Todays project - FD Convertable

Started by Jit, November 28, 2007, 07:22:05 PM

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Jit

Been thinking about doing this for some time...so today i decided it was time.

so... take 1 FD shell:

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two idiots (the other ones taking the photo :King )

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and an angle grinder and away we go! First job to make the car a convertable is to lose the roof:

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ever wonderedhow thick and FD roof skin is? We got it as about 1.5mm....handy to know :Santa

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Next job is to sort out strengthening the floor to minismise flexing of the chassis

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Then we decided to send the shell off for preping at our expert bodyshop. Soo here she is loadedd onto our low loader ready to be sent off:

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and heres the rest of it:

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next fascinating installment soon :)


Paul1982


ENVYD

you got balls mate! just need to pull it off now! good luck!!

Fish

Gaffa tape will sort that out. ;)

Fish

karl_tate

Quote from: ENVYDyou got balls mate! just need to pull it off now! good luck!!

i think it was heading to the scrapper :p :rollin
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RobbieRX-7

You mad b4stard lol. I hope you weighed it in this time and not given it away

Jit

lol scrapper? me? weigh it in? err i think you guys have got me confused with some other gyp :)

Just you wait till my space frame chasis comes back...we\'ll see whos laughing then

D1 WTF

Ahhh, and i was going to offer you £600 for that shell.......
IF YOU DIDN\'T CARE YOU WOULDN\'T BE LOOKING

Paul-Tll

Dibs on the sun visors LOL
P.:rollin
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RemarkLima

LOL! That\'s as barmy as a barrel of wet monkeys!
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leon

Its Aero dynamics at its best:Giggle
I woof in your general direction.

FD3SNuttah

haha you nutter

i always wanted to hack a car to bits - looks like lots of fun!

Spartacus

Quote from: JitJust you wait till my space frame chasis comes back...we\'ll see whos laughing then


I bet there\'s a lot more space than frame:Laugh