V8 Hood Scoop

[Jaime Ward]

Hi everyone,

 

This is my first time posting on these forums, but I've done loads of searching and reading and found heaps of good info!

 

I have a SEiW with a V8 bonnet and a few days I saw on a FB post about how the scoop is a little wonky and now that I've seen it, I can't un-see it!!

 

I work with composites, and would like to eventually like to make all new carbon panels for my car, starting with the bonnet. But of course I now don't want to go through the effort of making a mould from my current bonnet and then a new bonnet for it to also be wonky.

 

Has anyone tried to fix their scoops? Or done any design work to have the scoop properly placed? I'd ideally like to find either a good mould or some cad files that I can make a new part with.

 

Very much looking forward to getting my car out to some trackdays in the summer!!!

 

Specs - Mazda 1.8L turbo, 370BHP (full boost), anti-lag, 10.5 inch rears. Next big upgrade - Quaife sequential box

 

Thanks

 

Jaime (Devon/Barbados)

 

 

 

 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Welcome!

 

Oh dear! 😀 just be aware while you’re contemplating this rabbit hole, that the bonnet is one of the straighter parts on the car, the tub is way, way worse, and that as you correct one, you may end up focusing on the next item!

 

it’s a legacy of the days when the bodywork was designed by hand, on paper, then full scale clay bucks produced, from which the original moulds were taken. The cars are not symmetrical side to side, down the vehicles centerline.

 

The only people I’m aware of that might have cad files for bodywork suitable for making moulds from, outside the factory are businesses like the now defunct Mofast. I know a few owners have reproduced some or possibly all the bodywork in CAD over the years, but I don’t know if they’ve done so accurately enough for body parts. Most of the pictures I’ve seen have been more related to models for CFD.

[Naranja_Al]

Bu**er, I’m going to notice this every time I get in and out of my car too! 🤬🤣

[Rednop1]

Sorry people it's my fault with my Facebook picture 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Quinten]

The solution to this is to be always on the move 🏎️

[adrian s]

And i thought i had put my rear number plate on wonky must be the tub after all lol

[Rednop1]

5 hours ago, Jaime Ward said:

Hi everyone,

 

This is my first time posting on these forums, but I've done loads of searching and reading and found heaps of good info!

 

I have a SEiW with a V8 bonnet and a few days I saw on a FB post about how the scoop is a little wonky and now that I've seen it, I can't un-see it!!

 

I work with composites, and would like to eventually like to make all new carbon panels for my car, starting with the bonnet. But of course I now don't want to go through the effort of making a mould from my current bonnet and then a new bonnet for it to also be wonky.

 

Has anyone tried to fix their scoops? Or done any design work to have the scoop properly placed? I'd ideally like to find either a good mould or some cad files that I can make a new part with.

 

Very much looking forward to getting my car out to some trackdays in the summer!!!

 

Specs - Mazda 1.8L turbo, 370BHP (full boost), anti-lag, 10.5 inch rears. Next big upgrade - Quaife sequential box

 

Thanks

 

Jaime (Devon/Barbados)

 

 

 

 

There is a non genuine style of zk v8 bonnet about with has a taller scoop for the bike engine cars notsure if that's slighty on the p*** aswell @Paul Aspden could possibly tell you .

 

 

I've had 100s of westfield and the driverside is totally different to the passengerside but that's just the way it is .

 

That kev O'Neils old car ?

[Jaime Ward]

7 hours ago, Rednop1 said:

There is a non genuine style of zk v8 bonnet about with has a taller scoop for the bike engine cars notsure if that's slighty on the p*** aswell @Paul Aspden could possibly tell you .

 

 

I've had 100s of westfield and the driverside is totally different to the passengerside but that's just the way it is .

 

That kev O'Neils old car ?

 

It is, just has a matt black wrap on it which I'm not a fan of. I quite like the red in Kev's youtube videos so will remove the wrap at some stage in the near future. 

 

Does the asymmetry stem from the chassis or is it just down to the bodywork? Would like to at least make it a little straighter than it currently is. 

 

And @Rednop1 are any of the carbon panels on the car made by you? 

 

Cheers

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

1 hour ago, Jaime Ward said:

Does the asymmetry stem from the chassis or is it just down to the bodywork? Would like to at least make it a little straighter than it currently is. 

it’s the bodywork, not chassis. As above, it’s down to how the first moulds were created from clay bucks on the very first series of grip bodywork way back in the eighties.

 

A complication, has been the Westfield factory always wanting to ensure as much compatibility as possible  between all the chassis versions and all the bodywork variations. (Though there are one or two exceptions).

[Rednop1]

11 hours ago, Jaime Ward said:

 

 

 

And @Rednop1 are any of the carbon panels on the car made by you? 

 

Cheers

No kev used to like to have abit of a play himself .

[kenton]

To be honest most people don't notice and you definitely can't see anything asymmetrical from behind the wheel 

[RickRack]

On 08/03/2025 at 10:57, Rednop1 said:

Sorry people it's my fault with my Facebook picture 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Your FB picture?? Was it of you or a V8 bonnet? 

[Flying Carrot Steve]

 

I saw that FB post so went and checked mine in the garage. I can't see anything out of line at all tbh, all spot on on my car.