Hey all, as discussed I'm looking to get a buy organised for some fiberglass bonnets rather than getting them from www.restored.jp. We need a minimum of 6 bonnets to avoid the $1500 setup cost. They can also do carbon etc if you wish but I'd need to get costing on that at a later stage.

Costing is approx $560 per hinged bonnet.

Interstate shipping may be possible as the website says they ship Aus wide so I'm sure they can sort that out. I can give them your details and pass on the information for costing but I'm not interested in organising freight myself sorry as I'm a busy man

http://www.motorsportfibreglass.com.au/products.php

So..who's in? I will not be going ahead with this buy untill we have a minimum of 6 bonnets and deposits are paid

I reckon they could do gaurds too! Might speak to them about that also.

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Adz - 2 Bonnets

Just curious if anyone has weighed a stock s30 hood. Mine seems incredibly light....25-30lb I'd guess. Now the hatch...that's heavy.

Stock hoods weigh approx. 38-40 lbs. Stock hatches (w the glass) weighs 47 lbs and w/out the glass iirc around 30-35 lbs.

I also make the stock fiberglass hatches, as well as the pantera hatch.

My apologies... I just noticed this is for the 240k Skylines, not the 240z. BUT on the other hand, get me the parts you need made and I wouldn't mind making the molds & producing the parts for you guys.

Cool story bro, but i think that maybe postage from the Us of A to Australia and NZ may make it a little $$$

What's the go boys, is this happening???

I've decided to go the carbon route for most of my car and if we can't sort this out in Oz I'm just going to get doors,bonnet, guards and boot from Restored.

I'd much prefer to get them made in australia but I have already purchased bumpers, trim and font spoiler from restored and I'm worried about the carbon not matching up.

I'm happy for the trim bumpers to be a different look carbon but if I purchase one of the panels they will all have to look the same, thus I will be out of any future group buys.

So I suppose what I'm saying is that within 6 months I will be purchasing guards and bonnet and if we can't sort out something in Aust I'll have to go to Restored.

For the record Alfa don't do the polished carbon look so they are not an option for me.

I'm happy to buy two sets of guards and bonnets and put a set on ebay if it helps things out. If we can sort it out in Australia within my required time frame I'll won't bother getting the boot and doors, just the bonnet and guards.

I have no good panels to use so that must be left up to other people.

Let me know what the go is.

Cheers guys

honestly, i don't think anything is likely to happen in time

I am on the verge of giving up, sticking with original, and saving all the CF/FG goodies for the 240Z (which at least are obtainable in Australia), atleast for the 240Z i do actually need replacement parts.

honestly, i don't think anything is likely to happen in time

:disappoin

Makes sense not to waste those perfect panels;)

In hindsight every time frame I have ever quoted regarding any work or parts to be purchased has ended up being doubled or tripled so 6 months might not happen, maybe more like a year. :laugh: