taylorboosh
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Those are stunning
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BeArDy
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So started on the bonnet for the twin engine corsa. I wanted to louver the bonnet as i think its very suttle, after doing alot of research no one where pressed louvers anymore into curved panels; load of places will do flat panels but as soon as you can curved bonnet etc they all say they are unable as it will press square corners from the outside edges of the tool around the louver. I did not want to weld in a louver plate eather.
There was a company years ago called Cool Louvers used to do them but they closed.
With all this in mind an the fact that even if cool louvers where still going it was going to cost me at least £150 to have the bonnet pressed, myself and my mate “ginger yoda” decided we would make the tooling and machine to do the jobs.
heres how we got on.....................
So here the bonnet off my throttle bodied corsa we used to work off for ideas etc this was done by cool louvers years ago
Heres my old milling machine which is perfect for little jobs
Making the tooling
The press, we really did not think it would make to be this braced, an it still bends
After trying loads of times and making changes over and over again, heres the final product (they are not lined up 100% we still need to make a back stop)
Put alittle paint on to look how they look as when you press them it brakes the paint so alittle hard to see if there uniform.
My twin engine corsa bonnet ready to be pressed once we have made the back stop, fitted my aerocatches in such a way non of the underside has needed cutting.
Will keep people posted on how i get on.
[Edited on 13-05-2012 by BeArDy]
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willay
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nice work
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SteveoBC
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good stuff, louvred bonnets always look good
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kyleclub11
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Keeping the standards up as always pal good work 
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BeArDy
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Well since then the bonnet has been done painted and finished.
Looks stunning, really please with how its turned out, underside looks perfect aswell. fully pressed not welded.
Also fitted the new reg plates on the car and SA rear lights aswell (no pics).
Only a few things to do not before PVShow but i think we are nearly there.
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taylorboosh
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Very cool
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jonnieboy
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is it going to be running for PVS or are you just taking it down almost complete?
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Nic Barnes
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they look spot on adam
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taylorboosh
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I'm going to get you to do some on the ///M at some point... Loads of other stuff yet
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Darryl H
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They look great!!
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kennySRi
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Those vents are really nice, also love the front end of it now. Looks subtle looking rather than a twin engined monster 
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mjazzman
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2 x c20lets would be an absolute monster!! might struggle abit to get going lol.
beardy.. do you still have your corsa b with the bat motorsport body kit on?
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Col004
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quote:
Originally posted by mjazzman
beardy.. do you still have your corsa b with the bat motorsport body kit on?
He does mate.. Its sat up waiting for his little lad to reach 17 and pass his test
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mjazzman
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Nice! wish i could i could say the same for mine! The bodykit looks better in black than my red one!
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Ad Blue B
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Any update on this Beardy?
Oh apparently you're running it on NOS
Facebook 'Vauxhall' Page
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BeArDy
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seen that on facebook.
just working away on it, dont really have time to update stuff. If anything i add the odd photo on facebook.
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Ad Blue B
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Made me laugh when he said it had nos and was also being built abroad!!
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