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[jonnyboy]

Will do question is do we do NA or Turbo?!

[christhegasman]

Someone confirm please Can you fit a turbo rear clam in an NA if you have a turbo style lid as well or are they different in some other way

[jonnyboy]

bootlids are different. The thinking on possibly doing the turbo one is that the turbo is more affected by the osmosis/blistering 

 

But then there are more NA's on the road.....Needs a bit more thought

[christhegasman]

bootlids are different. The thinking on possibly doing the turbo one is that the turbo is more affected by the osmosis/blistering    But then there are more NA's on the road.....Needs a bit more thought

if the turbo clam fits both how about a clam with bootlid which can fit either Might be a stupid idea but ?

[techieboy]

Not that I expect it to hold much sway but I'd rather not lose the bigger boot of the NA's clam. If I ever drive the car again, it comes in handy for Le Mans runs.

[christhegasman]

Not that I expect it to hold much sway but I'd rather not lose the bigger boot of the NA's clam. If I ever drive the car again, it comes in handy for Le Mans runs.

I agree the NA boot is somewhat cavernous compared to the tubby but if it was a case of scrap the car or fit a jonny turdo clam with new lid that is suitable on either I think I could live with it

Edited by christhegasman, 03 July 2013 - 08:49 PM.

[fezzasus]

Jon, it's very simple. Make a rear clam without an boot insert, then make two boot inserts; a turbo and an NA one.

[jonnyboy]

The apertures are the same size on the clam are they? I'll have to check that.

[techieboy]

Best idea would be to just have separate NA and turbo boot mouldings with an integral "bulkhead" section where the drainage channel and locking mechanism fit and either bond in whichever is required before supplying or even leave it to the customer's chosen bodyshop to do it. ETA: Beaten to it.

Edited by techieboy, 03 July 2013 - 08:54 PM.

[fezzasus]

The apertures are the same size on the clam are they? I'll have to check that.

Yes, that's how they made the original turbo clam, they cut out the boot and bonded in a new one, the bond is poor so it bubbles.

[fezzasus]

Someone confirm please Can you fit a turbo rear clam in an NA if you have a turbo style lid as well or are they different in some other way

 

You can fit a Turbo one to an NA but not the other way around. The boot is smaller on the Turbo to make room for the er... turbo.

[jonnyboy]

Are the bootlids the same size? Just bigger vents on the turbo?

[Ouchie]

The lock pin is in a different place on the underside of the lid iirc. Maybe provide a lid with 2 holes or come up with a better way of locking the lid that is consistent.

[FLD]

The easiest way would be to mould the whole outer part of the clam (split mould) with a flange around where the 90 degree line is to the boot lid aperture.  Remove the fence that creates the flange and mould the aperture.  This gives the boot hole piece as a separate part of the mould.  Take the big outer part of the mould and drop it onto the other type of clam.  Now mould the different boot aperture.  Now you can make both clams from the same mould.  It just needs the corresponding boot aperture part bolting in.  Obviously you'd have to make both boot internal bits separately.

[CocoPops]

Just like that

[siztenboots]

Not that I expect it to hold much sway but I'd rather not lose the bigger boot of the NA's clam. If I ever drive the car again, it comes in handy for Le Mans runs.

 

with a turbo racey manifold, there is loads of space now

 

[techieboy]

Well apart from that rather large polished lump on top of it.

[FLD]

Just like that

Exactly.  I dont see what all the fuss is about.  

[siztenboots]

Well apart from that rather large polished lump on top of it.

 

bigger TB going on next , so that will be fun to fit