Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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bmcecosse
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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" Yes, they are BM and will be available next year " - -FG bodyshells ?? From JLH ??
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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We will be making them from either g/f or plastic which is 1/3 the weight of g/f and as strong. The shells will essentially be for our project racecars but will be adaptable for more standard use. They will only be a shell, thus requiring a full chassis.

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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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Ahh - still - very interesting ! Do you plan to make a custom 'chassis' -or will it be the LCV chassis?
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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jonathon wrote:We will be making them from either g/f or plastic which is 1/3 the weight of g/f and as strong. The shells will essentially be for our project racecars but will be adaptable for more standard use. They will only be a shell, thus requiring a full chassis.
Curious now, What type of plastic and what process would you use to manufacture?
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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The process is 'rotational moulding', heated booth, steel tooling. Cannot say too much as this topic came up during a resto conversation and was not fleshed out too much
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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We wait with bated breath!
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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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jonathon wrote:We will be making them from either g/f or plastic which is 1/3 the weight of g/f and as strong. The shells will essentially be for our project racecars but will be adaptable for more standard use. They will only be a shell, thus requiring a full chassis.
Ooo. Will these shells be available for all models of Minor? An all fibre glass van (apart from the chassis of course) would be perfect for my future violin making business. :)


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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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We will definately be doing the 2dr saloon, and possibly a pickup, the latter which can quite simply be converted to a van once we have the full sides produced.

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Re: Views on fibreglass wings and questions

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Sounds great. :) I shall definatly bear that in mind.


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