emsfactory
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posted on 7/2/10 at 01:11 AM |
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donky replica front end.
Hi all,
i have had a look in the archive but have found nothing yet.
Please point me in the right direction if I have missed any.
I have become infactuated with the front end of the new donky D8GT.
Has anyone had a go yet?
I think it looks fantastic.
So much so that I am seriously considering making one for my locost. I think that with my one piece bonnet/scuttle it could look the business. Granted
its not to everyone's taste but nothing is.
My car is allready registered so I am not that bothered with fitting rules and regs, although it would be nice if it could.
What do you guy rekon?
d8 side front
d8 front
[Edited on 7/2/10 by emsfactory]
[Edited on 7/2/10 by emsfactory]
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iscmatt
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posted on 7/2/10 at 01:23 AM |
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man i love that car
but sorry i can't help you with fibreglassing!
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Humbug
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posted on 7/2/10 at 08:16 AM |
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The MNR "new" nose looks quite similar
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skinned knuckles
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posted on 7/2/10 at 09:14 AM |
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i saw this a couple of days ago and decided i would have to give it a go.
i am nowhere near to needing body panels yet but there is a a roll of chicken wire, loads of fibreglass and a bloody big tub of P38 that i know is
looking at me everytime i walk into the shed
If i manage it, i'll make sure i remove the molds sympathetically for anyone else who wants.
[Edited on 7/2/10 by skinned knuckles]
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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skinned knuckles
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posted on 7/2/10 at 09:48 AM |
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before i get too excited, can anyone see any IVA issues with that front end? i like the projectors behind the plasyic screen
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Danozeman
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posted on 7/2/10 at 10:30 AM |
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I love donkervoorts
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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matt_claydon
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posted on 7/2/10 at 10:30 AM |
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No issues, because, being Dutch, this will have been designed properly to meet type-approval requirements.
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nick205
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posted on 7/2/10 at 10:41 AM |
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Always love the Donkers - IMHO the only "modern" take on a 7 that actually works aesthtically and they've managed to blend in a
decent looking hard top too
One day - oh yes, one day....
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emsfactory
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posted on 7/2/10 at 11:17 AM |
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I thought that to about the Dutch having allready met the regs.
Skinned nuckles have you started yet or still gathering materials?
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iank
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posted on 7/2/10 at 11:44 AM |
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Probably worth reading these to get an idea of the techniques required to build a buck for a nosecone. Unless you're really talented trying to
carve it freehand is going to end badly.
http://www.georgecushing.net/Nosecone2.html
http://www.georgecushing.net/QandD.html
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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The Venom Project
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posted on 7/2/10 at 06:54 PM |
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My nosecone
quote: Originally posted by Humbug
The MNR "new" nose looks quite similar
I quite like my nosecone, I think MNR do two types, but I defo think my is the better looking one out of the two.
Rescued attachment PIC_0307.JPG
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