clairetoo
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 10:25 AM |
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Carson top ?
At least I think thats what its called ? I saw one on a `custom car` at the Exeter show , its a hard-top that looks like a hood .
I am happy with the shape of my Fury hood , but it occurred to me that if it were a proper roof it would be warmer and drier (without the droughts and
leaks....) - any one got any ideas how to make a mold off a hood ?
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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dubstar_04
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 10:39 AM |
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could you post a sketch of what you are wanting to make?
I design GRP products for the chemical industry and I should be able to offer some input with this...
Thanks,
Dan
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clairetoo
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 10:52 AM |
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What I'm thinking of is a fibreglass `replica` of the canvas hood - finished with black vinyl so from a distance it will look like.......a hood
I spend a lot of my time at work designing/making various fibreglass bit's , but I tend to make MDF plug's as most of my stuff has a lot of
flat surface's..............
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Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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dubstar_04
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 11:10 AM |
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Ah, ok, so if you have made other grp stuff before this shouldn't be too difficult.
I would make a female frame using 1/2 ply spaced reasonably close say 300mm - 340mm to match the contours of the hood.
This could then be lined with flexi-ply and painted with polyester resin to make it rigid.
This should give you a basic shape and you can finish this with body filler and spray filler before a flatting with 150 and 200 grit paper and
priming.
After a wet flat you should have a really good finish ready for waxing and laying matting into.
Do you have a compressor and spraying equipment?
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 12:06 PM |
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Isn't there a Fury Hard top that you could just cover with vinyl rather than paint?
Keith
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clairetoo
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| posted on 30/11/08 at 12:10 PM |
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There is , but it sure is ugly........
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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