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Author: Subject: fibreglass rear panel for luego locost
dlatch

posted on 21/3/10 at 07:21 PM Reply With Quote
fibreglass rear panel for luego locost

thinking i would like to source a fibreglass rear panel to tidy up my rear end as i am having it apart for paint soon, will also make life easy as i have to change the pump.
can you guys recomend any suppliers?
cheers
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RK

posted on 21/3/10 at 07:33 PM Reply With Quote
I recommend leaving it, but if you really want a VERY good back panel, call AGM Sportscars. Alan is a super nice guy and very businesslike.
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dlatch

posted on 21/3/10 at 07:52 PM Reply With Quote
i would leave it alloy if i could repanel it and do a good job
but all the hard work is done with the fibreglass panel and they look great so it seems a no brainer to me.
can i leagally move the rear lights off the wings to the rear panel?

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omega0684

posted on 21/3/10 at 07:55 PM Reply With Quote
it just needs a good clean and polish! Autosol to the rescue!





I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!

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dlatch

posted on 21/3/10 at 08:01 PM Reply With Quote
its coming along nearly finished the front bodywork

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posted on 21/3/10 at 08:08 PM Reply With Quote
Nice bit of Panther bodywork there





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dlatch

posted on 21/3/10 at 08:12 PM Reply With Quote
scoop or mesh on the intake?
hmmm

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dlatch

posted on 21/3/10 at 08:18 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by RK
I recommend leaving it, but if you really want a VERY good back panel, call AGM Sportscars. Alan is a super nice guy and very businesslike.


just checked his website
the rear panel is only £85 thats cheapest i have seen i think

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Steve Lovelock

posted on 22/3/10 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
The original looks great, why change?
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dlatch

posted on 23/3/10 at 12:28 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Lovelock
The original looks great, why change?


its just as i will be getting the other panels painted seems like the time to do it.
its not horrendously urgent but i have the feeling i would regret not doing now and loose summer days driving

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dlatch

posted on 28/3/10 at 05:21 PM Reply With Quote






opps in a fit of madness when i was actually just going to fit new runners to the drivers seat i have started stripping the rear panels as i was just not happy with them and will be going for the fibreglass panel.

god i hate drilling out pop rivets

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Steve Lovelock

posted on 28/3/10 at 09:45 PM Reply With Quote
I just realised that our registration numbers are close
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Steve Lovelock

posted on 28/3/10 at 09:54 PM Reply With Quote
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dlatch

posted on 28/3/10 at 10:50 PM Reply With Quote
heh yeah they are

steve you have a pic of the rear panel underneath your cover?
thinking i might add a mini boot wondering what others have done too

[Edited on 28/3/10 by dlatch]

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Steve Lovelock

posted on 29/3/10 at 06:08 PM Reply With Quote
I don't have any pictures to hand. I can take one at the weekend if you like? I panelled it out with aluminium and it makes a fair size boot. The cover was made by a chap who drives a tiger and was very reasonable, see an earlier post for details.
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dlatch

posted on 29/3/10 at 08:45 PM Reply With Quote
pic would be great steve if you can
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Steve Lovelock

posted on 4/4/10 at 10:36 AM Reply With Quote
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Steve Lovelock

posted on 4/4/10 at 10:38 AM Reply With Quote
Second Picture

The panels can be unscrewed and removed if required although I did seal behind the joints so it would be a major task. Rescued attachment P1010194a.JPG
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dlatch

posted on 4/4/10 at 11:23 AM Reply With Quote
thanks for posting the pictures steve

i like your solution you have ended up with a pretty usefull boot there.
i am just finishing up my firewall panel today so will be tackling the rear panel next weekend hopefully

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dlatch

posted on 4/4/10 at 06:28 PM Reply With Quote


finished my firewall panel just got to make a bracket for my oil catch can and finish off tidying the wiring then its onto the new dash



Ecu in its safer and hopefully dry new home

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dlatch

posted on 14/4/10 at 07:42 PM Reply With Quote
pretty much got the electrics all back together now just got main beam not working (relay clicks) and one indicator at the back not working so not bad result i thought after having it all apart lol.

it started up first turn after being not run all winter (impressed) and ran like a clock thankfully my ecu extension cable seems to work perfectly and the longer tube for the map sensor does not seem to have affected it either.

hoping to fit the new dash panel and wire up the new fuel guage by the end of this week and track down the lighting faults.

pics at the weekend

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franky

posted on 14/4/10 at 08:45 PM Reply With Quote
looking good there!
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dlatch

posted on 15/4/10 at 07:11 PM Reply With Quote
headlights and indicator fixed

just fluid lvl sensor and fuel guage to rewire then thats all the electrics sorted

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dlatch

posted on 23/5/10 at 12:16 PM Reply With Quote
rockerpainted
rockerpainted


painted1
painted1


looking good

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dlatch

posted on 8/6/10 at 09:05 PM Reply With Quote
finished rear end
finished rear end


rear end finished just need to have a cover made

colour is bmw steel grey pearl as used on new M3

[Edited on 8/6/10 by dlatch]

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