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Offline Wayne

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #10 on: 03 February 2010, 21:16 »
Sounds like a good plan with getting it collected.
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Offline weazgti

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #11 on: 03 February 2010, 22:04 »
I was thinking last night what i could make then i stumble across this. I am a grp laminater and im trying to find out whats available and what people actually want cos i could do some panels and they wouldn be crap.
I got made redundant a while back and i just got a job miles away from the iow where i live but really id like to start doing a few bits on my own.
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #12 on: 03 February 2010, 22:18 »
Quote from: weazgti on 03 February 2010, 22:04
I was thinking last night what i could make then i stumble across this. I am a grp laminater and im trying to find out whats available and what people actually want cos i could do some panels and they wouldn be crap.
I got made redundant a while back and i just got a job miles away from the iow where i live but really id like to start doing a few bits on my own.

Defo think there'd be a market here as people don't want to fork out for CF and more and more mk2's are becoming trackday cars... I'd want a front clip and tailgate...
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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #13 on: 03 February 2010, 22:20 »
Fibre glass bonnets and Boot lids would be popular, doors less so but you'd probabl;y still shift a few.

I reckon you should knock some up and see how much they cost you to produce and go from there. I'll certainly be looking to fit a fibre glass bonnet and bootlid in the future, maybe even wings. Doors I'd probably keep steel as flappy FG doors are a pain!

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #14 on: 03 February 2010, 22:32 »
Thats good to hear. Its something i will look into doing.
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Offline Horney

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #15 on: 03 February 2010, 22:36 »
I'd certainly be interested in a bonnet and boot which is skin only to save extra weight.

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Offline PT82

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #16 on: 04 February 2010, 18:58 »
Weaz GTI - I will put off buying for a few weeks until you decide where to go with this then. Put me down for a bootlid  :wink:

Be good if something comes of this, as clearly there is a market
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Offline danny_p

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #17 on: 04 February 2010, 19:22 »
something was looking into a while ago, but my GRP skills haven't yet been optimised,  made a bonnet mold but the bloody vent was a problem, eventualy smoothed it over but wasent happy with resulting finish,  at some point will have a 3rd attempt at making an optimal mould
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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #18 on: 05 February 2010, 15:34 »
i was offered a composite laminating appreticeship back on 04, but decided to become a diagnostic radiographer instead. How ive regretted that decision when i could have had my own sideline for years!
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Offline JonLeeper

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Re: Fibreglass panels
« Reply #19 on: 05 February 2010, 15:42 »
Quote from: weazgti on 03 February 2010, 22:04
I was thinking last night what i could make then i stumble across this. I am a grp laminater and im trying to find out whats available and what people actually want cos i could do some panels and they wouldn be crap.
I got made redundant a while back and i just got a job miles away from the iow where i live but really id like to start doing a few bits on my own.

I would definately be interested in a bonnet and boot for starters.  The rest of the front would have to wait for funds. 
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