Thanks, Ace. I've only started metal 'shaping' this year, so any real aluminum fairing would be beyond my skill level. Someday maybe. I still have a roadster to finish and it required lots of metal work. The hardest part is making something in its mirror image right to left. NOT :easy:
Lots of pics this time around. I made two custom brackets out of 14 gauge with captive nuts to hold the belly pan. This allows a 100% rubber/shock mounted system which works pretty slick. The third mount is a stock fairing mount flipped upside down. Belly pan touches nothing but the mounts.
I used my MIG on this. Much faster. Also English wheeled out a lot on imperfections and shaped her up a little bit better. Thanks Ace for the suggestion of leaving it in steel. I'm also not going for an exact copy. I want it to have a "racer prototype" feel. I can always add removable front inserts for variety. I thought of maybe a big, yellow, round, flush mounted fog lamp off to the side or a screened grill. Might just leave it solid?
Engines are cooled by radiators NOT airflow, so I see no problem with whatever I decide.
I've used a lot of body tools from my grandfather and even have a couple from my great grandfather.
For grinding I listed the following.
4" grinder with flapper disc for rough hogging(never a stone...too impacting to work)
air sander, 35ish grit
90 degree die grinder with roloc sanding then scruffy pad(name?)
D/A sander with 80 grit
On one of the pics I've annotated some of the angles that now kind of work together.
QUESTION, if anyone is out there...Where can I get weather proof, stick on heat shield for inside the belly pan? Kind of like what is under the tank?
pics...