Shaved Hood Questions

[Nefarious]

So I'm getting ready to shave the hood on my X2 and while I'm at it I'd also like to knock down the steering cover piece but I've got a few questions to the guys who have done this:

1. When you filled in the hole for the trim dial did you ditch trim all together or rig something up that still fits under the short cover? Pics PLEASE

2. When you filled in the fuel selector did you just ditch the switch all together and just run the reserve fuel line directly to the carb?

3. When filling the hole left by removing the hump in the hood do you lay the glass mat from the inside or across the top on the outside? If you lay it from the inside how do you bring the edges up level with the outside?

TIA

 

[Matt_E]

#3. I have not done this on an X-2, but the generally used procedure for this type of repair/glass work is to do it from both sides, and fill any dips with thickened epoxy after the glass is hard.

 

[Vumad]

http://x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=25651

 

[cattledog]

i am working on build now and have got rid of fuel indicator running from tank off reserve going to glass both side of hole

 

[shawn_NJ]

shaved hood = extra weight in the front.

 

[Vumad]

shaved hood = extra weight in the front.

How does shaving the hood add extra weight? Is the glass you are adding that much heavier than the glass you are cutting off? Maybe I am confused as to what shaving the hood means.

You could get a fuel selector from a stand up and put it through the hull somewhere. If you converted to pre-mix, but still have the fuel fill in the stock spot, you could mount a stand up fuel selector in the place where the oil fill up used to be.

 

[WaveDemon]

#3. put some cardboard or a bunch of tape over the opening you cut and lay the glass on the inside. use some thickened epoxy to fair in the gaps.

 

[shawn_NJ]

Sorry guys, when I read shaved hood, I was thinking the gas fillers.....Dont post while drinking!

 

[Nefarious]

How does shaving the hood add extra weight? Is the glass you are adding that much heavier than the glass you are cutting off? Maybe I am confused as to what shaving the hood means.

You could get a fuel selector from a stand up and put it through the hull somewhere. If you converted to pre-mix, but still have the fuel fill in the stock spot, you could mount a stand up fuel selector in the place where the oil fill up used to be.

I like the standup selector idea as that would be much easier to hide somewhere. I'm planning on shaving the fuel door so I can't put the switch there.

 

[X2guy]

Sorry guys, when I read shaved hood, I was thinking the gas fillers.....Dont post while drinking!

That doesn't add weight either:friday:...Actually it reduces it if you do it right. Cut the whole gas/oil filler area out and epoxy in the cover.

I used a thin sheet of aluminum to cover the hood and built it up with about 3 layers of glass weave

 

[shawn_NJ]

I did that on one of my 650 hulls, but I used foam, mat and too much glass that I ended up definetly heavier then I started. I guess if you do it right then its can help, but I overengineered it to withstand a grenade explosion...lol

 

[Nefarious]

That doesn't add weight either:friday:...Actually it reduces it if you do it right. Cut the whole gas/oil filler area out and epoxy in the cover.

I used a thin sheet of aluminum to cover the hood and built it up with about 3 layers of glass weave

I hadn't thought about using aluminum to cover the hood. I was thinking I'd just cut a piece out of fiberglass out of the part of the hood that I shaved to fill the gap and then glass over it to secure it.

As for the gas fill area, I had planned on cutting out the tray and just glassing the door in place.

 

[Crab]

I hadn't thought about using aluminum to cover the hood. I was thinking I'd just cut a piece out of fiberglass out of the part of the hood that I shaved to fill the gap and then glass over it to secure it.

As for the gas fill area, I had planned on cutting out the tray and just glassing the door in place.

I foamed in the cavity, shaved the foam, then some 17oz biax over the foam. More foam anywhere is a good thing, and no loss in structural integrity for hood riding.