Fordmods Logo

Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon 

 

Page 1 of 1 [ 14 posts ] 

 
 Post subject: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:37 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

Hi All :D ,

First off, let me say that i know there has been many forums about this in the past, but, what i have noticed is that they are vague in some instances and some are contradicting. I have also searched through a few websites looking for a good tutorial.

Now im sure there are many of us out there that want to give it ago but, just dont know where to start, do i cut the bonnet? do i screw it to the top? do i use bog or fibre glass filler?

Let me get to my point i would like to start alittle "tutorial" topic on installing a bonnet buldge and hopefully by the end have a method which stands the test of time and all of us home project guys can get it done. So... has anyone out there done this and would like to share there method, pics would be appreciated.

Ghiaed1994

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:58 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Posts: 5503

Joined: 20th May 2005

Gallery: 11 images

Ride: EB1 Fairmont Ghia T5 Wagon

Location: Seven Hills, Sydney
NSW, Australia

I believe the issue is that depending on the builder, they prefer different products and methods. In addition to that, the method and products change depending on what material the proposed bulge is made out of. Is it plastic, fibreglass or steel? It makes a difference.

Other factors include what model Eseries bonnet you are intending to mod. Experience shows that EA/ED bonnets are made of thinner metal than the EF/EL Fairmont bonnets. This changes the approach that a builder may take.

Now, I have shown how my bonnet was done in my build thread, but I would not attempt to write a tutorial to cover other examples.

I encourage you to document how you go about your bonnet build, but any tutorial you write would be specific to the material of the bulge you use and the car you are modding.

Good Luck!!!

Cheers
BenJ

 

_________________

{DESCRIPTION} - Current Ride
{DESCRIPTION} - Previous Ride
My respect and thanks go to - snap0964, Paulmac, SWC and MRE-50L

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:19 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

Benj,

Let me start off by saying thanks for being the only person to reply to my post ;) ok, so its alot more indepth then just 1 single tutorial. I have bought a fibreglass bonnet bulge from SSV in sydney and are attempting to install it on an ED falcon.

I have read alot of tutorials but they more or less are 2 approaches.

1. Screw/Rivot bonnet bulge on top of bonnet, use fibre glass matting around join then bog and blend.

2. Cut top lip off bonnet, screw to cross frame underneath, then not very clear on what is done next but i can imagine that they would also use fibre glass matting to graft to bonnet (Maybe from the underside) then use filler to fill gap on topside.

Both very different approaches and both with there pros and there cons.

Also can you please post the link for your bonnet build.

Regards
Ghiaed

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:01 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 35

Posts: 4316

Joined: 30th Oct 2006

Gallery: 18 images

Ride: Envi EF

Location: Grafton
NSW, Australia

Mines been done the bolt/glass/bog way.

 

_________________

>>>{DESCRIPTION}<<<

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Posts: 5503

Joined: 20th May 2005

Gallery: 11 images

Ride: EB1 Fairmont Ghia T5 Wagon

Location: Seven Hills, Sydney
NSW, Australia

Mine is all metal, with the XB Scoops and bulge being welded in, and then Fibre Bog used to build up the correct levels.

My build thread is in my Signature. It is included in there somewhere.

For what you want to do, I would suggest, screws or rivets to hold it in place in conjunction with and adhesive of some kind, and then Fibre bog across the join to get the correct level.

At least you are prepared to have a go.

BenJ

 

_________________

{DESCRIPTION} - Current Ride
{DESCRIPTION} - Previous Ride
My respect and thanks go to - snap0964, Paulmac, SWC and MRE-50L

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:25 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
Mine is all metal, with the XB Scoops and bulge being welded in, and then Fibre Bog used to build up the correct levels.

My build thread is in my Signature. It is included in there somewhere.

For what you want to do, I would suggest, screws or rivets to hold it in place in conjunction with and adhesive of some kind, and then Fibre bog across the join to get the correct level.

At least you are prepared to have a go.

BenJ


Yeah i think half the fun is doing it yourself, anyone can pay for work i guess but doing it yourself satisfying.

Ill have a read of your tutorial/build get some ideas.

Thanks ;)

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
Mines been done the bolt/glass/bog way.


Krisisdog,

How have you found it? has it cracked? and how long has it been?

Cheers
Ghiaed1994

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:11 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 35

Posts: 4316

Joined: 30th Oct 2006

Gallery: 18 images

Ride: Envi EF

Location: Grafton
NSW, Australia

Not long enough to tell yet.
Fella who did it said he's done other scoops the same way, and they've gone 10+ years without cracking.. so I dunno.

 

_________________

>>>{DESCRIPTION}<<<

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:39 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
Not long enough to tell yet.
Fella who did it said he's done other scoops the same way, and they've gone 10+ years without cracking.. so I dunno.


Well lets hope it dont.

Ive been looking through tutorial after tutorial, found a few methods which seem good and got information on a few products, bought a product that was recommended to me by a paint and panel shop (not going to name names here) but turns out he was an idiot.... Im in the processes of ordering a product, which will hopefully be here during the week, that was recommended by another shop and yeah i can start to put together a tutorial......

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:37 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 43

Posts: 473

Joined: 8th Nov 2004

Gallery: 8 images

Ride: XR6T

Location: Adelaide
SA, Australia

Cant you purchase EF/EL bonnets with the buldge pre-moulded into them?
I think they were fibreglass or carbon fibre from memory?

Anyone else come across this sort of thing? It was a while ago i saw them advertised - theink they were about $800+ ???

Adz

 

_________________

"This is FORD country.... Where on a quiet day you can hear the HOLDENS rusting...."

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:01 pm 
Moderator
Offline

Posts: 14489

Joined: 7th Nov 2004

Ride: AU XR8

Location: a shit suburb in sydney
NSW, Australia

or if you get a steel xr8 bonnet and get it grafted into the ed one like mine??

 

 

Attachments:
DSC01378.JPG
DSC01378.JPG [ 56.06 KiB | Viewed 259 times ]
Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:04 am 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
or if you get a steel xr8 bonnet and get it grafted into the ed one like mine??


So yours aint fibreglass at all? woah i think thats alittle out of my league. Theres a few products that are actually made to do this exact task there is the FUSOR products and Terokal products that i know off. They are a sandable cross-bonding adhesive. I think something like that is the way to go for someone doing it themself.

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:14 am 
Parts Gopher
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 94

Joined: 22nd Aug 2009

Ride: ED Fairmont GHIA 1994

Location: Liverpool
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
or if you get a steel xr8 bonnet and get it grafted into the ed one like mine??


So yours aint fibreglass at all? woah i think thats alittle out of my league. Theres a few products that are actually made to do this exact task there is the FUSOR products and Terokal products that i know off. They are a sandable cross-bonding adhesive. I think something like that is the way to go for someone doing it themself.

 

_________________

1994 ED Fairmont Ghia
2006 BFMKII Fairmont Ghia

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: Installing BA Bonnet Buldge On E-Series Falcon
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:34 am 
Moderator
Offline

Posts: 14489

Joined: 7th Nov 2004

Ride: AU XR8

Location: a shit suburb in sydney
NSW, Australia

yep.. its all steel.. :)
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1  [ 14 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:49 am All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names