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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
here is mine now
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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
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
and the coupe back, these vents are going to be black so this is just a coat of primer.
back of hardtop
and the coupe back, these vents are going to be black so this is just a coat of primer.
Edited by chris_uk, 15 March 2013 - 03:55 PM.
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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 - 07:12 PM
Looks like you're making good progress 
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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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