitted a couple of weeks ago the newest edition to the garage-- 80,000 btu forced air gas furnace mmmm warm now.
Dale
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