Clear engine cover development thread

[Peter255]

After the sprawling mess of the last thread, this is a new thread to cover the development / investigations into a clear engine cover.

Initially we will be following up on some development work carried out by an ex forum user with "plastics4performance.co.uk". If this fails then alternate avenues will be investigated. There has been significant interest in this development and as such it richly deserves further work.

Please do not post comments / queries in this thread. If you do they will be removed. I am not trying to stifle dicsussion I am merely trying to keep this thread manageable and useful for the development.

Comments / Discussions etc can go in the other discussion thread! :wink:

The following has shown some interest in the development. This is not a firm yes/no etc just a quick list for referance.

Peter255
Monkey
Chris V6
Bayliss
oatz
Andy V6
55 ren
Kett
mainoooo
emma777
clarkeeuk99

Thats 11 users and a good place to start for a group buy!

Cheers
Petergroupbuymonkey

 

[Peter255]

Latest
A few emails have been sent to [email protected] by Monkey & emma777.

Monkey / Emma have you heard anything back?

If not I will chase them up. We need to confirm the supplier is still intersted in moving this forward.

Cheers
Peter

 

[Kett]

I think you can scratch "Big Peaches" and "AcidV6" since they are no longer owners.
Peter, can you clarify whether the existing engine cover is the same for the Mk I as the Mk II?
ClarkieV6 said that my Mk II cover felt significantly lighter than his MK I cover...

 

[Peter255]

I think you can scratch "Big Peaches" and "AcidV6" since they are no longer owners.
Peter, can you clarify whether the existing engine cover is the same for the Mk I as the Mk II?
ClarkieV6 said that my Mk II cover felt significantly lighter than his MK I cover...

As noted that was just a quick list, but its now edited! :wink: :approve:

In answer to your question the outer covers are different. Mossy has a set of mk1 covers he has modified to give a window. They are not directly interchangeable. The top cover has a different apeture.

Not sure on the inners, but logic would state they would be different also ( so the holes line up).

Cheers
Peter

 

[Kett]

Sorry for being unclear, I was referring to the "inners".

 

[clarkeeuk99]

I'm happy to give them a call. I don't think email is the way to go for contacting them (no offence!).

What information was emailed to them?

Cheers,
Phil.

 

[GTTurbo]

Just my input on things.

Mk1 and Mk2 inners and outers are unfortunately different, the Mk2 top and bottom centre sections are wider and thus the side's are different sizes too.

I did use mk1 top covers mated to mk2 bottom covers but had to chop a lot of the edges away from the mk1 top 2 side covers in order to be able to remove the bottom mk2 centre section.

Some piccies from the original thread:

I therefore had to modify the Mk1 side by cutting away material to allow enough room to remove
the Mk2 bottom engine cover.

Allowing removal of the bottom engine cover:

Full thread of project engine cover is as follows:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5449&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=project&start=20

 

[Peter255]

I agree re-ringing people. The personal touch! :wink:

However it is normal for me to initially email and follow up with a call.

As soon as we get feedback from Emma777 and Monkey i'll drop them a line.

Cheers
Peter

 

[mid.engine]

you can put my name down i would be very interested.
martin
Peter255
Monkey
Chris V6
Bayliss
oatz
Andy V6
55 ren
Kett
mainoooo
emma777
clarkeeuk99
mid.engine

 

[monkey636]

The latest response I had was the following (dated 19 June 0, unfortunately I have neglected to chase this up in the interim....

Hi Charlie

Yea we still have everything here, I think we were almost ready to make the first moulding if i remember correctly, I will dig everything out tomorrow and see where we were up to

Cheers


Paul Davenport


Plastics 4 Performance
Unit 1 Pearl Brook Industrial Estate
Chorley New Road
Horwich
Lancashire
BL6 5PX

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[pdv6]

you can put my name down i would be very interested.
martin
Peter255
Monkey
Chris V6
Bayliss
oatz
Andy V6
55 ren
Kett
mainoooo
emma777
clarkeeuk99
mid.engine

pdv6

 

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

Sorry been mad busy at work recently

I haven't heard anything back from when I e-mailed them but hopefully by now they will have acted on the enquiry that monkey made and someone could give them a follow-up call?

Em

 

[Peter255]

I have sourced at least one spare engine cover for development work.

I will keep you all posted.

Cheers
Peter

 

[admin]

Good to hear Peter. :approve:

 

[ray]

it has been said that i have not been helpfull with this project as i suggested before why not look at vacume forming ? just takes money and some one to take control why not andy seeing that hes in control of every thing on here

 

[ray]

why not give scott a ring as when i was there spyed some side windows made from polly carb and printed edges may be the company that supplied them may be able to help ?its a possability maybe

 

[Peter255]

Scott may well be involved.

I will be paying for the mk1 trial model. :wink:

I'll keep you all posted.

Cheers
Peter