GRP body parts coming soon

[Talonmotorsport]

I've held off showing people my works in progress as it has'nt worked out for others in the past ,so I've bitten the bullet and decided to take a chance on showing my workings out with the final results to follow soon.

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[Talonmotorsport]

I am currently working on making the nose,bonnet and scuttle for now which will be offered in gel coat in the choice of slate, mid or battle ship grey as it will make production and damaged/replacements easier to match as most people will end up painting their parts any way they will be able to colour match them at a later date.
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[ozzy1]

Good on you Phil,i hope it all works out for you.You will soon be a one stop shop for roadster parts.If the fibreglass turns out as good as your fabricated parts you should have a lot of happy/future customers.

[ashbudd7]

Love the nose phil, looks fantastic! I'll definitely be getting some bodywork from
you in the future then hopefully. Any plans for a rear tub/large scoop bonnet in the future? Good luck!

Cheers

Ash

[Talonmotorsport]

My current plans run along the lines off producing the nose with the top vent supplied uncut but with the ridge left in place and supplied with it open with the air deflector fitted.
The bonnet will be supplied in both plain as per the pics for the time being and a beefy looking bulge to be added when I have taken the moulds for the plain one.
I have plans for a rear tub and a set of rear arches that blend into the side panels and the rear tub that has a little more shape to it than the simple 7 look, but one thing at a time I've the front to do first.

[ashbudd7]

Lovely, sounds just like what I'm after, sounds like smoother lines are on the cards :-) cant wait to get my hands on it all when they're ready. I'll be following this thread closely I think.

[robo]

Get your finger out phil and we will order three sets providing there isnt a mountain of prep work to get them in paint.. I like the nose cone its fuction and style:cool:

Bob

[ayjay]

looking great Phil .Good to see some original thinking.

The Eagle has landed------and lifted off again:D

[Johno]

Totally (as my son would say) "Awesome":cool:
Really nice looking bodypanels there Phil.
Looking forward to seeing them in colour.
Will theses panels fit existing Haynes Roadster bodypanels from other sources?
Just wandering if somebody wanted to just change their nosecone would yours fit etc...

Very nice work indeed..... I guess it's been keeping you busy for some time...:eek:

More photos please....Johno

[Big Vern]

My current plans run along the lines off producing the nose with the top vent supplied uncut but with the ridge left in place and supplied with it open with the air deflector fitted.
The bonnet will be supplied in both plain as per the pics for the time being and a beefy looking bulge to be added when I have taken the moulds for the plain one.
I have plans for a rear tub and a set of rear arches that blend into the side panels and the rear tub that has a little more shape to it than the simple 7 look, but one thing at a time I've the front to do first.

Would be nice if the bulge in the bonnet cleared both types of mazda engine as I believe one version of the engine intake fouled on the Saturn/nts bonnet

[Talonmotorsport]

One of the biggest problems with the 'locost' or 'roadster' type builds is that the 7 shape was not designed to take tall 16v engines with large inlet manifolds into account, accompanied by the fact that no two cars are the same so keeping every body happy all of the time is not going to happen. I have plans for a fabricated replacement inlet manifold for the mazda and zetec engines but all in good time.
The nose,scuttle and bonnet that is shown is 25mm higher than the Saturn/NTS parts so if your like me under 5'8 you might need to lift the seat, this is to give a little more clearance on the cam covers etc. The body parts are not interchangeable with any other suppliers as I fabricated these my self.
As for colours I will be supplying all my GRP parts in mid grey gel coat ready for priming or in mid grey primer ready for colour and clear coat. I have decided to do this for 2 reasons either people only buy the 3 piece kit of the nose, bonnet and scuttle and will have to paint the rest of the parts to match any way or when/if parts get damaged for what ever reason it makes the repair of the panels easier for the builder to do at home or get it done localy rather than having to return it.
I have watched and learned from other peoples experiences and through this I have put some thought in to my production and supply of these parts, which is why I have no intention of rushing in to it.

[alga]

I have watched and learned from other peoples experiences and through this I have put some thought in to my production and supply of these parts, which is why I have no intention of rushing in to it.

Hey, we already have a gang that's taking it slow. They promised to unveil the bodywork for last year's Exeter show (or was it Newark?), but we still haven't seen it! Props to you for showing the progress photos early.