orbital
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:21 PM |
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My New Boot Lid
Lo All,
Right I know compared to most on here I'm an utter noob at all this, so I felt compelled to write and show you my new carbon fibre boot lid. All
done by little old me!! Like I said compared to most of here this is small fry, but I felt like I'd built the Hoover damn when it all fitted and
didn't look like a dogs dinner, to say I was pleased is the understatement of the decade! 
Cheers
Dave
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eccsmk
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:26 PM |
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my god thats looks brilliant 
why is my car so rubish? 
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Humbug
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:26 PM |
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Looking good, Dave. How I wish that I could make a neat looking boot lid... much more difficult when you've got rear struts on the roll bar.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:27 PM |
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faultless
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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orbital
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:31 PM |
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Cheers guys
I dragged my wife and kids out to have a look. It was quite funny, I was mostly greeted with looks of bemusment.
As my brother sometime says "I was like dog with two d1cks" crude but accurate
Dave
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skodaman
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:38 PM |
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Looks great. What colour are you going to paint it?
Skodaman
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pif
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:42 PM |
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looking good. where did you get the initial sheet from and how did you get the rounded corners so accurate??
been a bit of a rush job really, bodged it all together in just 5 1/2 years.
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orbital
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 05:55 PM |
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The original blank was from Carbon Mods ( not very locost I know). It has curved corners on already, but as it's too big initially (I think
it's for a Westfield) you have to chop one corner off and make your own. Basically I just made a template using tracing paper pushed in to the
corner so I could use the lip on the boot as a guide and then did the same around the roll bar etc, then I made a another template out of stiff card
and then another one to get it spot on (see I told you I'm a noob!)
Cheers
Dave
[Edited on 053030p://5615 by orbital]
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StevieB
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 06:09 PM |
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Not that much of a noob - check, test, measure, check and test again the start to cut the expensive stuff once you know it's correct - the right
way of doing things
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 06:47 PM |
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That's what we all aspire to - being able to plan, measure, check, measure, check again and cut. My build budget would be 50% less if I stuck to
this!
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orbital
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 07:15 PM |
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Yeah but all you guys built your own cars. All I've done is cut some carbon!
I bought this car 95% complete so I could get it on the road faster. It's taken that long I might as well have bought a kit anyway
I'm still enjoying it though so it's can't be all that bad.
Next on the list is the dash!
Cheers
Dave
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 07:31 PM |
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Looks sweet dave, which side of tamworth are you on? im only 15 mins away in Market Bosworth
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orbital
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 07:40 PM |
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I'm over your side mate, not too far from J10 M42 (Dosthill).
Than MNR looks very shiny 
Cheers
Dave
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bassett
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 08:31 PM |
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I really like that, if only i didnt have back stays
My MNR Blog Updated Jan 2010 - Track Day Prep Begins!
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James
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 08:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Looking good, Dave. How I wish that I could make a neat looking boot lid... much more difficult when you've got rear struts on the roll bar.
I know what you mean!!!
That's one of a long list of jobs for mine... for SVA I just used a sheet of vinyl velcro'd over the hole. But really want summat
secure.
But how do you make it secure without it weighing 20kgs!
Hmmmm, maybe just have it insecure and fix one of those small portable money boxes inside for precious stuff? Hmmm, just thinking aloud!
Lid looks lovely mate!
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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MartynV
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| posted on 1/6/08 at 10:54 PM |
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Hi Dave,
Just like to add to the comments that the boot panel looks excellent!
If you need any advice, assistance or back slapping for a job well done let me know (u2u) and I'll be round as I live in Dosthill too!
Martyn
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scoop
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 08:36 AM |
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Looks the wotsits. What did you use to cut the holes for harness connections please? Im gonna do this and been looking at the carbon on ebay. Seems a
reasonable price.
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orbital
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 10:44 PM |
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Hi Scoop,
I just used some ordinary hole saws. Go in as fast as the drill will let you and it leaves a nice clean cut.
Cheers
Dave
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scoop
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| posted on 5/6/08 at 07:50 AM |
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Simple as that. Many thanks
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