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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:28 pm |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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As above, i maybe being slightly hopeeful with this one but I've got a lot of spare time and I'd like to have something to show for it, so if anyone is planning a self build or has step by step pics already etc.... 
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:18 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 278
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Location: cleaning the car
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im planning one of these not sure whether im going to plastic weld or bodge and use some wood etc
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:53 pm |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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haha, pretty much my train of thought right now... absolutely no knowledge or experience of plastic welding mind....
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:56 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 278
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Location: cleaning the car
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lottley93 wrote: |
haha, pretty much my train of thought right now... absolutely no knowledge or experience of plastic welding mind.... |
what you said im in no rush atm mind cars a mixture of stipped in primer smoothed and red lol
think id use some wood tbh mind if it buggars up there not expensive to buy a new one
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:17 pm |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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yeah man just had a little flick through, will be following the V6 project for sure!
I'm gonna have a practice on an old one i got from a scrappy for a fiver first once i have a vague idea of what im meana do with it
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:40 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 1548
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Location: barnstaple
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my old one was a built one. the body shop plastic welded bits of a laguna splitter in the fibre glassed it up.
here pic




and painted



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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:08 am |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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See that looks pretty good except for the back of the badge bit in the middle like, that'd definately have to come off
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:37 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 7094
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Location: Suffolk
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Ive made about 8 or so now, easy to do but i really cba to make a how to
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:42 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5120
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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im making one soon, well fixing one someone has had a go at making will take some pics if i remember.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:54 pm |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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Addaz wrote: |
Ive made about 8 or so now, easy to do but i really cba to make a how to |
Pretty please? or do you know any homestyle ones for sale anywhere?
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 7094
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Location: Suffolk
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lottley93 wrote: |
Addaz wrote: |
Ive made about 8 or so now, easy to do but i really cba to make a how to |
Pretty please? or do you know any homestyle ones for sale anywhere? |
Ecosse do them, rgm do to
But personally i find a homemade version looks 100 percent better
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:28 pm |
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Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 104
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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yeah man me too, thats why i wanna try build one like.
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