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  1. aussielimo

    New body

    Hahahaha!! Glad to see an Aussie!! You'll know where I'm coming from then. Cheers JOHN
  2. aussielimo

    New body

    Been having serious talks with a GRP moulder, and he's actually come up with a surprisingly good idea...some input would be great. Here in Australia, we make lots of car-based utility vehicles which we call 'utes' (think El Camino) and one of the current variants from Ford is the Falcon ute...
  3. aussielimo

    New body

    Just spoken to a plastics manufacturer who has been sprouting the virtues of plastic (bumper bar grade) over fibreglass...less density means low weight, higher impact resistance, easier to prepare for painting and a better quality finish. I don't like the inconsistency of plastic with its...
  4. aussielimo

    New body

    Thanks for your advice, David - I'm in no rush and I might even document it for an interesting internet read! I used to muck around with that pin toy as a kid - I laughed out loud when I saw your reply and I can see it working well! I've been advised to make the front and rear screens the same...
  5. aussielimo

    New body

    Cheers Greg, I've seen the magazine in our newsagents here in Oz. Did the $2,000 you mention for the screen include jigs, moulds etc to make it as a one-off? JOHN
  6. aussielimo

    New body

    Thanks for your input, fellas - I'm hoping just to use fibreglass/GRP as the material, and I'm looking at a grand tourer body along the same lines as a De Tomaso Longchamps coupe - simple two-box outline with flat front and rear windscreens. The chassis I'm interested in has an LS3 powerplant...
  7. aussielimo

    New body

    I'm taking the huge step of designing a body to go onto an existing chassis, so I can use the completed vehicle as a business card for my 'embryonic' design service!! Chassis' have to be torsionally tested here in Australia, so I'm choosing the chassis of an existing Cobra kit with an...

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