[Edited on 17/3/10 by hicost blade]
[Edited on 17/3/10 by hicost blade]
Well after my previous thread, i think i may have to give up on my full bodied front end for my locost and move to a more conventional looking
seven.
My major problem is i am on a seriously tight budget (hence trying the £25 front end) and seven wings and noses arnt cheap in the standard size and i
need a 6" wider nose and much bigger arches (to fit 225/60/16 tyres)
lol
You're going to have to cut and shut the nose and wings anyway... so you might aswell buy secondhand and fill any damage at the same time.
Cheers,
James
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MASSEY-FERGUSON-135-165-168-175-185-BONNET-NOSE-CONE_W0QQitemZ170379587024QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL?hash=ite
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[Edited on 17/3/10 by hicost blade]
[Edited on 17/3/10 by hicost blade]
Speedy said he wanted seven wings - not seven foot wings
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Originally posted by James
You're going to have to cut and shut the nose and wings anyway... so you might aswell buy secondhand and fill any damage at the same time.
Cheers,
James
Worth having a play with some fiberglass and cutting and extending some std sized bits?
(could then possibly get away with buying slightly damaged panels?)
Regards
Rob
Or this one, comes with a free windscreen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harrier-AV-8B-Aircraft-Cockpit-Fuselage-Simulator-AV8_W0QQitemZ130356456531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CPV_Aviation_SM?hash=item1e59d9
ac53
^^^ I think that would make it look worse than it does atm
ETA - and i can only just afford about 1/40th of that price 
[Edited on 17-3-10 by speedyxjs]
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Originally posted by norfolkluego
Or this one, comes with a free windscreen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harrier-AV-8B-Aircraft-Cockpit-Fuselage-Simulator-AV8_W0QQitemZ130356456531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CPV_Aviation_SM?hash=item1e59d9 ac53
quote:
Originally posted by hicost blade
quote:
Originally posted by norfolkluego
Or this one, comes with a free windscreen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harrier-AV-8B-Aircraft-Cockpit-Fuselage-Simulator-AV8_W0QQitemZ130356456531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CPV_Aviation_SM?hash=item1e59d9 ac53
Are you THE John Butler of Vindicator fame?? Ahhh your busted, I new I could weed you out one day
http://www.mnrltd.co.uk/p_parts_bodywork.htm
MNR supply 260mm cycle wings, and the ABS is much better for taking a bash than GRP. Also it takes polyurathane paint like s**t to a blanket 
[Edited on 17/3/10 by hicost blade]
Easy to widen a nose cone, wiggly cut down the middle, space the two halves then brace, gaffa tape between the halfs and backfill with fibreglass, may
add a few rods for strength.
When all hardened pull off the tape and fill.
My nosecone has a couple of inches added.
Make MDF/hardboard moulds for wings.
Allow £50 for resin, matting etc and buy in bulk + £25 for a scabby nosecone.
Simon did a good write up on wings
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I think the cycle wings russbost sells for the Furore should fit.
See last post in this thread for sizes
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=132093
[Edited on 17/3/10 by iank]
For the nosecone you could have a go at making your own.
http://www.georgecushing.net/Nosecone2.html
or
http://www.georgecushing.net/QandD.html
[Edited on 17/3/10 by iank]
2nd hand damaged panels from racers/folk on here and repair is a good cheap way forward.
i got mine from race drivers, pretty much free really. a complete set of new panels is like £3500... yes, some of them were actually broken in half,
and badly repaired, or smashed up, but still a lot cheaper. you could easily get a damaged nose, cut it in half, widen it, and stick it all back
together
sey of free wings (as mentioned on other thread) for you to "experiement" on speedy if you want em?
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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
sey of free wings (as mentioned on other thread) for you to "experiement" on speedy if you want em?
quote:
Originally posted by norfolkluego
Or this one, comes with a free windscreen
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harrier-AV-8B-Aircraft-Cockpit-Fuselage-Simulator-AV8_W0QQitemZ130356456531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CPV_Aviation_SM?hash=item1e59d9 ac53