Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 03:36 PM |
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wish me luck!! making bonnet tonight!
Guys, after months of putting it off, tonight is bonnet night...
i have assembled some tape, ratchet straps, lamp posts, drainage pipe, old soap, a blowtorch and a bottle of vodka...
Victory, or Drunken Disaster!! 
also, its my birthday, so hopefully the birthday gods will smile on me!!
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 03:38 PM |
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don't mix the blowtorch and vodka - kabooooooooooom!!!!!!
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Tiger Super Six
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 03:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammerhead
don't mix the blowtorch and vodka - kabooooooooooom!!!!!!
Might make an interesting shape though!!
Mark
Tiger Avon
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donut
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 03:46 PM |
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Happy Birthday mate!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 06:20 PM |
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Best of British,
and Happy Birthday . If you weren't so far away. It's one of the jobs best done before you fit the engine really, so you can get in the
engine bay from under the car and draw a line with a marker. Remember to cut a bit at a time so you don't finish short. If you've cocked
up before use the failure as a template by taping cardboard to it, draw round it and leave a bit for trimming.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 07:18 PM |
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Good luck!
And Happy Birthday!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 09:01 PM |
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Happy Birthday, and hope it goes well, if not, drink the vodka, if it goes fine, drink the vodka!
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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oliwb
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 09:48 PM |
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Sounds like you'll be getting pretty drunk!....If it doesn't work a nice moulded Carbon Fibre one would look ver nice! 
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 11:07 AM |
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How did it go?
Drunken victory or drunken failure?  .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 02:50 PM |
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went ok - its on, trimmed down to nearly right, held in place with straps and tape....
doesnt seem very keen in holding shape, but i'm beginning to think that the tension will hold it in place against the bonnet clips.....
finishing tonight..
(still got some vodka left!!)
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antonyg
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| posted on 26/11/05 at 03:17 PM |
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How hard is it, this is my next job i have been putting it of for a month or two but am running out of other things to do
will have to tackle it soon, dont suppose you have any photos of your work
Antony
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 27/11/05 at 12:58 PM |
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It's not too difficult to make, we made ours pretty quickly using a cardboard template, a lamp-post and a couple of ratchet straps.
You have to overbend the bends otherwise they won't bend far enough.
I have some photo's on my website (pages 25-26), hope they help.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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