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1st kit car Fiorano

Barber 11 Dec 2018, 6:54pm
😲😱😨 Horror! Italian flare, literally.
molleur 11 Dec 2018, 8:23pm
Nooooooo
Car photographer 29 Dec 2018, 5:00pm
So I test fitted the two options for the nose cone today .... trying to decide which is better?? (ignore the colour and the wonky headlight on cone 1)

Cone 1 ...


or
cone 2


cone 1


cone 2


cone 1


cone 2
Barber 29 Dec 2018, 5:06pm
Both look good, but cone 1 has the edge for me.
molleur 29 Dec 2018, 5:25pm
Cone 1 looks better to my myopic eyes!
Lucky@LeMans 29 Dec 2018, 6:57pm
I like the second one if you were to matt black behind the opening so it looks like a starter handle access hole. Maybe small profile black piping to go between the grill and the nose to finish it off nicely ?
froggyman 29 Dec 2018, 8:17pm
Personally I prefer the second option with the dummy starting handle opening. Why not have both nose cones and just have a change every now and again as it looks great with either and is purely a matter of personal opinion. Car looks great especially in that colour.
Paul L 1 Jan 2019, 5:27pm
Car Photographer The good news is that either option will work. :cool:

Although I quite like the Cone 2 option, as it reminds me a little of this build that fitted a new tow eye in the old starter hole.



Good luck, Paul. :)
Car photographer 16 Apr 2019, 7:18pm
So I've finally got the nosecone back and onto the car - Here's how it looked before (still have this front - they are now interchangeable)



and here's what it looks like now


molleur 16 Apr 2019, 8:25pm
I like it!
Mister Towed 17 Apr 2019, 6:07am
Nice work, it really looks the part.
Mick O'Malley 17 Apr 2019, 6:49am
Love those sidelight nacelles. Classy!

Regards, Mick
Barber 17 Apr 2019, 11:19am
Despite my suggestion on grill shape, I think you have got this spot on. Well done.
Car photographer 17 Apr 2019, 2:03pm
Barber wrote:
Despite my suggestion on grill shape, I think you have got this spot on. Well done.


cheers
jones 17 Apr 2019, 4:02pm
Love the new front, adds a bit of ingenuity, individuality and style to it.
DaveP 18 Apr 2019, 6:47am
Can I join the new nose appreciation group. Well done that man.

Dave
Paul L 18 Apr 2019, 7:20am
Car Photographer – The new nose/grille arrangement looks great. :cool:
Mister Towed 27 Oct 2019, 5:32pm
It was nice to meet you at Stoneleigh today. Your car looks even better 'in the metal' than it does in pictures, it's a lovely colour and has some very nice finishing touches. It deservedly gathered the biggest crowd at the event!
Car photographer 28 Oct 2019, 1:30am
Mister Towed wrote:
It was nice to meet you at Stoneleigh today. Your car looks even better 'in the metal' than it does in pictures, it's a lovely colour and has some very nice finishing touches. It deservedly gathered the biggest crowd at the event!


Thanks, nice meeting you too 😊
Car photographer 23 Dec 2020, 12:30pm
So it's been a tough year for everyone - one good thing to come out of it all was the chance to take my Fiorano up Prescott Hill Climb this summer due to the lack of proper events they opened up to car clubs and allowed people to take to the hill :)
MartinClan 23 Dec 2020, 4:23pm
Very nice!
May I ask what size wheels and tyres you are using? they look exactly for my new project....

Cheers, Robin