bilbo
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 posted on 28/5/07 at 10:44 AM |
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Where to buy a nosecone and scuttle?
Hi All,
I've been looking for a decent nose cone and matching scuttle for a decent price for ages now without luck. What I want is something to fit
a book chassis, but taller above the chassis rails if possible, to minimise the need for bulges.
The ideal ones would be off the Luego Velocity, but they come with a hefty price tag. A cheap alternative would be lolocost, but I’ve heard of
quality issues with these.
Does anyone know of / recommend a supplier, or better yet, have some to sell? I’m getting a bit desperate now as my chassis is almost complete,
except for the radiator and intercooler mounts, which I can’t fabricate until I know how it will all fit under the nose 
Thanks in advance,
Bill
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 10:50 AM |
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mk or darren g gee tee ssss
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flak monkey
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 10:58 AM |
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The GTS Panther bodywork is book width, but an inch or so taller to clear tall engines or twin cams.
Do bear in mind though that its designed to be used with GRP side panels so it is a few mm wider than the top chassis rails, so you need to make
aluminium side panels that dont sit right up flush to the sides of the top rails, if that makes sense.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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bilbo
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 11:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
The GTS Panther bodywork is book width, but an inch or so taller to clear tall engines or twin cams.
Do bear in mind though that its designed to be used with GRP side panels so it is a few mm wider than the top chassis rails, so you need to make
aluminium side panels that dont sit right up flush to the sides of the top rails, if that makes sense.
David
Thanks David, that does make sense. Do you know roughly how high the GTS nose goes above the rails?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 11:42 AM |
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No I dont, but if you dont get an answer I'll measure mine when i get home in a week or 2. Someone will probably measure one for you though.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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bilbo
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 11:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
No I dont, but if you dont get an answer I'll measure mine when i get home in a week or 2. Someone will probably measure one for you though.
Thanks again David, hopefully someone on here can measure one up for me?
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scotty g
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 12:13 PM |
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hi mate, the GTS nose and scuttle are between 1"1/4 and 1"3/4 higher than standard. as david said it was designed with taller engines in
mind, Zetec and Xe fit no problem, the only one so far that doesn't quite fit is the duratec 2 litre, it needs a slight bump in the bonnet for
the oil filler cap.
Cheers.
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bilbo
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 01:01 PM |
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Probably a dumb question, but how high is standard? The book is very vague on the subject.
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