Triumph Spitfire Custom Engine Bay Cowling Install | Roundtail Restoration

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After some struggling, I get custom-made aluminum engine bay cowls installed for both the splash guards and the radiator shrouds. Pretty nice stuff, but some modification was required (and not unexpected).
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@randallsherryadams5040 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. The shrouds make a BIG difference. It also makes things harder to work on, which, I suspect, is why so many cars don’t have them. 😊 I manufactured my own using the original as a template. Hopefully it will keep more water off the shelf.

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

I've noticed a bit of interference, but not enough to take them off. I think they'll be nice to have. Thanks!

@Zincaloom 4 года назад

Looks great. Built to last now. Your windshield install inspired and helped me to install mine (not a Triumph). Nerve wracking but went well with some help from my wife. Thanks for the videos, I have learned a lot.

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Thank you. That's great to hear! Yes, it was nerve wracking. I was just waiting for that crack sound!

@mattroyal4368 4 года назад

Great work Chris! Thanks for bringing us along!

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Thanks, Matt. And thanks for watching!

@philmcevoy7129 3 года назад

Glad to see that you rounded off the top edge I did too but also fitted an edging to it to cover both the cut part and to finish it off.

@roundtailrestoration 3 года назад

Yeah, I figured I would gouge the heck out of my arm at some point. I think the stock, paper ones are like that, though, with the sharp edge. Wasn't worth the stitches!

@barrytrownson2368 4 года назад

Nice job and well done with sticking with it. Same as most 'copy' parts, a little adjustment is always required. One point though, since it's from the UK and going on a British car, its aluminium, not aluminum lol. Wish I was at that stage though, just been out filling and sanding bodywork today on my spitfire 1500.

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Ha! I missed my opportunity, Barry. Damn it. I love they way the Brits say aluminium. Thanks!

@vnunnally 4 года назад

Nice job ~ as you said the left side is 4 sure bowed but is fine with the mods. great vids of the restoration

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Thanks, Van. It is still bowed a bit after I played with it, but I may be able to play with it a bit more. I'm more concerned that, under pressure, it'll rub against some paint somewhere and scratch it off. But, I do like the looks of it!

@cheftush 4 года назад

Good progress.

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Thanks, Chef.

@mollyfilms 4 года назад

I have a feeling there are two types for the spitfire. I have the MK2 and the ones you have there are for the MK3 onward I think? Not 100 % The MK1 & 2 are more rounded rather than straight cut. I haven’t fitted mine yet but I know I had to order the right versions.

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Yes, Lee, it appears that you are correct. The gentleman that made them didn't offer anything other than "Spitfire". I had done some research on this, but kinda took a chance because the entire set wasn't much more than just one side of the ones made of cardboard (or whatever it is).

@njaahkbackyardbodyworks1807 4 года назад

hey Chris, great video....would love to have a set of those for the GT6....if I cant find them in the aluminium I might order the cardboard ones or if i find someone that has a set, have them trace them out on some cardboard for me and I will make them from that....looks pretty snappy....Dot lookin good!!!!

@DavidPlass 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing - trace them from someone else's. ;-) On the GT6, the driver's side (LHD) rails also hold the wiring harness for the headlights.

@rmail0 4 года назад

search for ebay adunn9

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Thanks, Robert. I know the guy makes them for the GT6 as well, and I think they are louvered. If you search for the group buy on the forum, you can find the guy that set it up. He might do another buy soon.

@robertferrell2721 4 года назад

Chris Fisher Alaska Rob here Do you know that guy’s name or web page???

@njaahkbackyardbodyworks1807 4 года назад

Robert Ferrell Chris will probably know that info if I cant get that i will use the cardboard ones to make a set for myself

@robertferrell2721 4 года назад

Who made that “shroud kit???? Thank You Alaska Rob

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

I don't know. I got them as part of a group buy on The Triumph Experience. Here's a link to the forum thread (www.triumphexp.com/forum/spitfire-and-gt6-forum.8/gt6-and-spitfire-valence-boards-and.1650523/). Maybe you can reach out to the guy who started it. I think he mentioned he was going to do another one.

@petermackay8551 4 года назад

Should they not have been fitted outside of the radiator supports?

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

If they are supposed to be that way, I couldn't get them to. I tried. Looking at the Triumph Spitfire and GT6 Guide to Originality, is shows them going on the inside of the support (picture 1.61, if you have the book).

@MrSteve169 4 года назад

Chris, would you be able to get the thickness of the aluminum by chance?

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Yup, no problem. I probably won't get back over there until mid-week, but I'll get it. As long as my old-ass remembers!

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

Hey MrSteve, the aluminum is 2.5mm thick.

@MrSteve169 4 года назад

Perfect, thanks

@darrellknott1110 Год назад

Made mine out of diamond plate aluminum. They look ok and do keep,a lot of road crime of the engine.

@roundtailrestoration Год назад

Cool. A bit of bling in the engine compartment!

@russellstewart5414 4 месяца назад

Same here that diamond plate looks great with a little polish. I just made my own template out of poster board and got the shape I wanted for my car , easy to cut with the shears and tidy up the edges and 20 years later still looks good

@sammyrothrock6981 4 года назад

Honestly wouldn't run cooler without them?

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

That's a good question, Sammy, I don't know. The factory started using them pretty early in the Mk1 run (it was an option before that) so I guess the engine getting dirty from the road was a larger impact than the heat tunnel they create. I'm sure there's a lot of argument about that, though.

@sammyrothrock6981 4 года назад

@@roundtailrestoration road grime makes perfect sense

@puske1990 4 года назад

From a guy called adunn on ebay ?

@roundtailrestoration 4 года назад

I don't know, actually. The guy is out of England and a member of the Triumph Experience Forum set it up. There was a bunch of us on a group buy. They were shipped via Canley Classics and the name I have on the invoice is not, nor resembles, adunn.

@mmricci2861 Год назад

next step. get rid of those crappy stromberg carburetors and put in a dual port weber from bologna and the 4 pipe header to handle the excess air flow. sounds better and adds 10hp to the anemic 1.3L on my '71 MKIV

@roundtailrestoration Год назад

But I just got the carbs running right! Also, the Mk2 has more of a header than any of the other cars. Webers may be a solution for my TR4. Thanks for watching!