rear valence

jeremy · #1 28th April 2010, 10:45

Has anyone thought of installing a rear valence to the rear scuttle area to cover the visible petrol tank or exhaust boxes?-carbon fibre would look well sorted.

Mike · #2 28th April 2010, 20:52

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Originally Posted by jeremy

Has anyone thought of installing a rear valence to the rear scuttle area to cover the visible petrol tank or exhaust boxes?-carbon fibre would look well sorted.

Jeremy
Have a look at Patrick's site under show cars 2006 - page 5.
There is a metallic blue Sportster just as you have suggested.
http://www.msportster.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=12&offset=48

Mike

GreatOldOne · #3 28th April 2010, 20:57

I think for it to work it'd have to be done better than that blue car. It doesn't look right at all.

Something more sculpted, rather than ali sheet bent going straight down.

Mike · #4 28th April 2010, 21:01

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Originally Posted by GreatOldOne

I think for it to work it'd have to be done better than that blue car. It doesn't look right at all.

Something more sculpted, rather than ali sheet bent going straight down.

Maybe that it what Peter has in mind for the Golf V valance?
C'mon Peter, gives us a clue?
Mike

peterux · #5 28th April 2010, 21:46

jeremy · #6 28th April 2010, 22:58

I have been thinking of something to fit the natural line of the back of the scuttle,under the number plate and have been looking at various production cars for idea,which may incorporate tailpipes also.

Patrick · #7 29th April 2010, 06:05

I'm half way through trying but my fibreglassing skills are rubbish. So far everything I've made looks worse than now having anything! I'm think of painting the back boxes black (except the tips) that should hide them a nit better.

MartinClan · #8 29th April 2010, 07:20

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Originally Posted by jeremy

Has anyone thought of installing a rear valence to the rear scuttle area to cover the visible petrol tank or exhaust boxes?-carbon fibre would look well sorted.

If you raise the tank up so that it sits between the chassis rails it doen't hang below the rear tub. Its a much simpler solution!

Robin

Mike · #9 29th April 2010, 08:26

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Originally Posted by MartinClan

If you raise the tank up so that it sits between the chassis rails it doen't hang below the rear tub. Its a much simpler solution!

Robin

How much higher? To hide the exhausts would mean raising it 100mm - have you any boot space left?

I have raised my tank in the Cabrio by around 30mm, so that the tank top is flush with the top of the chasssis rails, and the underside is flush with the valance, but it still leaves my silencers fully below the valance and on view
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikes_bmw_marlin_cabrio/

C'mon Peter - the suspense is killing us - what are you planning with that Golf valance?

jeremy · #10 29th April 2010, 09:16

That golf rear valance looks very interesting....as did a close view on the motorway today of the rear air damn on a mazda mk3 mx5...similar in dimension and contour to the marlin rear valance area...seen at www.mx5parts.co.uk

jeremy · #11 29th April 2010, 09:29

...if you go to website,go to exterior, scroll down to "other" and its listed under mk3 on page 2 as "rear air dam"

GreatOldOne · #12 29th April 2010, 09:34

You could always spay the tank and hanging straps the same colour as the car, so that they're not as noticable...

Mike · #13 29th April 2010, 10:12

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Originally Posted by GreatOldOne

You could always spay the tank and hanging straps the same colour as the car, so that they're not as noticable...

....but that would mean the Gooster could never have any little Goosters!!

GreatOldOne · #14 29th April 2010, 10:26

Probably a good idea. Goosters tend to drink petrol like there's no tommorow.

MartinClan · #15 29th April 2010, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Mike

How much higher? To hide the exhausts would mean raising it 100mm - have you any boot space left?

I have raised my tank in the Cabrio by around 30mm, so that the tank top is flush with the top of the chasssis rails, and the underside is flush with the valance, but it still leaves my silencers fully below the valance and on view
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikes_bmw_marlin_cabrio/

My Sportster is the same. Can't see the tank but you can see the silencer - but hey - its stainless so it doesn't look to bad.

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C'mon Peter - the suspense is killing us - what are you planning with that Golf valance?

I must be missing something. Golf valance???

Robin

jeremy · #16 29th April 2010, 13:52

peter has a picture of a golf valance on his site... no hint as what he is doing with it yet....

peterux · #17 29th April 2010, 19:54

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Originally Posted by Mike

C'mon Peter - the suspense is killing us - what are you planning with that Golf valance?

Sorry guys, just teasing!
No firm plans, just like the rest of you, I've been thinking about a rear cover and I'd like to find an existing valance from a production car that would fit the back of the Sportster.
The picture was posted with the intent of getting the discussion going but Jeremy 'pipped me to the post' (urgh).
I know if I tried to make something it would look rubbish. Something in Carbon Fibre would be nice to match my dashboard.

Jeremy, that MX5 Rear Air Dam certainly looks interesting....

Perhaps we could get Mark Mathews interested in designing and making one for their new demonstrator planned?

...peter

jeremy · #18 29th April 2010, 23:36

I guess if i appeared in a white coat in a hospital car park, lying under any mx5 with a tape measure making paper templates i may just be carried away by colleagues thinking i had lost the plot!......but i may just try!

jeremy · #19 29th April 2010, 23:38

Peter, have you tried the valance of the golf?

Chris Cussen · #20 30th April 2010, 07:25

I think I might go for an extended drive up and down the A303. There are plently of front/rear bumpers and valances lying either by the side of the road or on the central reservation.

Grockles visiting this area do seem to know how the rear end shunt each other.