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Buckled, Distorted Bonnet And New Seats.
Created on 2008-05-07 06:55:09
The bonnet is something I'd been putting off sorting out.
Apart from the rough top surface, there was a spot in the top drivers side that was stretched and would 'pop' up and down with the slightest touch.
I didn't know how to deal with it and after some discussion with Graham on the weekend I decided to glue a strip of metal on the underside that had a slight spring up in it. This should give the area a bit more support and make sure it popped back up if it was pushed in.
I considered several options as to what I would use and settled on a strip of aluminium that had been work hardened by bending into the curve backwards and forwards a few times. A bit like 'breaking the grain' of a piece of sheetmetal before bending to get a smooth curve.
I cut off a strip of aluminium and cleaned off the surfaces and after bending to an appropriate shape, I used contact adhesive to glue the pieces in a diagonal shape on the underside of the bonnet.
It didn't glue as well as I would have liked and one end would not stick down completely. I could not get it off easily, so It will have to do. It does stiffen up the panel so I'm pleased about that.
I cut the insulation pieces to shape and had intended to get them under the edges of the frame of the bonnet, but I couldn't spring the frame away sufficiently to do that so the pieces were glued over the lips of the frame as neatly as I could. It still looks find but I was a little disappointed that I couldn't hide the edges.
After that I started on the top side. Sanding, filling, sanding. It will take much more fill than I had wanted to get a respectable surface. So much for the weight saving of an aluminium bonnet.
Still got a lot to do.
Last week I made some enquires about the seats and went to the guy that did Ken Campbell's seats. He does good work, but he's too expensive for me. I went back to Scotts and left them with him. His father will do them next week. I discussed the pattern on the seats and decided to do them black with a maroon piping and a grey panel down the centre. We couldn't match the grey easily so I took the grey I had in and he's going to use that.
Apart from the rough top surface, there was a spot in the top drivers side that was stretched and would 'pop' up and down with the slightest touch.
I didn't know how to deal with it and after some discussion with Graham on the weekend I decided to glue a strip of metal on the underside that had a slight spring up in it. This should give the area a bit more support and make sure it popped back up if it was pushed in.
I considered several options as to what I would use and settled on a strip of aluminium that had been work hardened by bending into the curve backwards and forwards a few times. A bit like 'breaking the grain' of a piece of sheetmetal before bending to get a smooth curve.
I cut off a strip of aluminium and cleaned off the surfaces and after bending to an appropriate shape, I used contact adhesive to glue the pieces in a diagonal shape on the underside of the bonnet.
It didn't glue as well as I would have liked and one end would not stick down completely. I could not get it off easily, so It will have to do. It does stiffen up the panel so I'm pleased about that.
I cut the insulation pieces to shape and had intended to get them under the edges of the frame of the bonnet, but I couldn't spring the frame away sufficiently to do that so the pieces were glued over the lips of the frame as neatly as I could. It still looks find but I was a little disappointed that I couldn't hide the edges.
After that I started on the top side. Sanding, filling, sanding. It will take much more fill than I had wanted to get a respectable surface. So much for the weight saving of an aluminium bonnet.
Still got a lot to do.
Last week I made some enquires about the seats and went to the guy that did Ken Campbell's seats. He does good work, but he's too expensive for me. I went back to Scotts and left them with him. His father will do them next week. I discussed the pattern on the seats and decided to do them black with a maroon piping and a grey panel down the centre. We couldn't match the grey easily so I took the grey I had in and he's going to use that.
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Aluminium strips laid in position
The curve in the backing strips
Insulation attached. Note the outline of the strips under.
Aluminium strips laid in position
The curve in the backing strips
Insulation attached. Note the outline of the strips under.
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
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| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
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| Paint But Too Wet! | 2008-04-21 | 5 | Been raining off and on for last few days and I've been putting off the painting - 'till today. Stopped raining and it was still, no wind to speak of. Thought I'd give it a ... | |
| Filling - Sanding - Filling - Sanding | 2008-04-18 | 6 | Body work in earnest is the order of the days now. I'm halfway through the holidays and I've got stuck into the front guards. You may remember that the passenger guard was patched ... | |
| Carpet And Insulation | 2008-04-04 | 6 | It's been a bit windy here the last few days and as I've been a bit off colour, I've not been to school the last two days. Yesterday and today I slept until noon but on Wednesday I... | |
| Back To Paint | 2008-03-30 | 6 | 4 | Got the compressor out and mixed up some paint. Did the underside of the bonnet, only around the edges. After it was dry, I attached the bonnet safety catch and the main catch. I a... |
| Boot And Bonnet Hinges And Other Stuff | 2008-03-26 | 3 | Spent today cleaning up the hinges and some assorted other bits and pieces. Paint stripper, a few applications were needed to remove all of the paint. Some scraping a... | |
| A Radical Plan To Align The Body. | 2008-03-23 | 6 | This came to me overnight and after weighing up the possible outcomes, one of which was breaking the car in half, I decided to give it a shot. If you've been following my pr... | |
| Carpet And Panels Back From Jason. | 2008-03-21 | 6 | While I was waiting for the panel to be blasted, I started on the carpet. I've also ordered some under carpet insulation from this company in US, [url]http://www.lob... | |
| Moving On To The Rest Of The Body Panels | 2008-03-12 | Dug out the other panels on the weekend. The two guards, the boot, the bonnet and the front skirt. I positioned them on the car just out of curiosity and they seemed to stil... | ||
| Last Episode In A Saga. | 2008-03-01 | This entry does not really follow the previous entry, but is the last post in a series of post which appeared on the forum. It's been a bit discouraging and I find it diffic... | ||
| Not Much Further Ahead After A Full Days Effort. | 2008-02-20 | 4 | Today I spent a lot of time redoing stuff I'd done before. Started with the new tank and I scrubbed it with POR15 solvent to get rid of the waxy oil that was on it. T... |
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