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[Bonzo]

As I am about ready to order my first batch of parts, I'm saying nowt !!??

You know they'll end up Pink

Be up to annoy you this week Mark

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

As I am about ready to order my first batch of parts, I'm saying nowt !!??

You know they'll end up Pink

Be up to annoy you this week Mark

pink with black wings

sweeeeeeeet made by Bassetts i believe

andy

[AshG]

at the end of the day it all depends on how much spare time you have and how much money your willing to spend.

yes you can spend £85 on a robin hood nose and make it fit but you will prob spend a week cocking around chopping it up to get it to fit.

sometimes its worth spending that little bit extra not to have all the messing about.

to be honest by the time you have spent £30 on resin and matting to sort out the choped up one, then £15 on filler then had it all painted up to look nice it works out more expensive than the triton nose cone. that is unless you already have some spare resin and matting from another job.

yes the triton one is £50 more but you can order it have it delivered and bolt it straight on no fuss.

[Hoybi]

Surely, it would be good to have some alternatives to the present single supplier.
But the quality of the parts made by Fabbyglass (I bought nose cone, scuttle and wheel arches) is superb.

So who is going to offer similar things preferably at a lower price ??
And who is willing to try out if the parts are up to standard ???

[deezee]

Originally Posted by AshG

at the end of the day it all depends on how much spare time you have and how much money your willing to spend.

I agree, but by virtue of the Haynes Roadster, it does rather indicate I have more time than money .... or I'd have a MK etc. All I'm saying is when someone asks for advice on another manufacturer, lets give that advice, rather than ignore the question and sing the praises of Triton products.

I'm made to feel that by discussing other suppliers is taboo and is somehow taken as a slight to Fabby. All I want to know is do MK indy (and other suppliers) make compatible body panels.

[HandyAndy]

there is nothing wrong at all in discussing alternative suppliers of the various parts to build a Roadster, i suppose also that parts that are available elsewhere that are of the "universal" type of part, ie steering racks/brake lines etc then they can be sourced from almost any motor factors,

as for the bodywork, then there is a "slight" purpose of being directed to Triton & thats purely due to the fact that fabby,s products are made to measure for the Roadster,
as Ash has said it depends on your time/abilty to modify other suppliers products to make fit the Roadster.

Until another company starts making bodykits purely for the Roadster then Triton are the obvious choice of supplier if you don,t want to make your body.

also tho i would like to add that i think Fabby deserves a bit of support for his products, who else has put the effort into making good quality bodywork solely for the Roadster?
fabby is usually the first to say that nobody that is building a Roadster HAS to buy his kits, but come on guys, his kit is good stuff, he,s on the forum & is a keen supporter of the Roadster, thats my personal view & not intended to be a starting point of a heated discussion

cheers
andy

ps, & no i,m not on commission from Triton, i,ve never even met Mark yet

[AshG]

i think the bias is towards reccomending fabby because he makes bloody good bodywork at a bloody good price. i dont think it has anything to do with the fact that he is everyones mate. your comparing bottom of the market low quality grp rubbish from robin hood with top of the market grp from fabby. any robin hood grp i have ever seen has allways been paper thin.

have a look at the price for westfield, caterham, mnr, mk grp for comparison then triton wont seem so expensive.

there are hundreds of places that will supply you a nose cone. i have seen one that someone got from gts and it was all wonkey and crap although it was £30 cheeper and half the thickness.

mk used to supply the nose cones for the haynes but i believe they have stoped because fabby undercut and and out sold them.

so basically your only choice is gts or fabby. or buy something and modify it.

to be quite frank.

Mark (fabby) has cornered the market and fair play to him for that. he could charge a lot more than he does and prob still sell just as much of it.

if he sold everything he makes for £50 less than he does now i doubt he would sell any more and there would still be people moaning about the cost regardless.

at the end of the day the price is the price you either pay it or dont have it.

[flyerncle]

I am not knocking what is obviously a fine product and we have been down the "you get what you pay for " route,but I am convinced Andy is Fabby's offspring.

Quality costs and if you make cheap stuff that's what you get.

I am on Fabby's side all day long the guy is a star.

[deezee]

Originally Posted by AshG

your comparing bottom of the market low quality grp rubbish from robin hood with top of the market grp from fabby

I'm sorry if I gave that impression and I agree with you. GBS is probably perfectly adequate at covering the chassis, not only does fabby make a better product but you can even pick your gel coat colour, the two just don't compare. I know where I'm going for wings/scuttle/nose cone when I can scrap some money together.

All I'm trying to say, is that when someone asks about a product, I think its polite to try and answer his question, rather than just dismiss it, because he's not talking about the Lamborghini of fibreglass. People are working with different budgets and have their own style preference.

As the book has the subtext "On a budget", its hardly surprising people want to save money, at the expense of free time. After all, its why many of us make, rather than buy the chassis.

Again, as Andy mentions, my own opinion and I'm not trying to put anyones nose out

[frankie boy]

HI
Just to say that mk engineering still do the GRP noes. wings, scuttle.
Rang them last week and will be ordering soon. The price was very good too.
I like the look of the original haynes roadster.