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Anyway....................
A quick shot of the hood with neoprene added.



Today has been spent on the front mudflaps. I found some stainless offcuts in my scrap bin, left over from the Roadster. This kept hacksawing to a minimum. I don't like working with stainless, it's like a difficult woman. Hard to knock into shape and doesn't bend easily, but is unmatchable when sorted.
I've used a slightly different approach this time, using washers and bent washers to locate on the wing stays. Interestingly these wing stays are horizontal along the length, but the Roadster stays twist through 45degrees, so doing the Roadster was harder to align.


Test fitted to nearside:




And offside - note proximity of exhaust.




The nearside is much easier, because there's no exhaust!
Here's the naked circuit board trial fitted.




And here it is glued and Dinitrolled on the back.


Corners can be rounded using a penny washer:


And here it is fitted:


The flash dilutes the colour - it's very black up there!


More to follow.............

And now the test. All heat shielding was sourced from Agriemach. I had plenty in stock this time so no expense for once.
The exhaust is large diameter and close to the wing stay and mudflap.
First job was to measure up, do some cutting and fabricate a heat shield. This was a lot of faffing, but the bare skeleton looked like this - something from Wallace & Gromit in fact.
Thank goodmess for pop rivets!







Next job was to apply a layer of insulating weave to the rear, and secure with Reflect-a-Cool:
Not obvious in the photos, but the aluminium heat shield is also covered in reflective weave.




Once trial fitted again, I could fit and trim the neoprene flap:
Front:

Rear:


Here are some fitted shots:






I've used a similar set up on the Roadster (both sides) for four years without a problem, so I'm confident that this will be OK.

Whether you go for flaps or wingliners, it's a job worth doing because the wings take a beating. You'll recall the lower edges of my rear wings were down to bare alloy and that's after 12,000 miles of normal use.

Dave that is a really tricky job you have completed there. Well done.

Dave, is there a reason why you couldn't mastic the neoprene direct to the wing? I was considering using a bed of Hammerite underbody seal or, if that didn't have sufficient grab, general purpose silicone. The area of wing at risk of stone chipping is actually quite small but very vulnerable.

Great job and thanks for posting, as ever!

Looking under Aldermog I noticed that under each front wing, starting just above the top of the wheel and running back behind the cat is a 12"wide sheet of what seems to be quilted aluminium heat insulation. Clearly it's main purpose is to protect the wing from stone and other damage.

Aldermog has run 20,600 miles now and the paintwork seems fine, no sign of paint loss under the front wings. The rear's will be subject to inspection next week!!

Said it before..........say it again

Neil.

Hi Aldermog, I believe the additional purpose of the shields is to prevent stones whacking underneath the wings and causing damage which leave a star mark and potentially cracks the paint on the surface of the wings.

Starring is the biggest risk, and the Roadster has one or two small ones.
Ken - I don't fix the flaps because I want to take them off occasionally for a clean!!!!!
On the Roadster though I cleaned the vulnerable spots down to clean paint and added Wickes imitation roof leading. It's plastic with a bitumen base and stuck really well. It's in one of my 'how to' posts.

Dave,
respect to you. Us poor working Mog owners can't keep up. I hope to get my car to that status once I have the time.
Please keep the ideas coming & please buy a T16 engined plus 4!!

John