omega0684
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:32 PM |
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attaching bonnet scoop
Evening all
i have just been looking at the carbon mods website and my wallet started shouting at me, NO NO NO NO NO NO, so whilst browsing i came across this
carbon mods page
i dont have a bonnet scoop on my car but have been thinking about getting one for a while as i have a burton racing rocker cover but it doesn't
fit under my bonnet without a scoop. then it got me thinking,
how would you go about fitting a scoop onto a bonnet that doesn't have one?
obviously there would be cutting involved but how do you fix the scoop to the bonnet..
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Humbug
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:37 PM |
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"The scoop needs to be securely installed and is provided complete with a paper drilling template and pre-bonded fasteners to ensure
trouble-free secure installation", maybe?
Depending on how it is underneath, you could use PU adhesive and/or rivets from underneath
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worX
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:37 PM |
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I think you'd be safe just bonding it on.
Obviously observing the normal rules re bonding ie Keying the surface and clean/dry etc.
By the way, I saw the bonnet bulge for the first time yesterday and it's a really high quality item! Made me want one and I don't even
need a bulge!!!
Steve
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BenB
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:38 PM |
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They often have a small "return" on the inside of the scoop around the edges.
I just cut the bonnet hole so it was the same size as the scoop and rivetted through the bonnet and scoop....
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omega0684
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:42 PM |
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i think that rivets would be the best way to go, the last thing i want to see is my bonnet scoop flying off at 70+ mph (on the track of course)
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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omega0684
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:45 PM |
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I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT
ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I
WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE,
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 19/6/08 at 08:14 AM |
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I fitted a GRP scoop to the bonnet of my turbo'd Corolla in my youth. Quite wide opening and directly in the airflow. I used 6 bolts through the
flange inside the scoop. Unfortunately at 135MPH the scoop separated from the flange!!
The next one was glassed up twice as thick and had 8 bolts holding it on 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/6/08 at 08:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bimbleuk
I fitted a GRP scoop to the bonnet of my turbo'd Corolla in my youth. Quite wide opening and directly in the airflow. I used 6 bolts through the
flange inside the scoop. Unfortunately at 135MPH the scoop separated from the flange!!
The next one was glassed up twice as thick and had 8 bolts holding it on
my Cortina’s scoop (originally stared as a small bump to clear the carbs) was hammered out from underneath with a ball hammer and an friend holding a
block of wood on the other side 'imperfections' were removed with body filler and a grinder cut the slot. Worked really well.
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neilj37
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| posted on 19/6/08 at 11:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by worX
Made me want one and I don't even need a bulge!!!
Steve
Not even a belly bulge  
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 19/6/08 at 11:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy[/i
my Cortina’s scoop (originally stared as a small bump to clear the carbs) was hammered out from underneath with a ball hammer and an friend holding a
block of wood on the other side 'imperfections' were removed with body filler and a grinder cut the slot. Worked really well.
A word of warning - This is probably better suited to metal bonnets than fibreglass ones!
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