RoverP6B Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Any North Island shop that would press louvres in an aluminium bonnet? ( like in the picture ) Thanks! GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 whereabouts are you - there are several I can think of.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 whereabouts are you - there are several I can think of.. Really, anyone in welly? they are quite neat. could find some places for them oh hold on mabie not on 1" bog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverP6B Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Thanks for the reply, Waikato, near Putaruru/Cambridge, but can travel to Auckland or Welly.... Any help appreciated! Yeah,old hotrod trick for keeping things cool under the bonnet, eh love yer LandCrab 1300 BTW, totally gladdens my heart! GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 OK there are plenty steel craftsmen up that way. Keeping it in the "OS family" I believe Matamata panelworks can do them JasonK from here works for them. But these guys here would be your next port of call.. http://www.rocketspeedequipment.com/contact.php would be great to see some pics of the end job.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverP6B Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 THX +Much appreciated; that'll take a while but I'll post the results ( and what they cost ) once the job's done... GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonK Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 OK there are plenty steel craftsmen up that way.Keeping it in the "OS family" I believe Matamata panelworks can do them JasonK from here works for them. But these guys here would be your next port of call.. http://www.rocketspeedequipment.com/contact.php would be great to see some pics of the end job.. I'm not sure if we do them or not lol we dont have a louvre machine but could do them by hand I'd say, will ask on monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverP6B Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 JasonK, THX! Let me know ( yes or no! ) There's got to be a shop somewhere that does louvres... GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Did ya give rocket speed a call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverP6B Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 THX, I will do so! GW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Bump! Anybody have any recommendations on who can do this in the north island? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, dmulally said: Bump! Anybody have any recommendations on who can do this in the north island? Cheers What are you wanting to do? Not sure how op got on in the end. But depending what your budget it you may be disappointed. Looking at the bonnet posted originally there is a few days work to punch those louvers and paint ontop of that. Becomes 2 3 4k pretty quick Marking out is extremely time consuming as there is no going back if there crooked haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXFORD Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 4 hours ago, dmulally said: Bump! Anybody have any recommendations on who can do this in the north island? Cheers Pm me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyscar Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 You can buy the dies to do this at home. Might be cheaper than labour and you get to learn something cool. Chances of bonnet being straight afterwards might be low though. Unsure how much of a fine art it is to stop it deforming as you go. https://www.machineryhouse.co.nz/p1173 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 12 hours ago, dmulally said: Bump! Anybody have any recommendations on who can do this in the north island? Cheers Shrappys Originals (Shayne Morgan) is in P North or nearby Shrappy's Originals | Palmerston North | Facebook 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmulally Posted May 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 29/05/2023 at 09:01, Nominal said: Shrappys Originals (Shayne Morgan) is in P North or nearby Shrappy's Originals | Palmerston North | Facebook Thanks for the heads up. Seems like a nice guy. For anybody who wants to know: $65 p/hr set up . Marking out , lay-out etc. usually between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 hours. then $3.oo per louver . Edit: More info Louvers are 75mm wide. Allow 29 mm from the opening of one louver to the opening of the next. Also allow 25mm minimum between rows . Allow 25mm on sides , front and rear for tooling , particularly if your leaving the bracing in place. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 I was able to cut off the under-bonnet bracing which made it a little floppy but after the stamping is done I can weld in some box tubing to help out. I've coated it in acid to help keep it from rusting in the meantime. Sadly there was a thick layer of bog on it so it will need a bit of mucking around when it comes back to blend it back in. Dropping it off this weekend so I'll report back when done. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXFORD Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 My 2c on the matter having done a fair few of them. I highly recommened spending a bit of extra money and having him run a test panel in the form of a strip. To be honest I would be surprosed if he doesn't already have some made for this purpose. That way you can sit it over you bonnet and make sure you are 100% happy with the layout/spacing before turning a bonnet into a cheese grater. Just marking out the punch lines isn't enough. Its really hard to visualise. Yeh it can get expensive with the extra time, but so can buying more bonnets. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dmulally Posted June 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2023 $343 all up. Happy with that. Now to go pick it up! 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Tamer Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 So the Imp engine is out of the rear and you have louvers in the boot which you call a bonnet, so it must mean you are going front engine ?. Front wheel drive ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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