plywood fillet

[grizzly_a58]

hi , anyone happen to have a paper template for the ply wood fillet that goes from the bulkhead to the outer shell, its just so i can get a rough idea what i am doing, my wee body is all sore and i dont think i could lie under there and muck about to long, its an old age thing. cheers colin.

[Gazzab]

Hi Colin,

I have made my fillets and could trace them on to paper then send them to you if that helps. I intend to remake them soon using a better grade of ply, also they are in two pieces which makes for an easier installation.

Gary

[Paul B]

STOP !!!!!!

Beware that placing the ply wood fillet panel inside the wing could create a ripple in the top surface as the fibreglass will sag very slightly over the first year or so. Plus, glassing in the panel makes it impossibile to get into the area behind.

I though long and hard about this, you will need to panel to stop heat from the engine bay roatsing your legs, and decided to make a template out of chicken wire then remove, lay on plastic sheet and spray with expanding gap filler (B&Q) then finally cut to shape.

These can then be pushed in and removed if necessary as well as being resistant to the engine bay heat. Worked well for the last 20,000 miles.

Paul

[grizzly_a58]

hi guys , thanks for your replies, thanks Garry, for your help. paul , i have had my car about 5yrs, god knows how long it lay before that, its mk2, so i think the body has shrunk and deformed itself bye now, i am not sure, what do you think, going bye the state of the panels, as in, nothing fits, nothing is the same on either side, i think it should be retired by now. let me know what you think, any help would be great full. cheers colin.

[Paul B]

Colin

Even if it's just for future access, I would go with the removable solution.

HTH

Paul

[grizzly_a58]

hi paul, thanks for that , i will think of the best way to do this, not sure what, but it will give me something else to keep me awake at night, i really do hate that when you get an idea or something about the car in your head at night, you just cant sleep. will have to take an extra couple of beers tonight, lol. cheers colin.

[jeff]

made mine from cardboard then covered with 2 layers glass fibre, held in with sealent so easy to remove if required