Twiddling my thumbs.........

Whislt waiting for IVA and rolling road Ive been spending my time reading peoples fail sheets and making necessary adjustments, so thank you to the guys who have been honest enough to post their fails/advisories. I also decided to start work on some of the jobs that I had done that needed correction but was going to leave  'til IVA was done.

Those that have followed this blog will know I have worked on the bonnet scoop on 3 seperate occasions and still was not happy with it. The problem was that the inside edge of the scoop I had only had a bout 4-5 mm surface to bond to the bonnet and with all the best will in the world there seemed to be no clean and tidy way of achieving a smart fit.

I got inspiration from a mates 4X4 when I clocked the size of the scoop on it and knew it was just that little bit bigger than the one I'd fitted and it also came with bolt fixings. So off to ebay I went.

I removed the old one by cutting with a scalpel through the Tiger Seal.....

Below is the new one laid on for size. Unfortunately the width of the hole in the bonnet just allows the four side bolts to slip through so I'll be making two stainless braces to cross the whole then the bolts can pass through and tighten the vent to the bonnet....

The front bolt has been cut off as there is a large flat area which offers a great opportunity to bond it firmly to the bonnet. This was clamped in place and then raised (heater helped) to take up some of the sag that wont be there when the bonnet is fitted....

Now if this doesnt work its new bonnet time or an even bigger vent lol