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Like the colour. Would have it in gloss easier to wipe clean. Like the roofline as well. Its where they say the modern fiesta gets its window shape from. The diagonal line pointing to the rear screen
Not sure how feasible this would be, but could Chris create a conversion of a Jaguar XJS along the lines of the Eventer estate ('shooting brake'). Loads of XJS' around to use as donor cars.
The shineyness is also giving me naughty thoughts about chrome wrapping my mx250.......nah bad idea?
Go for it!
I have been told by everyone and his dog that chrome wrapping the 250 would be impossible due to the complex curves I would have mine done in a heart beat if I could.
From what I have read.....some chrome wraps have more stretch than others? I have seen a cobra kit car chrome wrapped and surely they are equally complex?
From what I have seen, the trick is to have joins in certain places such as using stripes to divide the car in two. And all the recess like headlights vents etc have to be separate but invisible joins using knifeless tape.
I have tried the cheap chrome wrap as found on ebay. It has very little stretch even when heated up. Heat it too much and stretch it, it pulls apart leaving a grey finish. There is some American stuff called Conform Chrome I think, which will work but costs a fortune.
Not sure how feasible this would be, but could Chris create a conversion of a Jaguar XJS along the lines of the Eventer estate ('shooting brake'). Loads of XJS' around to use as donor cars.
David
I have had this in mind for sometime using an XJS cabriolet and grafting a scimitar SE5 or SE6 rear top half on to it. I did have a sketch somewhere, one of my retirement projects. The annoying thing is a chucked away an SE5 body when I started the G46. Any one got the rea top half of an SE6 SE
6 they don't want?
I have had this in mind for sometime using an XJS cabriolet and grafting a scimitar SE5 or SE6 rear top half on to it. I did have a sketch somewhere, one of my retirement projects. The annoying thing is a chucked away an SE5 body when I started the G46. Any one got the rea top half of an SE6 SE
6 they don't want?
From my experience of the headlight headache it might be best to try it on a mk2. The doors are different but gives you space to put lights where you need them. With the fiat Dino idea that is.
If you think about it if the Ferrari 360,430,458 didn't have their engine in the back they would be hatchbacks too. The maserati reminded of this fact.
That Scimtar is very nice. Didn't Chris have an Aston front end that he took from an MX5? Shouldn't take him more than a few hours to get it to fit a Scimitar. Should be a very easy build as it's just a front end. He must be looking for a new project because he must have finished the 275 by now. He has gone very quiet which means his probably up to no good!
I would have mine done in a heart beat if I could.
