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A bonnet
ahunt - 27/10/10 at 04:23 PM

need a rough piece of crap bonnet i can get some measurements off of and use as a rough template for the final one i make?

Anywhere is the southwestish. will travel to collect.

Cheers!

kj - 27/10/10 at 04:33 PM

What about this?
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/34/viewthread.php?tid=144706

kj - 27/10/10 at 04:34 PM

or do it by the book using a sheet of card then ali around a lamp post, yeh a lamp post.

Humbug - 27/10/10 at 05:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by kj
or do it by the book using a sheet of card then ali around a lamp post, yeh a lamp post.


...or in my case, a piece of old kitchen vinyl flooring then ali round a lamp post

Daddylonglegs - 27/10/10 at 09:50 PM

Ditto, I used lining paper to get the template then used 2 pieces of ally ('cos the pieces I took off the old caravan were not wide enough to make a single piece bonnet ).

Like this:

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ahunt - 27/10/10 at 10:35 PM

The one in the link looks to good to distroy really and bedfordshire over 4 hours away at legal speeds andd my mgb probably wouldnt like the journy.

On the other hand daddylonglegs your attempt looks pretty damn good! Ive made up a ally frame simlar to yours ill have to B&Q and have a play tomorrow.... Its the last peice of the puzzle

Thanks!

ahunt - 27/10/10 at 10:36 PM

Also is that green stuff you bonded to the ally, acyrlic? (however its spelt)