Engine panels

[markieboy]

The time is looming to fit the stainless engine panels to the dax. Any suggestions from those who have gone before. Thinking this part may not be as easy as it looks.
Look forward to any replies and help
Regards
Mark

[madjohnny]

Mark, I recently made up and fitted Aluminium panels for my Dax. The job was made quite a bit easier as Dave of DB replicas let me go over and copy his templates.

Went down to machine mart, bought a sheet metal bender, bought an 8' x 4' sheet of 1.2mm aluminium and bent away.

Took a bit of faffing around still but great result and only cost about £80 includind materials and tools.

Give it a go. Can post some pictures if you want an idea of what goes where.

[markieboy]

John, thanks but ive taken the plunge with the dax kit!!!
Just seen something about it needing trimming prior to fitting. Cant be sure but i have a niggle. Ooh er mrs!!!
thanks again
Mark

[madjohnny]

Mark, as far as I'm aware the Dax kit is all pre formed and welded up.
You just bond it in with Wurth adhesive or something similar, couldn't be easier.

PS. Before you put the engine in of course!!!!!!!!!!!!

[markieboy]

Damn,bought some nails!!! Thought i could hang the loom off of em aswell!!! Only joking.
Good luck with yours, will start mine weekend after next, get the engine back then, then its full steam ahead.
Catch you sometime, thanks for your help.
Regards
Mark

[BIGUNDIES]

Make sure that you give all areas a good clean with white spirits before applying worth adhesive, Get some clamps from B&Q to hold the panels tight in place. I found it easier to fit the bulkhead before fitting the footwells. The areas that I had to trim where the pieces around the wheel arches. This is so you get a 3-5mm gap around the top of them for heat expansion. Go and buy yourself some more aluminmium or stainless and fit it where the wheel arch area rivets to the chassis. Otherwise you will end up with ugly fibreglass showing.
I must admit that the footwells and bulkhead where a very good fit, but I was dissapointed at the wheelarches. You would think by now dax could supply them without any trimming what so ever.

Cheers
Lee

[markieboy]

Lee,
Thank you very much, It solves my question on trimming as I knew that trimming was involved somewhere to fit them but which bits I didnt know. I was dreading trying to cut the footwell pieces as the stainless is quite thick. I was also wondering does the bracket on the chasis but closely up against the footwell panels or do they stop higher than that bracket. I have not taken them out of the bubble wrap yet as i am bound to trash them with my luck!!!
Cheers again
Mark