Interior moulds taken off the car, just need a trim around the edges and remove all the black paint/pva.
Bonnet No.1 out of the mould
We laid up the 1st production body today. Once trimmed it will go back on the Spitfire in the workshop for final finishing work on door hinges etc.
Nah, we "pre-heat" with a small log fire underneath the barrel of resin!
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Thanks Dave
. The mounting frame also enables it to float! Good job too with our weather.
Thanks Froggy. It's a twin fuel tank system, a la Jag.
Thanks Nick. The wheels are nice aren't they, you may like the one's on the new Tribute "Workshop Truck".........
First set of internal cockpit panels from the moulds today
16:30 - One empty Spitfire cockpit.....
..... 16:35 - One panelled out Spitfire cockpit. Simple
. (Doorbars and hinges would of course normally be fitted first.)
Hi Cemlyn
The A352 Wheel base is 83" but we can stretch the body by adding a section to the mould to around 91". Measurement to inside lip of wheel aches is 63" rear and 62" front.
This picture shows the car on standard Spitfire wheels, you can see the wheel to arch gap is fairly large.
But with the TR6 wheels fitted, much more pleasing.
The D Type shell on ebay is 7" longer in the wheelbase and 4" wider overall.
Thank you Nick, as always. Did you manage to get off the sofa?
Now back to the workshop.........
damn it!
Hi Craig
I am happy to modify a kit for you to provide the extra cockpit space you require. You will look great in one....
I'm glad you like it
More progress on the hardtop in the New Year.
Yes it is the same wheelbase (MX is only 0.5" shorter). I dismissed the MX5 as a base because of the windscreen having to stay to avoid IVA, but if you forget about it being a "replica" and just look at it as a period modified car, like the MX250, then maybe it would work?
You would have to increase the depth of the body at sill level and the rear to cover the existing MX5 bodywork. More "barrel" like door skins would be required and the back of the D Type bonnet would have to be raised and blended into the MX5 scuttle area. And you would have lower the hell out of it and fit 15" wheels with tall tyres...........
Hang on a minute, isn't this "Roadster's" MX5 from the Sammio Forum next door?
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3008&page=4
Hello Alaska
Thank you for your kind words.
The Locost idea is a good one. In the UK there are plenty of tired, cheap, registered kit cars that would benefit from a rebody, like this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUTTON-KIT-CAR-PROJECT-/170965354020?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item27ce544624
The wheelbase of the Dutton is 86" and the A352 is 83", so only a small stretch to do.
I am currently awaiting a delivery cost for a kit to the US, so I will let you know how much it is.
Hi Roadster
Given enough time (is there ever enough?) I will try a body on our workshop MX5. It looks easy in Photoshop but I think there are some limiting factors on the MX shell vs the curves of the D Type body.
Back on the hardtop next week!
I will get a delivery quote sorted. The boot/bonnet mods are fairly straightforward as a one-off, but we can discuss them after we find out if shipping is within your budget.
Hi Nick, Have a look at your other A352 tread and let me know what you think.
