NickMK
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 06:10 PM |
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Locost Half Hood
After 4 weeks emailing, phoning, promises to call and not getting a response back form Soft Bits For Sevens  I have decided to go the Locost
route. 
Here is a mock up using fabric I had in the house. I have ordered the car hooding (BLACK), webbing etc. for total cost of only £44, that's
slightly cheaper than the £300 mark which soft bits want.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 06:19 PM |
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Just leave it as it is, looks like a top job 
Looking forward to seeing the completed pictures
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dhutch
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 07:06 PM |
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Interested in this as want to do the same for the field and after my experience of getting the tonneo altered (awfull job, for far to much cash) im
well up for having a go.
- I thought i might start with a second hand full roof, and then cut and add straps.
Daniel
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NickMK
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 07:52 PM |
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will keep you posted. Will try and keep a build diary with photos.
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MkII
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 09:07 PM |
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I made something very similar for the striker, make sure you have plenty of overlap where the hood meets the top of the door. the hood will lift at
speed and the wind blowing through the gap above the door goes straight in your ear. .m.
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ashg
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| posted on 13/6/11 at 10:08 PM |
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just go and buy some fibre glass resin and soak that material out and you will have a sweet light weight hard top
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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NickMK
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| posted on 14/6/11 at 06:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
just go and buy some fibre glass resin and soak that material out and you will have a sweet light weight hard top
Might give that a go
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rich201283
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| posted on 14/6/11 at 07:16 AM |
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I started making a half hood then decided to go the whole hogg, lol
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NickMK
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| posted on 14/6/11 at 07:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rich201283
I started making a half hood then decided to go the whole hogg, lol
Looks good, What fabric did you use?
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rich201283
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| posted on 14/6/11 at 08:54 AM |
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Its like a waxed cotton fabric, I got it for making a spray hood for my boat but never used it.
It was fairly straight forward to make, Just took a while.
I ve also started making a cockpit cover but aint finished it
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NickMK
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| posted on 20/6/11 at 07:21 PM |
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I have started a new post with a photo dairy of the build
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/4/viewthread.php?tid=157188
&page=1#pid1326787
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