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Custom Headlight Cold Air Feed (Part III)

Post by NafemanNathan » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:48 pm

Ferdie wrote:But why you have so a big hole in your firewall i can't read why you use for it?
I don't blame you for not having read your way through my thread :lol: I'm wire-tucking the lude and have made a custom harness that I want to re-route through that hole ;-)
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I'm trying!!! :lol:

Done a bit more on the headlight CAI feed tonight. I decided to go with fibreglass in the end, so no need for the template I spent a good number of hours on :roll: (It was awkward.) I just couldn't find a material that would have lended itself well enough for how I wanted to build it.

Before I started modelling though, I needed to remove a bit more plastic to help the flow a bit more...

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I also cleaned up the edge of the hole I'd cut. It didn't need to be super smooth as it will be covered, but it makes a good edge to work against...

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And then the fibre glassing started. I've only dabbled with fibre-glass once before, and that was body repair on my mates plastic pig, but that was enough for me to know I wasn't going to enjoy it... Especially starting off, as I hadn't exactly got a mould to work with :roll: So a couple strips at a time...

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And the first layer finished...

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Notice I made a mask to prevent me plastering the entire lense with resin ;-)

And the mess at the back end...

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So that's the first layer done, and although pretty rough looking, I'm happy with it. The plan is to cut all the excess fibre glass right up against the lense face and the back hole edge. Being it's a odd shape and the shape it is, it will remain in position whilst I work on it without having a front and back lip. And now I have a "mould" I can take my time building up the layers and forming the lips properly ;)

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Post by mercutio » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:50 pm

great work nathan 8-)
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Post by Pushki » Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:41 am

I'm impressed. :10:
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Re: Nathan's Road-Legal/Track/Show BB4

Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:05 am

Cheers guys

Well Part III... B ;-)

Writing the previous post gave the fibre-glass long enough to dry and I couldn't resist trimming it back :P ... Obviously only roughly though ;-) ...

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Post by mercutio » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:58 am

very cool 8-)
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Post by nucleustylzlude » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:31 am

Ditto 8-)

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Post by stk prelude » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:45 pm

Very cool mate B-) but.. how u gonna tidy up the front?? maybe some sort of edging going around, then fibre glassed from that.. that would of made it easier for you. would of left you a very clean and tidy front! ;)

But Very Coool 8-) 8-)

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Post by rob quilter » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:48 pm

Great work 8-)
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Post by Lude-dude » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:50 pm

nice work fibreglass is tricky stuff
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Post by jezer101 » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:06 pm

Just seen that link with the suspension components...£10 for the lower ball joints!!! Bloody Motorfactors charged me £30 each and i replaced all 4!!

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