Britludes NSX story

[Senninha]

Simple yet effective Jonathan, yet another part you could market ... Clever bu***r

[gumball]

I like my naked alternator. Just saying.

[Problem Child]

then a bit of primer and paint…






making sure to get a fabulously poor paint finish to mimic the finish on the surrounding black parts

Is there no end to your talents? Could you make me an O2 sensor??

[britlude]

O2 sensors.. try sparkplugs.com or rockauto.com!

[britlude]

back to the plot.....

If I’m not so sure about something, in this case the alternator cover, I leave it a couple of weeks, then have another look! That way I get to see it with fresh eyes, and get to see what , if anything, needs doing. so upon opening the engine cover did I like what I saw…. No!

2013-05-21-2814 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

It is a prototype, so it’s allowed! But looking at it, it looks too ‘thin’. Like it’s made out of a thin piece of aluminium. Yes, I know it IS a thin piece of aluminium, but although doing it’s job, still looks out of place, so a tweak is required!

A bit of metal bashing later and I have a cap to add to the end, which was ‘welded’ on with lumiweld and a blow torch… and mocked up just to check!
2013-06-24-3048 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

a shot of filler…..
2013-06-24-3050 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

and after a flat and paint up we get to this…
2013-06-24-3055 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

the return giving a more ‘solid’ appearance, and the radiused end into the vertical face tie-ing in with the curves of the intake/injector covers….

blah blah blah! it just looks better!

[britlude]

the vertical face above the pulley cover is clear of the alternator, and shouldn’t affect any air-flow… I did a quick mock up to see if it needed trimming back any more..
2013-06-24-3053 by jon sutherland, on Flickr



and the final result

before…
2013-05-21-2814 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

after
2013-06-24-3062 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

definitely looks more ‘complete’ now!

[Senninha]

Completeness is yours, much more of an OEM look about it now ...

[TheSebringOne]

Nice cover! Is there anything you can't make!

[britlude]

car mats! that's why i bought some at Silverstone classic.....

2013-08-21-3805 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

more details here!
http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.ph...New-floor-mats

another little landmark in the life of my NSX, the odometer has just tripped over 123456.7! i noticed at 123451, thought i better get a pic next time out, forgot and remembered at 123458...bum

think i must be due another oil change about now....

[britlude]

Been playing again, just added gauge trim rings from Stacey on NSXprime....

here’s the before and after! it really brightens it up and reversible for the purists!

2013-09-06-3885 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

2013-09-06-3900 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

full details here... http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.ph...d=1#post104930