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Thanks Paul
The pics of your car out on the road and the talks of possible forum gatherings are motivating me to get it done.
That and the good weather will be gone soon.
Its my Birthday so I treated myself after work and visited the workshop.
In true Jaguar concept tradition, the work is happening mainly after hours.
I now consider the workshop as "skunkworks" the legendry special aircraft to come out of Lockheed Martin were also developed after hours away from the main production.
I managed to get a few hours before the sunset.
The eagle eyed among you will see that a crack has appeared around the power bulge.
Chris and Dan will glass it back together when they get a chance.
That front is looking very nice, the same as Joe´s Alf GT in the background.
Looking at the D type nose on the right of the photo gave me an idea for the rear.
As Pharrell Williams says in his song "It might seem crazy what I'm about to say" so here goes.
How about using part of a front end to create a new style rear end?
It looks different but I don´t know if it has ever been done before.
Crazy or possible?
Its not such a far fetched idea
Dsg posting the Panzani rear reminded me how much I liked the xk180 and f type concept rear.
I wasn't going to go so wild and thought that just taking the oval to be the number plate recess might add more to the rear.
When I looked at the Jag's I realised that they had used the front bumper to form the rear.
I had the earlier xk bumper that I had sectioned before opting for the late one for the front, so I bolted it on.
It had potential, the curves were close.
I used this shape to "paint" the pictures on the previous page.
But to me I felt it had a "droopy arse" ie it started to resemble a boxter rear.
I did give it 10 minutes attention on my last visit and after relooking at it I got this idea to flip the bumper over.
A bit of trimming and a lot of filler and it would be close.
Maybe a splash mould could be taken and then bonded onto the z300 rear
I just spotted this build on Youtube.
I apologise for the annoying soundtrack but please bare with it.
Its a Z3 into the concept cobra that was an inspiration on the original concept.
I partly like the result.
I was always worried when we started creating the huge grille opening and even though I like the front, im happy I went in another direction https://youtu.be/XeGvAV4PXyk
Work on the roof is progressing albeit slowly as work and the weather are conspiring against me.
I have sorted the rubbers now so they seal against the windows and im happy to report it is once again weatherproof
The edge of the roof is still a work in progress as is the final shaping of the lower sides.
The 8mm error seems I didn't take into consideration the roof frame is under tension when fitted on the fabric roof.
This meant I had to recut the rear window aperture and laminate a new recess.
Another angle, showing how large the removable glass panel is.
I think the 275 rear is much more pleasing to the eye than the BMW hardtop. Why not use the 275 and turn it into a Targa?
Turn the roll cage into a simple roll bar, use the convertible latches and header rail as the way to attach it.
Simples!
