RazMan
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 08:50 PM |
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Can I buy some fibreglass sheet?
Don't want to re-invent the wheel but I want to make up some air scoops which are a rather weird shape (no aftermarket ones are even close)
Can I buy thin fibreglass sheet which I can use as an outer skin? Where do I start looking?
........ or is there a 'weird air scoop' shop somewhere out there? 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:02 PM |
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depends what you want , i can make you some .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:19 PM |
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oooohhh! Trouble is ..... I don't really know what I want yet
I need a functional vent shaped like a small NACA which will blend into the buttress (like XJS) and have a port feeding down to the engine bay.
Nothing too 'in your face' but quite elegant.
Does that make sense?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:34 PM |
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A bit like this (if you can make out the detail)
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/03/fetish05_03.jpg
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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RazMan
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:49 PM |
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A slightly better view - I suppose it might be called a snorkel
 
Rescued attachment 112_05_fetishgallery05_z.jpg
Cheers,
Raz
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 10:10 PM |
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i see what youre trying to do .
maybe you should trace the shape out on the bodywork , then cut it with a fine hacksaw , bend it back and inch or so , jold it in positon and bond up
around it .
hey presto vents !!
i can send you a couple of squares of floppy glass if need be - or just use one of those repair kits in halfords and lay some up on a piece of glass
or ally , and roll it out - youll have your own flat sheet then .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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RazMan
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| posted on 28/6/05 at 09:32 PM |
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Looking on Ebay I have found quite a few weird shapes - mostly bonnet vents. It would be worth a fiver or two just to see if they will be close to
what I need (it also saves the job of making a nice looking intake mouth)
Thanks for the tip about making some thin sheet on glass - that will give me a smooth skin to finish off with.
Cheers,
Raz
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