Having seen the wanted thread etc, its got me thinking.
What cars actually came with ally bonnets?
For example:-
My 1989 Egi had a steel bonnet.
My 1988 Egi had an Aluminium bonnet.
My 1991 Turbo II had a steel bonnet.
UK Cabriolets had aluminium bonnets, I think the JDM ones do too. Infini IV\'s had ally bonnets to I think?
So, whats the pattern here? I was very suprised to find my \'88 egi had an ally bonnet.... :wave :xconfused
hummm from what im lead to believe
cabs has alloy bonnets
JDM have alloy bonnets
thats it :D
I thought most of the EGis had ally bonnets?
i dont think so ???
that would be useful if they did :D
when i go FMIC a EGI ally bonnet would look superb on the car :)
i thought all egi\'s had ali bonnets
Quote from: antnicuki thought all egi\'s had ali bonnets
REALLY ?
brett - what is the bonnet on Lynn\'s red EGI made off ???
Yep EGI\'s are alloy but if you want the T2 scoop you need to find a vert bonnet, there always seems to be cars breaking on e-bay you just need to be quick of the mark when they show up.
They are getting very rare!! i sold one a few months ago for over £400 on E-bay.
Er... I think Lynn\'s is steel.
Maybe its the earlier Egis that had Ally bonnents?
rangerovers have ali bonnets :D
yes theirs always one and yes its always me :Thumbs-up
£400 hundred quid, thats outragous!!! i passed on one about a years ago in Red for £80. Hang on while i just kick myself!
can i kick you aswell !! LOL
so i need a EGI bonnet then thats alloy - coooooooooool :D
oi! Stop that, I want one first grrr, I have already gone FMIC so I should get first dibs! ;)
ha ha ha failing that - i might bebale to get a T2 alloy bonnet that needs some work
cut out scoop - weld in plate - filler - smooth - spray - one alloy non scoop bonnet :D - might even add some reverse vents for the removal of hot air :D
Stu
why would anyone want to remove the scoop? i have a front mount but still want a scoop
is there a reason for having it when you run a FMIC ?
looks, ...
fair enough :D
Buy an FD and you get an Alloy bonnet and Looks ;)
yeah yeah yeah :D
everyman and his dog has a FD though .. FCs are special :D
well there is two Fd\'s in my town against 5 FC\'s so go figure ;)
He He...... Rare cars are the ones that wern\'t sold in the Uk (BTW did i say i have an Rx2 on a boat somewhere ;))
Quote from: GrizzlyBuy an FD and you get an Alloy bonnet and Looks ;)
traitor, you wouldnt have said that 2 years ago! :WaveBye
Hey i still have an FC,Er FD,er Fb, er Rx2
LOL
5 FC\'s - why havent i seen any of them ( ok apart from 1 !! )
ooohhh rx2 - yeah you mentioned it ages ago
is it a runner ??
will it ever make it to the meet ???
Quote from: grindercan i kick you aswell !! LOL
so i need a EGI bonnet then thats alloy - coooooooooool :D
Are you getting rid of the George Forman then ?:3Confused
Quote from: grinder5 FC\'s - why havent i seen any of them ( ok apart from 1 !! )
ooohhh rx2 - yeah you mentioned it ages ago
is it a runner ??
will it ever make it to the meet ???
Don\'t take the P**s you have\'nt seen ether of my Fd\'s yet and i\'m working on that first ;)
My Rx2 is a runner but only just by the sound of it. Its good some goodies on so i\'m Happy.
5 fc\'s??? Nar i only have one Coupe at the mo.
OOPs read that wrong :)
The Fc\'s round here are owned by some odd people they just like to live a quiet life its proberly when i said they would meet Grinder ;) does tend to Shock LOL
ally bonnet, noooo!!,
Make one out of glass fiblie( spelling?) eg wax polish the bonnet, lay the gel coat until it\'s semi hard, lay matting (2/3 layer) ,spead the reisn until it\'s hard and leave it to dry/hard and release the mould.
Polish the mould with wax and do the same again as making the mould. done it before in the mid 90\'s and still got mould for lower front lip/splitter spoiler for FC.
Look good and cool about the splitter but the bunnies!!
Bunnies? did\'nt you take them out before you made the Mold??
LOL
Quote from: GrizzlyOOPs read that wrong :)
The Fc\'s round here are owned by some odd people they just like to live a quiet life its proberly when i said they would meet Grinder ;) does tend to Shock LOL
yeah cheers buddy !!
although i was taken back by your earlier response !! :D :D :D
you have a mould for the splitter - crickey - if i was you i would make some and get then sold - they are rare as hens teeth !
Smell of cooking bunnies from the engine bay!
it never leave me,alway in my mind,
"dinner ready, a rabbit stew tonight!!"::2Rolleyes
Quote from: antnicukwhy would anyone want to remove the scoop? i have a front mount but still want a scoop
Wouldn\'t it mess up the airflow around the engine bay if you have the scoop in place and no TMIC?
i would have thought the air forced into the scoop would help push the air in the bay out through the bottom of the car, just a guess though
i suppose it would be a really arkward thing to prove it it helps or not ??
there was something a while back about the need to get the airflow right in the bay to ensure the rear rotor housing gets some cooling air around it also. again, hard to actually quantify without a lot of test to destruction type work.
Hmm. And if we\'re talking FG bonnets, maybe a reverse scoop would help with the hot air extraction? Might mess up the airflow through the bay a little, though!
There was a picture posted on here recently, albeit for an FD, where someone had got ducting from the front of the car and pointed under the plenum!
I remember the thread about the cooling. They where saying that lifted bonnets actually increase the temps (on fd\'s at least) That the heat shield attached to the underside of the bonnet helps too and that the air is channeled to go out through the transmission tunnel and underneath the car.
I would have hoped that leaving the bonnet intake in place it would help the cooling and not disrupt the airflow underneath the bonnet?
Remove the rubber strip at the rear of the top of firewall ,it will leave a gap between bonnet/firewall and will stuck hot air out of the engine bay and over the wind screen like a vent without putting a vent on the bonnet.