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All a bit Heath Robinson but Im not a CAD man so I thought Id share it anyway. Catching up with a couple of engineer mates this week for a beer in the garden so its really just a photo from a crazy man I suppose....
I just want to spend time thinking before cutting, even though Ive measured it all about 5 times
Ive started cutting the shell today for fitment and the hardtop to. What was immediately clear was that there is going to a whole lot more cutting than expected an the hope of using the 1/4's a clams was just a pipe dream. However I am still very positive it is going to work out but with a sh*t load of work. I have a week off at the end of August just to work on this full time. Another thing for sure is Im gonna need load of bonding agent and filler!!!
Looks as though the original front wings are gonna play a bigger part than they did on my MX250. What does look good is that the mazda bonnet may be retained too!
And the rear bumper cover looks like it may end being a feature of the finished car! I'll need another one of those then!! :-)
Wish me luck folks, neighbour thinks Im mad! but said he loves the idea so far!
Thanks guys. Did a bit more today and as expected at some stage I made cut today that I wish I hadn't but that's the joy of a one of and working with Grp you can get away with it.
Also even though I'm a Foose fan I wasn't aware he had ever done a Europa but I watched it on YouTube last night
Cut the curved roof so I can graft in the flat lotus profile
Hammy - I know this is still at an early stage, but it looks like your "vision" is going work out really well.
I look forward to seeing how you join all the bits back together, as I have quite a bit of "cutting and shutting" work to do on my own build.
Good luck, Paul.
Thanks mate, it's ambitious but having sold many parts off the Europa at bizarre prices the project is at 0 cost so far. That aside I really want it to work and if it doesn't I have a great donor for an MX250 or MEV. Next thing is to find a mega cheap way of slamming it and sourcing some 17s cheap before I make further decisions on the whole of the front or the arch locations on the rear. I only say cheap cos I do to want to invest too much in case it doesn't work out. Naturally if it works it will get treated to cool rims and GAZ coilovers
An easy and cheap way of slamming it is to remove the coils, clamp them down and use a blow torch to heat them up. the coils will shrink and stiffen up at thr same time. and it will only cost you price of the gas in the torch! the ride not be very nice but it will do the job.
Ah... that takes me back the St. Tropez Esprit in the background, early 80's had some great cars ...
Anyone remember the open top Countach with a Koning kit that was put out, I think by Mirage, I remember seeing it at stoneleigh on its release, that had the same type of effect on me. Must be something to do with wedges.
Ah... that takes me back the St. Tropez Esprit in the background, early 80's had some great cars ...
Anyone remember the open top Countach with a Koning kit that was put out, I think by Mirage, I remember seeing it at stoneleigh on its release, that had the same type of effect on me. Must be something to do with wedges.
I think it was called the Monaco and produced by abs
Hammy - I assume you have read all the Tribute development threads?
As Chris and Dan are the experts at cutting things up and joining them back together.
Viatron, Swifty and myself have all been "cutting & shutting" our Cordite/Navigator bodyshells over on the Sammio/Ribble forum.
I've certainly learned a lot from others on this forum.
Good luck, Paul.
Hammy,I don't watch soap opera's but Paul L's build is fantastic..the trials and tribulations,the highs and lows ,happiness and tragedy of building a sammio
Beats telly anyday and you learn so much...of course the other guys threads are good as well.
