I'm in the process of making moulds up for casting a clear timing belt cover (show off the adjustable cam gear and keep the cops happy) Need a little bit of input though. Obviously there's a bit of heat involved with where these sit, despite the fan being directly in front. I have to ensure that a) the materials I use won't discolour with heat, and b) they wont melt over my timing belt! What kind of heat tolerences will I need to aim for i.e how hot will the cover get? Also, would any one be keen if these come out a treat and prove themselves resiliant? ( I'd run one on my own car for at least a month under some fairly heavy driving to ensure they didn't warp/melt/discolour...)

Heat will be about 80 degress c. Keep cops happy with adjustable cam gear ? lol i think not Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Yea true actually! Might just use for show's etc.

Maybe have a look at one of the Trust RB26 clear Timing Belt cover's for some idea's?

Ill buy one if you are getting them made.

Cheers INFLYT. Went out today and picked up the resin. Apparently will withstand up to 100 degrees no problems. Discoloration will be minimal, however impossible to completely avoid, so will but the slightest grey tint in the resin to combat even the slightest yellowing. PSI WOG is right, won't help with cops, but still a good way to show off the motor and stop the possibility of anything nasty getting caught up in my timing belt. Plus haven't seen it done before so will be a bit defferent. Got the idea from an RB26 clear cover. Will begin moulds tonight, should have a test cover knocked out by the weekend, and will post pics to get your input for an initail small run.

Ill be keen to see yoyur results.

id be testing surface temps of the current timing cover after the car has been sitting, bonnet closed for an hour after a 'THRASH'. best of luck.

ill be in to buy one of these for sure! tell us all how it goes. Good luck

Will do. Will be spending plenty of time testing, and might give a couple away for people to test also.

well swing one my way. I'll thrash the **** out of it for you Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Ill make sure i would give it a hard time But in happy to pay. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Sweet, expect pics up in a few days. Cheers all.

Im interested to see how you go, funny thing is i was just thinking about this the other day.

Yea, I've thought about it a few times. I started on the moulds last night. I always wandered why it hadn't been done before, it seemed pretty simple. However I now know why - it's a bugger of a thing to accurately mould! Still, I'm a stubborn prick so I'll figure it out.

how are you doing this? do you have a plastic injection thingy in your back shed?

let us know how it goes. i'm keen for one if all works out. good luck with testing!

i actually thought about this a while ago when i came across the RB26 ones. i quickly put it in the too hard basket though. if you get them done and they withstand the heat, then i might be interested in getting one. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

im in for sure if there not to dear.....im a tight ass ill trial it out for ya.....

Ill get one if they turn out good.