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#81 chris_uk

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:18 AM

Had a fiddle with the hardtop scoop and when id finished it all and put it on the car the flat part was too high so i altered it.

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 04:56 PM

Chris I just bonded some angle aliminium in looks spot on
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 06:00 PM

air hitting that will go all turbulant inside.. i wanted my flow to be smooth as i could make it


here is mine now

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#84 leevx2.2

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 06:43 PM

Believe me my harrop isn't going to worry about turbulant air lol but yours looks good , anyway I can get out of using fibreglass and filler I will hate the stuff lol

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 06:55 PM

:P im going to go sort that slant out now. ill have pics in an hour.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 09:54 AM

Is it me or is the scoop on the hard top not symmetrical :S...looks like one corner is slightly higher and a slightly different shape to the other side

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:05 AM

Your right it is. I started sorting that out last night so hoping to finish it today.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:53 AM

Cool...loving the progress and seeing your thought process...keep it coming :)

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 01:50 PM

still doesnt look great tbh but its better than it was and once the wrap is on i dont think you will be able to tell


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Posted 15 March 2013 - 02:08 PM

It looks fine, perfectly functional.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 03:55 PM

more pics

back of hardtop
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and the coupe back, these vents are going to be black so this is just a coat of primer.

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Edited by chris_uk, 15 March 2013 - 03:55 PM.


#92 leevx2.2

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 03:58 PM

I bought a black and decker power file to do some tweaking The weekend can't wait lol

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:01 PM

what you got? you speak to joe btw?

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 04:47 PM

power file .......now that sounds interesting I bet you could do some damage with that !!! Looking good Chris

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:19 PM

You guys are legends, they look incredible. I can't wait to see the finished articles. =)

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 06:32 PM

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:12 PM

Looks like you're making good progress thumbsup

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:19 PM

God, you have put some hours into this. You must be pretty skilled. Looking good.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:19 PM

never used fibreglass like this in my life.

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Posted 15 March 2013 - 08:15 PM

slapped some lacquer on the louvers to make em shiney. wrapping will be done tomorrow.. hopefully!

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