907
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 09:54 PM |
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Opinions on my grill please
I've be playing again with my nose.
Before I make it permanent by drilling holes I'd value your opinions, good or bad.
My only worry is that it will restrict air flow, but I do have a whacking great rad in there. (RH Coolman)
Many thanks
Paul G
p.s. Please ignore cable ties.
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nick205
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:02 PM |
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 I'm still lovin' your work
I don't think it should hinder the airflow too badly as long as the rad is tight up into the nose you should be fine.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:07 PM |
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That's one Seven that stands apart from the crowd. Very impressive, I love the new grille, thumbs up from me 
BTW What colour are you painting it ?
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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garage19
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:07 PM |
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Paul,
Please do not tell me you have created that nose cone from aluminium sheet with your home built english wheel???
If you do, you will force me to denounce all other relegion and worship you as the new god of locost!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:07 PM |
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Ooooooo, what's it's take of speed? 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:14 PM |
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Looks good, though the mesh is very tight??
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kendo
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 posted on 15/3/07 at 10:20 PM |
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grilling
I think it looks good.
I do think that the bottom vain needs a slight kink in it as well though.
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MikeR
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:24 PM |
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is it wrong to start finding you attractive and find myself thinking of having your babies?
That looks FAB!
I'd be worried about the airflow restriction - do a simple test, how easy is it compared to a lump of ply to push through the air?
so the restriction ......... fit it!
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Deckman001
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:24 PM |
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Might not be what you want to hear,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
It's the dogs danglies !!
Jason
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bodger
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:24 PM |
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Nah it's naff I'll take it off your hands for a tenner
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chriscook
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:28 PM |
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Looks great but I'd be worried about the airflow through the tight mesh
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 10:30 PM |
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Wondered what you were up to sunday. Second the bottom vane though.Don't you just hate some people?
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Trev D
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 11:05 PM |
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Hi paul, looking good but in my humble opinion I think you should set the mesh back towards the radiator to protect it, and 3 or 5 vertical bars to
give the old style chip chop grill effect. If you are concerned on air flow put a more open mesh.
atb Trev
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RazMan
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| posted on 15/3/07 at 11:07 PM |
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A wider mesh would look better and give less restriction.
Nice job
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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907
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 12:27 AM |
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Thanks for the replies chaps.
Kendo & Rusty, your right.
If I run a weld across the bottom vane while holding it under tension it would kink it a fraction.
They are folded from 1mm sheet to form a 30 x 10mm U section.
The fan is between the mesh and the rad and I was trying to hide it as much as possible.
You can still see the wires that run down from the top right to the fan.
Thanks again for the comments.
Paul G
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Tony Man Pet Stottie Cake
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 08:53 AM |
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Locost Nose
Hi Paul,
It's looking good...moving on from the rolling chassis I first saw 3 and a bit years ago!
The grill looks good, but just thought it might look a bit more dynamic with 3 or 5 slats? It's a similar principle to car alloys, which
usually have an odd number of spokes...like my favourite Compomotives!
If you put in 5, you might have to make the slats a bit more delecate, or it could look a little cluttered.
Just some thoughts, but it's looking good!
Tony of Sunderland origin.
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Gaz 1977
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 09:15 AM |
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cone
I would go with an odd number of horisontal bars, and odd vertical like Trev says. A different mesh might be an idea.
you must put a bend on the bottom slat, never put straight lines on a car. Sorry about the spelling, but if you think about it, Its your
falt.
Oh By the way got my new phone, i will give you a call over the weekend
GAZ
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 09:22 AM |
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Gorgeous bit of work - though agree about the restrictive mesh and the bottom lat.
IMHO - that is the best nose I've seen on any se7en type car... you may be approached for it as a future pattern.
VERY WELL DONE
Steve
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TimC
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 09:23 AM |
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Def' wider/bigger mesh - but still AWESOME work.
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 10:10 AM |
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mesh is too tight; makes no difference how big or efficient the radiator is if you cannot get sufficient air through it.
Paint fan etc: matt black if you are worried about it being seen through the grille.
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 11:02 AM |
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Hi Paul, I've been away and have only just seen your new grille. It looks really nice. If you did decide on a more open mesh material it might
well enhance the appearance as well as permitting a greater airflow. I'm looking forward to actually seeing your car hopefully this Summer.
Best wishes
John
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James
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 11:07 AM |
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Look fantastic!
But I would use a much less restrictice mesh myself... I've be worried about the air flow.
I think less restrictive would look nice too.
HTH,
James
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escort_innit
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 04:33 PM |
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Hello!
I agree with the comments above, odd number of bands and add a kink. I think three vertical bands might look good, slightly less prominent than the
horizontals. Looking good though!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 04:37 PM |
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Absolutely stunning work (as usual!).
I would echo the concerns about the mesh though, Locosts aren't reknown for ultra efficient cooling inside their tiny engine bays at the best of
times.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 05:17 PM |
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I can endorse the comments about the mesh - as previously discussed, the mesh I'd used was a lot more open than yours, but it still restricted
the flow.
The woven stainless stuff I've got now seems to be helping quite a bit - it's mostly open space.
David
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