tomgeer Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Hi all, I've been thinking of cleaning up the engine bay a bit over the summer with a few polished stainless bits and it got me thinking. Does anyone have any measurements or dimensions to make a fan shroud, they seem to be a rare part and don't crop up too often on here. I'm sure I could make one of these if anyone can help me out with photo's/drawings etc? Any information anyone has on these would be appreciated Same as or similar to the one in the attached photo (borrowed from Monsween's engine bay pic, hope you don't mind ) Cheers Tom Edited April 25, 2013 by tomgeer (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Nobody willing to take a few measurements for me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 the very few with them might not have seen this post yet mate, would you be making any more or just the 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPG Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Westy has one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 the very few with them might not have seen this post yet mate, would you be making any more or just the 1 Not sure yet, I don't know. making its no problem it's the polishing bit which I'm new to. Not really sure on selling rules but I don't want to be a trader or hobbyist as I don't have the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 i Have all dimensions and full scale drawings, sorry but cant help you out as i might produce these again in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 you would have alot of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 i Have all dimensions and full scale drawings, sorry but cant help you out as i might produce these again in the future Ha ha. Thanks Mitchell lol. Believe me I wouldn't be producing them in bulk, I haven't the time and couldn't be bothered with the hassle. If you change your mind feel free to pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Right, As I had no joy with dimensions I decided to take a few measurements myself and made two of these from stainless steel which was the easy bit. I probably won't be making them again though (wasn't aware that stainless cost so much ), i've noticed from past sale threads on here they sell for as little as £60 which barely covers the materials once the polishing gear is purchased on top of the steel. Next stage is polishing them up, anyone have any tips on this? I'll be buffing them on a bench grinder and haven't tried this before. How long should I expect it to take? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aspire Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 why dont you just measure the original fan shroud? that will give you all the clearance dimensions, and any +/- tolerances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Right, As I had no joy with dimensions I decided to take a few measurements myself and made two of these from stainless steel which was the easy bit. I probably won't be making them again though (wasn't aware that stainless cost so much ), i've noticed from past sale threads on here they sell for as little as £60 which barely covers the materials once the polishing gear is purchased on top of the steel. Next stage is polishing them up, anyone have any tips on this? I'll be buffing them on a bench grinder and haven't tried this before. How long should I expect it to take? Cheers A question for Mr Mitchell why dont you just measure the original fan shroud? that will give you all the clearance dimensions, and any +/- tolerances Hes made them already dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 A question for Mr Mitchell If he'd care to advise that would be good - - - Updated - - - why dont you just measure the original fan shroud? that will give you all the clearance dimensions, and any +/- tolerances I did that mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Right, I had a half day off work today so spent a few hours in the garage, it took me an age to sand out the angle grinder marks in the stainless, finally made a start on the polishing today after hours of wet & dry sanding, it's going to take forever to achieve a mirror finish, to be honest I think "just shiney" will do. I've no idea how these were being sold for just £60, I've spent about 3.5-4 hours on just one so far and am still nowhere near finished, I wish i'd just bought one years ago when colsoop was selling them Anyway this is how its looking so far, if anyone wants to share some tips on polishing please feel free because i'm clueless with my technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Looks nicely made, give Rob a shout he's done a fair bit of polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Nice work! Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 that looks really nice mate flat through the grits to atleast 1200 and then autosol it lol thats what ive been doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgeer Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Thanks guys, I'm pleased with how its taking shape but didn't expect it to take so long lol. Cheers for the advice Ash, I have some metal polishing compounds but they seem dry and useless, i've only done from 70 to 400 grit so far then tried a quick buff up, i'll give the autosol a try too when I attack it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 As Ash says, you need to go with a fine grit wet and dry, 1000 or 1200 and polish the shiznay out of it with Autosol. There is a cheaper variety of metal polish that's actually 10 times better than Autosol but I'm buggered if I can remember the name of it. If it comes to me I shall ping you a PM dude. Looks nice though. You say you made two......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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