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hi guys,
just started my BA bulge mod. going realy well. got hold of a spare bonnet so i didnt have to butcher mine, and also so i could keep my car in tact till completed. 
i decided to mount the bulge a bit further back than most have been done as the feedback is they look too far forward. 
cut the fibreglass bulge down, placed on the bonnet and traced around it. then got the old angle grinder out and cut through the bonnet skin. 
decided to add a couple of vents to the back of the bulge to encourage cold air to draw through from under the engine and out the top 
then filed the rough edges on the bonnet, liquid nailed the bulge down and some bricks for weight. it's still drying. 
it was surprisingly quick and easy to get this far and im looking forward to continuing. will update as i go. thanks to the other members who posted their bulge builds as this made it easier to know where to start. 
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| andrich |
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nice work mate, iv always wanted 2 do this to my XR6, but id be like you id rather butcher a different bonnet not my current one lol will be good to see when its all done
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| Xflow |
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
liquid nails interesting i would of figured fiber glass and bog
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| fordfreak ef |
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Xflow wrote: liquid nails interesting i would of figured fiber glass and bog beats body filler and screws... lasted me 2 weeks until cracks were apearing everywhere!!.. one day will attempt again...... properly!,, lol...
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| fordriver1 |
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fibre glass and bog come later. i use the term liquid nails loosely. it is a special adhesive suitable for metal and fibreglass. once its set in place, fibreglass will be used to bond all the way around and the underside to the bonnet ribs
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| josho89 |
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Looking good so far mate!!!
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| kut&shutkustomz |
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sikaflex ? looking good .
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| twr7cx |
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Xflow wrote: liquid nails interesting i would of figured fiber glass and bog
You need something to hold it down first. Personally I used sikaflex and a couple of screws - the screws were removed once it was fibreglassed in place aswell. |
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Looking good, I want to do another one as a spare but I might add some vents like you have. I have had mine on now for well over six months now with no cracks etc...going strong and its driven every day.
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just a quick question, for all you others that have done it how many have noticed cracks and have u put this down to just using bog and screws like fordfreak ???
also be careful with those cents and roadworthy as a mate of mine got stickered for having vents like that, coppers rekoned a leak under the bonnet would come up onto the window...
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| DJ_Brown |
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Age: 36 Posts: 290 Joined: 10th May 2006 Ride: 5 Spd EA Wagon, 5 spd EF Fairmon Location: Melbourne |
Just curious,
Where are these humps available from?? Thanks Dave
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Age: 36 Posts: 721 Joined: 31st Dec 2005 Ride: EF V8 Futura, 180sx Location: Brisbane, Burpengary |
ebay and basically every automotive fiberglass shop i even think autobarn do them(on order)
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| DJ_Brown |
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Age: 36 Posts: 290 Joined: 10th May 2006 Ride: 5 Spd EA Wagon, 5 spd EF Fairmon Location: Melbourne |
thanks
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| MRE-50L |
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i scored my self a slightly damaged BA XR8 bonnet . Im going to use the whole skin off the bonnet and affix it to a EF bonnet , once done going to cut out the inner frame work and weld it into the under side of the bonnet , that way it should look 100% original
other wise top job on cutting out ya bonnet and getting it into the bonnet it self , instead of sticking it to the outside skin .
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| twr7cx |
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DJ_Brown wrote: Just curious,
Where are these humps available from?? Thanks Dave If you do a search for my thread from when I fitted one of these to my EF you'll find a member on here who sells them for cheaper than they were on ebay back then. I think his name was something like EBXR8. |
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