Dale
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 01:12 AM |
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nose buck
Started making my nose and bonnet buck this weekend. I am hoping to try and build the actual part this weekend coming up- wishfull thinking but it
may happen.
I am thinking of putting on a hood scoop as per my original drawings of almost 4 years ago (alot has changed in the layout since then) This may alow
me to raise the engine an inch or so and drop the ride height.
Comments - suggestions?
Dale
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Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Dale
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 01:13 AM |
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hood scoop?
 
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Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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worX
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 05:13 AM |
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I think it would look better without a bonnet bulge/scoop to be honest...
IMO Obviously!
Steve
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NeilP
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 06:41 AM |
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With Steve here - Bonnet bulge and scoop (unless done in a highly contemporary style) would spoil the overall 'grace' of the car.
If you need to raise the engine then try and raise the entire bonnet and scuttle to keep the line.
If you need cooling then how about some side louvres like the teardrop ports on late model spitfires (planes not cars)? You could do them forward
facing for a ram effect if you air intake will be sided...
Wouldn't worry too much about ride height - Unless you are on a track the difference is barely noticeable for most road based jollies 
IMHO
p.s. Going to be a beaut!
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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Dale
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| posted on 11/10/07 at 02:10 AM |
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Almost done the buck- hope to make the part this weekend. The grill will be made to bolt to the front of the flat surface on the front of the nose
instead of inset.
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Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Dale
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Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Bob C
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| posted on 11/10/07 at 09:17 AM |
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Dale, that looks bl**dy marvellous, well done. I look forward to seeing the whole thing together!
Bob
PS your original design scoop does look a bit 'fat' but something on those lines does add interest to the bonnet line & is not out of
place IMHO (FWIW)
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