Colin, is that the front end from that foreign drag car let engine nova?
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Colin, is that the front end from that foreign drag car let engine nova?
It is indeed, although it had an XE engine, not an LET.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
It's the UPG Corsa from Bulgaria.
Nice!
:)
thought that nova sold for 20 odd grand
Enough of this "I have no money talk" You have carbon and titanium all over that garage of yours.
Did you buy UPG?
Great work as always Colin.
No, it didn't sell complete, they broke it up into parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by turbojolt
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Originally Posted by kev turbo
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ohhh I see. good news for you then
Nice purchase, the UPG car certainly was a bit of an eye opener for me, those panels are superlight
Thanks again James, looking at paying a visit to you this coming week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
No problem. Forgot to measure it but will sort that asap.
Thanks - I'm not sure if it will go in a Vito van. Failing that I might be able to borrow my mates enclosed car trailer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonlem
Well this will transform the weight and looks of your car Colin, it's ideal for you though on weight saving. Are you going to reproduce that front end though incase god forbid you have an off?
It will knock about 3kg off the car, which is worth having. But mostly it looks great IMO!Quote:
Originally Posted by Southie
It has crossed my mind to have a mould taken from it, although I don't know who I would get to do it, or how much it would cost. It's also honeycomb-reinforced, so it's not a simple thing to replicate.
I'm also still harbouring a strange desire to have the front clam made in transparent Lexan (like a RC car bodyshell) - although again I don't know who to approach for getting such work done, and no doubt the cost would be stupendous.
In all fairness how much difference would fibreglass be for a similar setup? Can't be that much and you'll still have decent strength of the panels.
http://www.cnc-arena.com/en/forum/va...rming-etc--291 you might find someone on here that can help.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
Thanks Mike, I will definitely put up a plea for help on there.Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
Anyone that deals in pre preg Colin. If you want it replicating with a core it cant be done via a wet method (ie, infused or a wet lay laminate) Well, I say it cant, it could, but the core soaks up all the epoxy & it'll weight as much if not more then grp copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
I hope you got incredibly deep pockets though if your planning on replicating it lol
And just to add, GRP isn't exactly strong what so ever if your looking for a lightweight part. Hit a GRP bonnet with a hammer itll go straight through it. Hit a well made carbon panel with a hammer itll bounce straight back at you. FACT.
Monday's journey to collect the front end from Cambridgeshire;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psff04233b.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps21237e22.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psc1b37662.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps6e7debed.jpg
Oh, and the tailgate to match!;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psfa4641d7.jpg
Careful that doesn't put you overweight ;) lol
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Originally Posted by Jonlem
Big thanks to James (jonlem) and Relentless Performance for taking delivery of the panels for me and storing them for a while.
Photos to follow shortly of the new front-end mocked up on my car............
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psf99dd234.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps56dca716.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps9977d3d3.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps2c3bc81a.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps0941ebea.jpg
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http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psad72d795.jpg
Just got to fabricate a framework to attach it all to the car now.
And just about to start the 'new' engine up, most of the (temporary) wiring has been done, just need a feed to the fuel pump and the ignition, and it should be running..........noisily without an exhaust;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ps13523cd4.jpg
And the STACK dash is now in, so more wiring to do;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...psb5ae1264.jpg
**** yes!
Spot on. Looks great and it's certainly on the right car. Sounds like you had a busy weekend.
holy-funking-****balls :) Almost as sexy as Stuart!
Looking good Colin
Nice purchase there colin!
Fantastic machine that just keeps evolving for the better.
Oooooooooooooooooooof....................:)
Really nice Colin, should be a massive weight saving. Shame about the size of the arches, as in how close they are to the circumference of the wheel, will create quite a lot of drag in those, shame you can't do some 'air curtain' work like a lot of new BMW's to reduce it a bit.
Looks pretty serious. I can't remember what trailer you have, will it still fit on?
I have a Brian James A-Max, with a 6' 5" bed width, so it will be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by 8valve-craig
Love this!
Car has just stepped up another notch or two on the awesomeness scale - congrats!
pooorn
It needs a massive PNG logo on the bonnet ;)
Just seen it on the last page, not quite sure how I missed that, but yes its plenty wide enough ey.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
front looks mega mean now, nice buy on that and the boot.
What's going on with the drivers door? Looks riveted on and like it hangs very low at the bottom..
Wow, looks fantastic!
The door was reversed into by a fellow racer whilst it was open!Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
I do have some fibreglass doors to go on, but they're not really light enough for my liking.
Now I have so much carbon on the car I want to get some nice 'weave showing' carbon doors made for it. One day.