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Author: Subject: Aluminium nosecone. HOW MUCH???
TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:08 PM Reply With Quote
Aluminium nosecone. HOW MUCH???

Aluminium nosecone on ebay not so locost http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Caterham-7-Aluminium-Nosecone-NOS_W0QQitemZ140160205217QQihZ004QQcategoryZ31354QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem







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Mole

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:10 PM Reply With Quote
Thats a lot of money to spend on a car that only costs £250 to make.
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Deckman001

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:11 PM Reply With Quote
No bids ,, I wonder why ??

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BenB

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
If it's hand-formed then fair enough- it's a fair few man hours in there.... but why bother!!! You could get an equally light carbon fibre nosecone for less and do something like a dry sump (ie something that made more power) with the change!!!!
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scootz

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:50 PM Reply With Quote
I'm guessing that's an Axminster Panels job. If so, then it will be Very VERY nice workmanship and will have taken Mr Wiltshire quite some time to make.

Definately a part for someone who is restoring an original Lotus 7. IMHO if you're in the market for one of these, then that price is a bargain.

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stevetzoid

posted on 20/9/07 at 10:13 PM Reply With Quote
What happens when you hit the barriers?
just checking glad mine was only fibreglass.

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RK

posted on 20/9/07 at 10:38 PM Reply With Quote
I'm sure there's a car just off the pic. They just didn't have a wide enough lense.
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Peteff

posted on 20/9/07 at 11:06 PM Reply With Quote
It wouldn't fit a locost without a lot of modification either.





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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907

posted on 20/9/07 at 11:25 PM Reply With Quote
I paid for mine with blood, sweat and tears.



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02GF74

posted on 21/9/07 at 07:59 AM Reply With Quote
It is expensive but it is a beautiful piece of work.

How did they do the front opening and lip? Is that all one piece?

How does a carbon fibre nose cone compare in pirce? (and weight?)

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iank

posted on 21/9/07 at 09:28 AM Reply With Quote
He's also got front and rear wings.
£1900+ for 4 wings and the nose





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nick205

posted on 21/9/07 at 10:13 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
It is expensive but it is a beautiful piece of work.

How did they do the front opening and lip? Is that all one piece?

How does a carbon fibre nose cone compare in pirce? (and weight?)



A carbon fibre nose cone from Fluke will set you back £395 and weighs 1.8kg (personally I'd rather have the CF one).

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akumabito

posted on 21/9/07 at 10:32 AM Reply With Quote
How much do regular GRP cones weigh?
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02GF74

posted on 21/9/07 at 10:54 AM Reply With Quote
pretty sure mine would weigh more than two bags of sugar (2 kg) ... but it would be interesting to know.
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nick205

posted on 21/9/07 at 11:17 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by akumabito
How much do regular GRP cones weigh?


Not sure, but I'm not taking mine off to weigh it

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Alex B

posted on 21/9/07 at 09:16 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
It wouldn't fit a locost without a lot of modification either.


You could make it fit no probs Pete.....heavy hammer and a bit of 2x2......then just fill it and paint

Alex

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Peteff

posted on 21/9/07 at 10:37 PM Reply With Quote
You could make it fit no probs Pete

heavy hammer and a bit of 2x2

You've seen my handiwork then





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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