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Old 11-14-2004, 03:47 PM
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Default Scoop Problems

Okay,

On to those small jobs that need to be sorted before they become big jobs:

As most know my DRB 2000 scoop is pretty wide. At high speed it flexes such that it has started to crack at the two front corners where it bonds to the bonnet.

(Well you should'nt drive so bloody fast )

I have noticed on some DRB's that the scoop is blanked off, which obviously makes it more rigid, but I think it only makes the whole arrangement false.

I intend fixing some aluminium grill mesh to the opening, as per my oil cooler air intakes at the front of the car. However, unsure on how to fix the mesh in that my priority is to make the scoop rigid and stop the cracks becoming bigger.

The lower edge shouldn't be a drama as the bonnet is double skinned, but the top of the scoop is single skinned.

Help needed for:

1. What is the tydiest way of fixing the mesh to the top of the scoop without drilling all the way through the glass; and

2. Again what fixing works best when drilling into the glass i.e. some sort of glued screw arrangement.

Thanks guys
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