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Old 19th December 2010, 12:10 AM
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Default Some Help (At Last) for Side Panel Cutting

At Last - i've finally got round to putting together a cutting guide for the side panels around the front wishbone / nose cone area.

The measurements are based on the side panels we've just put on a new car and are meant as a guide only and would recommend any builder to make a card template first before making cuts into the grp. Cutting these gives off a lot of dust and nasty stuff so wear a dust mask.

If any of it is not clear then please ask / phone. Some pics attached to show end result.

Cheers....AndyH
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Old 19th December 2010, 01:09 AM
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well done spud that is going to help lots of people.
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Old 19th December 2010, 03:17 PM
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Nice one Spud very informative and quality pictures,shame about the colour match or are you hiding something ?
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Old 19th December 2010, 07:40 PM
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Cheers Paul,

The panels are a mixture of seconds where the gel has been discoloured. The whole body is to be sprayed white with some red and blue stripes added or some kind of union jack colour system. In other words "on the cheap"

The car is off to an owner of a hgv training centre based in Newcastle who currently races in the Ginetta G20 series but has decided to have a change of direction since they have decided to combine the G20 and G40 into one series. Early January the G20 will be getting stripped and all components, engine, quaiffe box and diff, loom etc which will be getting transferred to the roadster and raced in the Northern Series cup with a second car going on the road soon after with an uprated engine to race in the upto 2.0l class. He's aiming for 2 faster cars at a fraction of the build and running costs. The cars will also be stickered up Saturn....

He is also heavily involved with the local colleges so local kids will have a lot of involvement with the running of the cars. Not allowed to drive them due to college insurance, but i'm sure some will manage to outside of college. This should also help to promote the Haynes Roadster massively for all.

He is also quite involved with Teesside Autodrome and will be putting on a track day, test / shakedown once the car is ready - early February. So there will be spaces available at a good price if other owners would like to bring their cars along whether they be IVA'd or not - will certainly be a good shakedown session. Book them in for a pre-mot in Middlesbrough somewhere and you could even drive them over.

Exciting Times.......AndyH
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Old 19th December 2010, 10:00 PM
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Sounds very interesting and one up for the Roadster,is this the first one to be a race car ?
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Thats great info Andy, it,ll help lots of builders now & in the future who fit the GRP bodywork ........I think this thread should be made into a "Sticky" in the bodywork section as its info that will always be needed.

The Roadster Race car sounds great as its now putting the Roadster into view of other racers which can only help the long term future of the Roadster, it,ll be great to have Roadsters on the race track actually racing rather than just on track days, well done Saturn

The track day in February....mmmm I,m up for a bit of that, my car is track ready so will be a nice shakedown run prior to the IVA in March, count me in please .

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for some strange reason i think the track in feb might be a bit of a cold one !

pack bovril
bovril
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bovril

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bovril

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and a team of huskies to pull you out of the circuit when youre done !

did i mention the bovril ?

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No Rob,

We're going to have a mild February, hope so i am sick of trying to glass and work in -10, just makes it more or less impossible. And the big gas heater costs a fortune and hardly warms the place up.

Need to have some fun come February.......

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This time a year ago I went to Lapland and spent 6 days there,landed at Kittila inside the Arctic circle and drove for three hours north to Sarriselka not far from Murmansk on the Russian border.

-18 when we landed and down to -32 on top of the fells at night,so the point of the post is a chilly track day at Teeside will be a pleasant change allthough I was never struck on Bovril.

Good Christmas one and all.

ps. Spud,did a bit of digging and that company is Teamtrain and Gateshead College and engine from HWR racing.
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You're a shrewd bugger Paul, cant keep anything from you....

Your bits are in if you need them. We'll but shutting the doors tomorrow afternoon and will be off to the local boozer for some well deserved drinks...... Even HandyAndy is coming - cant get out of it now...

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