Hey guys, my LH is at the panel beater atm and Im getting him to fit the A9X scoop and cut the bonnet out to suit... Does anyone have a pic of the bonnet from underneath (or on top with the scoop off) with the bonnet cut out... was thinking of one where its cut riiight out to almost the edge of the scoop.
Just so I can show him exactly what I want
Pic of bonnet cut under a A9X scoop
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, Oct 14 2009 07:26 PM
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 08:00 PM
Ruts has been promising to go over this in detail but he must have gotten busy :(
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 08:04 PM
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 08:07 PM
Hmm I see he has what looks to be extra bracing? is this required, as my bonnets already painted :(
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 08:08 PM
Bracing not necessary
Don't cut right to the edge of the scoop unless you have a cold air box that will go that far also
edit: mine just has a round hole big enough for the air cleaner at present, I want to square it off one day and put an air box/tray on it
Don't cut right to the edge of the scoop unless you have a cold air box that will go that far also
edit: mine just has a round hole big enough for the air cleaner at present, I want to square it off one day and put an air box/tray on it
Edited by 76lxhatch, 14 October 2009 - 08:09 PM.
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 11:11 PM
i had a cutout bonnet, sealed to the carby with a basic round hole but got defected in qld, needs bracing as modifying the original bonnet. pays to have 2 bonnets as sometimes they can be jerks
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 11:57 PM
As above , for it to be legal it must seal against the carby air cleaner.
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
My filter pokes through the hole, but i don't think its legal. I would think that you would need bracing around the hole.
Evan.
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
My filter pokes through the hole, but i don't think its legal. I would think that you would need bracing around the hole.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 05:31 AM
That's interesting, I was actually only thinking about cold air delivery when I said it.As above , for it to be legal it must seal against the carby air cleaner.
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
My filter pokes through the hole, but i don't think its legal. I would think that you would need bracing around the hole.
Evan.
I wouldn't have thought that bracing was necessary as long as you don't cut into the outer braces, which I think is roughly how the A9X holes were from factory. But... I wouldn't know anything about Aussie laws anyway so don't listen to me!
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:47 AM
SPOT ON ABOVE ! No bracing required i have 3 A9x,s and two have the original bonnets and from memory there is no extra bracing ,as long as u dont cut it too big ,That's interesting, I was actually only thinking about cold air delivery when I said it.
As above , for it to be legal it must seal against the carby air cleaner.
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
My filter pokes through the hole, but i don't think its legal. I would think that you would need bracing around the hole.
Evan.
I wouldn't have thought that bracing was necessary as long as you don't cut into the outer braces, which I think is roughly how the A9X holes were from factory. But... I wouldn't know anything about Aussie laws anyway so don't listen to me!
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:50 AM
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
LOL! Yeah, that could be dangerous!!! I hate it when it rains! HAHA!
I just have a hole cut in mine. Nothing spesh... With the lip weld clipped onto it, to make it look neat.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 08:22 AM
This is what I did with mine.
I also made a 6mm x 20mm thick ring to brace the bonnet, don�t have any photos of that though.
I also made a 6mm x 20mm thick ring to brace the bonnet, don�t have any photos of that though.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 12:10 PM
This is the only shot I have of the underside.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 09:05 PM
thats exactly how i had mine! that is cutting into the bracing. but it was cool to hear the induction noise from the carby. was the A9x cut? probly with a oxy
I was told that it must seal just in case you blow a radiator hose or something so it wont throw water over the windscreen.
LOL! Yeah, that could be dangerous!!! I hate it when it rains! HAHA!
I just have a hole cut in mine. Nothing spesh... With the lip weld clipped onto it, to make it look neat.
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