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Took money out whilst earning peanuts pay at jd sports. If I lost my job. The insurance would keep the payments going till I found another job or went bankrupt.
Anyone know what happened to dsg4me. Just wondered what my Alf would look like with its mx5 convertible roof on. Don't worry wont be changing it but those who ever wondered. May give you an answer.
Don't worry not changing the roof just wondered what it would look like. For those who like a soft top. Prob look nice from a angled front view. The Alf has nice reverse curve lines that give it those sharp lines along the top of the wings .
While we're looking at alternative rooflines' what would it look like with as a shooting brake.ive always like the roof off the Lamborghini shooting star.
Brian at DNA is working on a replica Daytona 365 on a Z4 but due to his work load with the 2fifty it won't be until the early part of next year (at the earliest), I'm on the list!
The 250 is (fingers crossed) almost finished and I have really enjoyed the build so need something to keep me occupied for the next year.
There was a post on here somewhere or it could have been the DNAOC site, someone was asking if the BMW E46 had bolt on rear end, (it doesn't) but it got me thinking again.
How about a 4 seater Daytona "Tribute"?
I'm not thinking replica, more "in the style of". A 4 seater would be very practical and would possibly easier to get approval from the war office if you have kids. The E46 is getting quite cheap now and there are millions available, anything from a poverty 1.8 up to the M3, something for everyone. Wheelbase is bound to be out but to my eye the proportions look as if they will work and the windscreen rake looks ok too. Main difference to my eye is the distance from the back of the door to the rear wheel arch, but as it's a 4 seater I think it could still work.
Like alot of design if you get the scale right it will look great. Id avoid making it looking like the rover v8 that was on top gear. The one when the door came off on the cobbles. Ds something. Sloping it out from the bottom of the convertible roof . Maybe dsg4me could give it a crack. If the blueprint was scaled up to allow for then bmws tyre diameter
Lots of 4001's were chopped into Daytona spiders. I think it will work.
Just need that cheap kit. I was bidding on a horrible shell last year. Just a splash mould, the rear and doors were all one mould and it was only outer panels. Lot of work but doable. Whoever won it must have really wanted it because I think it went for double what it was worth. Just waiting for the buyer to come to his senses and bung it back on Ebay.
Word from Chris is that the 275 is on hold, so it's another 250 or Cobra. Not sure if the enthusiasm is there for either and Brian is no longer selling the 2fifty as a kit as he can't cope with all the orders, don't blame him.
Think id work with the indebt on the side skirts and stretch it across guiding your eye along the length. Make the back end a little longer to the make the lines sleeker. And definetly lower by 40mm minimum.
