Aluminiun side panels

[james3004]

What angle bend do you put in the side panel at the front? It doesn't say in the book

[Bonzo]

Hi James

I wing it method .... Just bent the panel until it looked right

Would measure the angle for you but unfortunately, I don't think I can get to my sides ( Currently buried up in the workshop )

Once you have a break on the bend line, it I quite easy to correct the angle by a few degrees either way

Not a lot of help but I am sure that someone will know the angle

[james3004]

Thanks ronnie that was the method I was going to use but thought there might be a 'proper' angle

[Jimmyd]

I assume you about the lower horizontal bend when it starts to approach the front. Personally I think they look better if not bent. Look at the fibreglass ones they are all flat sided.

J

[Bonzo]

I know what you mean James

If using the book pattern, you are really governed by the 25mm of material that is to be folded under the bottom rails in the engine bay, so I guess the angle will more or less find itself.

Just try not to over cook the bend too much if you are winging it

Have a measure of your steering rack boot's, I think you'll find that the cut outs detailed in the book are too small

[deezee]

I took a scrap piece of aluminium and did a test bend first. Then used it as a template to bend the side panel. Worked a charm. As Ronnie says, check the holes at the front for the steering rack, as my rack gaitors touched when I did mine.