So for years I've been unhappy with my rear end (oo-er!) My MK came with a custom tank so not much space in the back, and no storage at all.
Also, the lid was a lump of plastic that was basically hinged on the seatbelt mounts, meaning access to the tank was very difficult (especially on
track days trying to tip a 20L jerry can in there!)
Anyhow, finally decided to do something about it, and made a storage space and new lid from fibreglass.
Original lid was about 3KG. New lid is 2KG, and boot is just over 2KG, so for 1 extra KG (or a productive dump!) I've got much better fuel tank
access, and some storage to boot (pun intended).
quote:Originally posted by peter030371
Just a thought but have you put some drain holes in it for when you (inevitably) spill some fuel?
There's a hole around the filler so any dribbles will miss anyway, but I have put a couple of drains at either side. Mainly because a few drops
got in there when I washed it, so next job is to put a rubber lip around the top to keep rain splashes out
quote:Originally posted by Banana
Both look good. Now can you do a video on how to do that resin forming. Is it as simple as it looks?
Can't really do a video myself ( would have to buy more materials and do it all again ) but it's fairly straightforward, if a little
messy. There's loads of videos on youtube on how to do layup.
Boot compartment basically made a shape out of cardboard to fit in the available space, then covered in packing tape. Glass/resin kit cost about 25
quid ( http://www.fiberglasssupplies.co.uk/acatalog/RESIN_KIT.html) and was enough for
what I needed. Lay up wasn't perfect because my roller got "sticky" and set so I got a couple of bubble as it set, but nothing
structural.
It's not very smooth as it was laid up from outside-in (not what you'd do if you were doing it "properly" but the
buck-mold-item process for a single hidden item seemed overkill), but I intend to line it with felt to help deaden sound of any stray spanners etc.
Painting it would look poor if not flatting back, but it's more function over beauty!
The boot lid I just taped up my old lid and glassed onto that. Main problem with that was the tape overlaps were clear and it took a good while with
the random orbital to flatten it good enough to vinyl/paint. Then just had to split the boot panel and make some suitable brackets so the hinge would
"up and over" from underneath.
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