Fiberglass bonnets being made

[Mastadd240K]

dear god phil is hard to work with! called him again today, still no prices, maybe i should just ask how much for the moulds! may just do that next time

[s13drifter]

I think it would be worthwhile asking if we can buy the moulds!

[240kconvertible]

That's the best idea yet.

Put me down for carbon guards, bonnet and front lip. I don't think I'll get the bobtail or grill.

[khughes]

now i think of it, i do have a front lip somewhere.. so the only mould we need to sort out would be the grill..

it would probably be best to get a grill from phill and go from that.. Phill had to make the metal brackets, and find the right type of grill mesh that matched the example i brought back from japan. I don't have a reference we can go from as i didn't get my original back.. and the copy i bought went to the states, and now it isn't with someone we can contact

[s13drifter]

How hard would it be though to get some mesh, even if it isnt exact if its close I would still be really happy.

Sorry for the Hijak adz, but would it be at all possible to mention doing other items to this guy??

Kent, get onto that front splitter!!!!

[khughes]

i will look for it next weekend, i have a very good idea where it might be.

i presume alfa's pricing for these would be similar to the Z ones (which are $55ea for flares, $160 for rear spoiler and around $110 for the front spoiler for Z stuff!)

Edited January 25, 2009 by khughes

[240kingdat]

i am keen to get a full set too, as I mentioned in the other thread, i have a few bits and pieces lying around, eg front guards etc, if i can help in any way, let me know...

[khughes]

Just spoke to the RTA's technical line, i asked if there was any drama with using fibreglass replacement panels on a 72 (my Z) or 74 (the 240K) car. they said that this was perfectly fine as the car was before the frontal impact ADR (not sure of the ADR number though)

I verifyed by asking if front guards and bonnets would be okay and he confirmed it.

great news!

[Mastadd240K]

i like very much!!! ^^

[khughes]

yeah me too.. time to start saving

[Noddle]

If this takes off, what's needed to paint these ?

will / would they be primed ready to paint, or is there some thing needed before hand, before they can be primed, painted ?,

I've haven't worked with fiber glass except for some rust patching.

Nigel

[s13drifter]

they will be in gel coat.

This can sometimes just be polished and brought up similar to paint, usually not!!!

Normally you just high fill primer the items, rub and paint.