Fibreglass loon boot

[spunkeymonkey]

does anybody make fibreglass boots for the nova loon?? or could they?? as i know where to get other bits but still unsure on the boot, and also loon front wings?? cheers, ollie

[matt_vaughan]

surely of all the bits on a Nova a loon boot would be the easiest to make yourself. it's not AS difficult as most think, you'd probably spend the same as getting one made up specially in making your own with trial and error :)

[burgo]

nope not yet but if you can get about 5 people interested chris would make them

[General Baxter]

pay mike 1million and he would make you a carbon fibre one lol

[Mike]

pay mike 1million and he would make you a carbon fibre one lol

You called lol lol

[Southie]

lol Should of bought a hatchback.

PM 16xe_chris I think he's looking into making various fibreglassed parts.

[spunkeymonkey]

actually mike how much do you recon a carbon fibre one wuld b?? wuldnt be yet cos of cash but i would definitely be interested if you could make one???

[Mike]

actually mike how much do you recon a carbon fibre one wuld b?? wuldnt be yet cos of cash but i would definitely be interested if you could make one???

A nice round £1m should cover it I think so please thank you.

http://www.million-pound.co.uk/1_million_pound.jpg

[spunkeymonkey]

damn, im short, can anybody lend me a fiver??? :D

[Mike]

Im tied up at the mo sorting out some Snowploughs anyway

[spunkeymonkey]

yer well when you get a mo pm me or somethin bout it, i wil definitely be interested if you decide to, with the snowploughs is it thetop and bottom split or single piece??

[Mike]

yer well when you get a mo pm me or somethin bout it, i wil definitely be interested if you decide to, with the snowploughs is it thetop and bottom split or single piece??

Plough will be bottom half only.

[spunkeymonkey]

ok not to worry, was just thinkin the top for my loon thats all, cheers mate

[MK999]

Im tied up at the mo sorting out some Snowploughs anyway

Did you choose the most expensive 2 things you can put on a nova, snowplough+carbon fibre? lol Next up, carbon fibre headlight protectors?

[Stuart]

and carbon opening rear windows

[MK999]

and carbon opening rear windows

carbon top tint windscreens.

[spunkeymonkey]

F**K it, why not carbon replacement shells??? would solve the tradition of removing rust

[Mike]

I got bits of the stuff coming out my @rse, random sheets & off cuts & half finished little projects for mates all over the bloody place :(

[MK999]

I got bits of the stuff coming out my @rse, random sheets & off cuts & half finished little projects for mates all over the bloody place :(

You wanna take that out because the splinters itch like a ******* and you dont want ass cancer now

[Mike]

You wanna take that out because the splinters itch like a ******* and you dont want ass cancer now

lol lol lol thats FG hair that itchs like a mofo. Carbon & kevlars hairs are sound unless you get one under your nail then its hurts like a motherfcuker :cry:

[Stuart]

lol lol lol thats FG hair that itchs like a mofo. Carbon & kevlars hairs are sound unless you get one under your nail then its hurts like a motherfcuker :cry:


hactually carbon and kevlar are inert shizzle just like glass and..... Asbestos.... ;)

[Mike]

hactually carbon and kevlar are inert shizzle just like glass and..... Asbestos.... ;)

Dunno lol means not much to me lol lol

Altho im on an Asbestos awarness course on the 7th August, should have been this weekend but cant because of Billing :)

[burgo]

lol Should of bought a hatchback.

PM 16xe_chris I think he's looking into making various fibreglassed parts.

bin there, done that, hence why i told him he needs to find 5 people to buy them

[milko96]

I'd be intrested in a GRP boot...

1. Milko96

[spunkeymonkey]

i am interested too

1. Milko96
2. Spunkeymonkey

[spp_dev]

also interested

1. Milko96
2. Spunkeymonkey
3. spp_dev

[The Simps]

1. Milko96
2. Spunkeymonkey
3. spp_dev
4. Simps


Would be interested in comparison weight & price to carbon tho aswell.

[The Simps]

Would be cool if someone did a nova fibreglass roof aswell (different to hatch) so I can cut something else out! lol

[burgo]

i was telling mike how i fancy a carbon roof lol

[milko96]

So is it 16xe_chris or Mike that would look at doing these if we got 5 of us?

[burgo]

16xe_chris would

[milko96]

Cant help but notice he hasnt commented in this thread tho...

Heeellllooooo Chris!

[Mark]

I suggest you PM him a link to the thread as he's a busy man at the moment and is unlikely to 'see' it without help.

[Mike]

Well he'll have to do them as I simply CBA too really lol

[milko96]

I suggest you PM him a link to the thread as he's a busy man at the moment and is unlikely to 'see' it without help.

Dropped him a PM... :thumb:

[16xe_chris]

Cheers for giving me a heads up people :thumb:

I'll make these for you once there is enough interest, already talked to Burgo about this.

Once there is 5 people wanting them and someone is kind enough to supply me with a decent pannel i can take the mould and start making them.

I'm a little busy at the moment but it shouldn't be a problem by the end of this month ;)

[The Simps]

What sort of cost are we looking at chris?

[16xe_chris]

What sort of cost are we looking at chris?

This would depend on what type of lid you would be looking for, is it going to be a lightweight outer skin type, where you would need to use pins to hold it shut or is everyone after the type where you can still use your standard lock and catch?

Think you need to put up a poll on this one lol

How big is a saloon tailgate? anyone got one near me?

[The Simps]

Personally I'd want the lightweight outer skin type to use with pins but if everyone else wants the other type I'd still go with that its its still an improvement.

[burgo]

i can only see it being for track use, well i wouldn't want on on the road anyway so therefore a lightweight one. browney currently has a boot on the bay, ill see what its going for and may buy it purely for a mould

[The Simps]

My bootlid isn't going anywhere soon (lol) so could be used for the mould. I think its straight but I'm obvioulsy not that close to Yorkshire.

[milko96]

I'm easy on which type of boot, as were doing it to loose weight tho, makes sense to do the lightest one...?

[16xe_chris]

I'm easy on which type of boot, as were doing it to loose weight tho, makes sense to do the lightest one...?

It will be alot cheaper to manufacture the light weight outer skin type, then just use some pins to hold it in place.

[Mike]

You also want to check the weight of loon boot hinges :thumb: its not just the lid that weights a tonne ;)

[burgo]

You also want to check the weight of loon boot hinges :thumb: its not just the lid that weights a tonne ;)

'roughly'

hinges - 900g's each
springs - 300g's each

[milko96]

'roughly'

hinges - 900g's each
springs - 300g's each

Any idea what the boot lid itself weighs??? :thumb:

[The Simps]

Having no hinges and it on pins is even better for me as I've got to try and get a gearbox in an out of my boot hole.

[Stuart]

Having no hinges and it on pins is even better for me as I've got to try and get a gearbox in an out of my boot hole.

hopefully its not just me that finds that smutty and ammusing lol

[The Simps]

Lol

[Mike]

'roughly'

hinges - 900g's each
springs - 300g's each

Roughly 2.4kgs :eek:

[16xe_chris]

Roughly 2.4kgs :eek:

I think i'd be able to get that down to under 1kg :thumb:

[Mike]

I think i'd be able to get that down to under 1kg :thumb:

Unless you can make FG springs for the boot hinges I dont really see how lol lol (other then using bonnet pins or aerocatches)

[milko96]

Where do we standnd with this guys, I'm willing to stick a deposit down..

[spunkeymonkey]

i cant really afford the carbon fibre idea atm but i am up for a fibreglass one aswell

[burgo]

well i picked up a mint boot off browney for the mould so is this a go ahead?

[Southie]

Burgo, I'll give Chris a call today to G him up a bit. ;)

[milko96]

Cah waiting for deposit.

Nice one Burgo!

[milko96]

Any news?

[brainsnova]

i have this fibreglass mat that reacts with direct sunlight and goes hard but its quite thin. fibaroll ISO 1.0mm

[Stuart]

i have this fibreglass mat that reacts with direct sunlight and goes hard but its quite thin. fibaroll ISO 1.0mm

Ahh prepreg.... thats a bit slutty to work with :)

[brainsnova]

i looked at the tech detail and it says nothing about painting so scrap that idea :d

[burgo]

Any news?its going ahead :d, just gotta wait for me to be paid so i can post my spare boot to him

[milko96]

its going ahead :d, just gotta wait for me to be paid so i can post my spare boot to him

Get in! :d :thumb:

[The Simps]

Excellente!

[Rob]

This would depend on what type of lid you would be looking for, is it going to be a lightweight outer skin type, where you would need to use pins to hold it shut or is everyone after the type where you can still use your standard lock and catch?

Think you need to put up a poll on this one lol

How big is a saloon tailgate? anyone got one near me?

any idea on a rough price for this ? And where abouts in yorkshire are you as ive got about 4 loon boots here lol so could drop one off :thumb:

[spunkeymonkey]

just a quick question, where is the best place to get aero catches?? cheap prices