Tuesday - Part 2:
Heat Shield:
I bought a section of heat shield from Ebay ages ago and first used it around the heater pipes behind the dash.
But now was a good time to see about fitting what remained of this stuff to the underside of the bonnet.
So I started by making a rough pattern for the inside of the bonnet bulge.
Which neatly fitted into the odd shape I had left in the corner.
A bit of cutting later and I had these two pieces to play with.
Unfortunately, this stuff is quite thick, which meant I couldn't get it to fit nicely inside the bonnet bulge.
So a bit of further trimming allowed me to keep this reduced section 'flat' (ish).
Then it was time to start testing where the other piece should go.
Plan A
Failed - As the clearance above the radiator is just too tight in places.
Plan B
Also failed - Due to lack of clearance above the hose behind the fan.
( It may not look it in the photo, but it did clear the fan itself. )
Plan C
Pass - As there is plenty of room under the bonnet when it gets this far back.
Which would leave me with something looking like this.
Question:
If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, please speak now before I actually stick this suff to the bonnet.
End of Part 2…