Or there is always good old Fablon
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUY-2-GET-1-F ... 0668418489
Robin
Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
- Roger King
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Exactly what I did, also. Easy to get an excellent result. If it has fibreglass footboxes, don't forget they should be left white gelcoat. Only bulkhead and inner wings were ally.StewbieC wrote:I bent them myself using two pieces of timber and two G clamps. 1mm ally with plastic coating on one side. Templates made from wallpaper lining paper cut out. I did make a mess out of one but remade with the remainder of the sheet.
1mm ally is so easy to bend. When cut and riveted in place, peel off the plastic coating and et voila, scratch free engine bay lining.
Trouble with paint could be a) it'll scratch easily, showing white 'glass beneath and b) you can't clean the engine bay with a solvent-based degreaser 'cos you'll take it all off!
Downside to aluminium - hours of polishing with Solvol, if you care that much.
Actually, I like Robin's idea best. But it needs to be period sixties:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Fablon- ... 4ae3ed1e4a
Would match Lee's new paintjob beautifully (great to meet you this weekend, Lee!)
Roger
Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
And here am I looking for ways to get a naturally aged look on aluminiumRoger King wrote:StewbieC wrote: Downside to aluminium - hours of polishing with Solvol, if you care that much.
Roger
cheers...Nige
Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Having a Ford engine, I do get the occasional oil splatter in the engine bay, but I use Auto Glym Engine and Machine cleaner which is water based so no problems with the paint.Roger King wrote:)you can't clean the engine bay with a solvent-based degreaser 'cos you'll take it all off!
Cheers, Clive.
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Don't worry mate, you can do what you like to it, it will still age naturally and quickly, trust me.agnoraan wrote:And here am I looking for ways to get a naturally aged look on aluminiumRoger King wrote:StewbieC wrote: Downside to aluminium - hours of polishing with Solvol, if you care that much.
Roger
cheers...Nige
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Never polished the panels, most they get is a wipe.
The bottom of the foot wells have a bit of whitening from crap off the roads but that adds to the patina!
The bottom of the foot wells have a bit of whitening from crap off the roads but that adds to the patina!
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Yes, same here. Problem is that now applies to the entire car.StewbieC wrote:Never polished the panels, most they get is a wipe.
The bottom of the foot wells have a bit of whitening from crap off the roads but that adds to the patina!
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Does anybody have any contact details for Jon Towers? I’ve tried to contact Slipstream Designs re their CAD files but they are not coming back to me.
Dave.
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
Another consideration is that having folded panels without a join means that the return portion into the wing area will not go up to the top of the arch.
A one piece item would probably need to have been fitted without the body on the chassis in order to slide it in. IMHO.
The top will be far enough to be out of sight but anyone bending in for a better look will see it stoops short.
Painting gets over that issue but obviously it is best done before you fit brake line, wiring etc.
I decided having not done it during the build to leave it as supplied albeit cleaned up, but then I do have white footwells and inner arches.
Peter C
A one piece item would probably need to have been fitted without the body on the chassis in order to slide it in. IMHO.
The top will be far enough to be out of sight but anyone bending in for a better look will see it stoops short.
Painting gets over that issue but obviously it is best done before you fit brake line, wiring etc.
I decided having not done it during the build to leave it as supplied albeit cleaned up, but then I do have white footwells and inner arches.
Peter C
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Re: Engine Bay Aluminium Covering
I think I went through this loop when I did mine about 4 years ago - I think they never replied. Ended up doing it all with wallpaper patterns and folding ally over a piece of angle iron. I did it with the engine out but the body on the chassis from memory.Dave Woodward wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:00 pm Does anybody have any contact details for Jon Towers? I’ve tried to contact Slipstream Designs re their CAD files but they are not coming back to me.
Dave.