Mongrel Street Racer

[Lightweight_911]

[Darren65]

Too true, and for hangovers there's always these! ….

[hot66]

Last time I had my car tested with stock back box it came in at 105

[squirdan]

clever trick with the heat lamp Darren

am a bit miffed that my perfect fitting bonnet sits proud of the wings now its resting on new seals... am sure they will compress over time but if Tuthills had done the same as you I suspect it would fit better ...

[Darren65]

am a bit miffed that my perfect fitting bonnet sits proud of the wings now its resting on new seals

Thanks Dan,

Do you mean at the rear Dan by the bulkhead?….I've seen quite a few cars where new struts push up the rear of the bonnet, mine was initially the same……a bit niggly to adjust but it can be sorted.

Cheers,

[Darren65]

am a bit miffed that my perfect fitting bonnet sits proud of the wings now its resting on new seals

Do you mean at the rear Dan by the bulkhead?

Just had another look and you obviously don't have bonnet struts with your glass bonnet…..

….take the seals out and squash 'em!

[squirdan]

i thought about that or using some flatter seals

but then again I didnt notice bonnet shut lines when hooning it on the B420 from Brecon to Builth Wells on Saturday

car not art.... burn some rubber

[Darren65]

car not art.... burn some rubber

Hallelujah!

[Darren65]

No slowing down now!

Six weeks since the shell was painted in epoxy primer and how does it look now?…..

…..exactly as it did six weeks ago! …..





Well to be fair not exactly as it was……

…..there's been many, many hours of preparation, the epoxy base coat ended up looking like this….



…..now with a second epoxy layer, this time smooth, super flat, gapped perfectly and blemish free…..



The hours of preparation now mean the rest of the paintwork is plain sailing and relatively straightforward…...great to get the bulk of paint prep out of the way



Not all perfect however…..the bonnet is a little wavy but then it's glass so to be expected…...we've drawn the line at over-prepping the bonnet; no point in doing our utmost to save weight and then start adding some back!…



The car will now be left to rest for a few weeks for everything to cure before moving on to high-build primer and then…….colour!

Cheers,

[Gary71]

Oh for a minty clean Barry shell! It looks great Darren. What colour are you going for, you may have mentioned it before?

[911hillclimber]

Agree Gary with the Barry Shell!
Never had even shut lines etc, but my excuse is it is all home-grown.

As to Barry; has he disappeared or taking a big rest?

Admire your patience Darren for 'letting it rest' to get the best result, not sure I could do that!

[sladey]

Car looks good Darren - looks like you'll make it for CLM after all

[stretch]

Looking good Darren. All racers have wavy front ends.!

[Nick Moss]

clever trick with the heat lamp Darren

am a bit miffed that my perfect fitting bonnet sits proud of the wings now its resting on new seals... am sure they will compress over time but if Tuthills had done the same as you I suspect it would fit better ...

Sorry to hijack the thread.
Genuine Porsche bonnet seats will lift any GRP bonnet out of line, after market seals will do so even more. We always use a different style of seal, which is softer and lower, to maintain the bonnet fit

[Northy]

Woolies online store has quite a few different rubber trim pieces.