M.Bonanni Project 370Z V3.0 | Clean Slate

M.Bonanni

Neither do I, this was done ghettolicious style for sure but it works haha. I mocked everything up using cardboard then cut the templates out of thin sheetmetal I got at Home Depot. None of them have bends with the exception of the bottom piece that has a 90 degree bend so it can be bolted to the oil cooler bracket. I got that bend with a hammer and the edge of a shelf haha. The two side pieces are simply double-stick taped to the sides of the cooler and the top piece is double-stick taped to the top of the cooler. If I knew how to weld, I could have welded it all together at this point but I don't so I just sealed up the small seams where the panels met with duct tape. It sounds really flimsy but the bottom piece creates the main support and that is bolted to the car. And if you take the time to do it right all of the panels should fit snug just on their own with pressure. The double stick tape holds them on there surprisingly well and the duct tape prevents the panels from separating from each other under high pressure. I have done a couple of 100+mph runs (supervised by a professional driver on a closed course..... ) with zero signs of deflection or separation or anything else.

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