does anyone know somewhere that sells fibreglass nose shells

Brickworx has some.

those are clubman ones.. perhaps i should have been more specific, does anyone know somewhere (in australia) that sells extended (90mm) Fibreglass Roundnose front peices...

i doubt anyone sells the extended ones... you building a vtech?

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Potato

Just get a clubby one!
I'm positive Steve has a roundy one there. Okay, so it has a big ugly scoop on it but its fibreglass, so easily modified.

haha, someones on the ball ..

yeah well i dont wanna hanve to frig about modifying.. id preffer to import one from the US before i stuff around doing that.. plus i dont really have anywhere to do it as i live in a flat

i believe the vtech subframes are different to over here for some reason that im not sure of.. so be careful that they arent different when ordering one

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Potato

If you don;t have the room to modify a fiberglass flip front. How do plan to achieve the conversion. I'm not having a go, just a serious question. Are you having someone do it for you?

Ryan

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thats a good point.. ill take it a friends or relatives, but id preffer it all be fairly bolt-on the more work i can avoid having to do the better, (obviously there will be some work)

Well if you are going to buy a Minitec frame and driveshafts etc etc. I wouldn't think it'd be too much more bother to order a front with it too.

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1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

well i thought that... but i thought id see if there was anything local..

Yeah I get ya, but extended fibreglass fronts here are very rare.

Most people here would just use a Clubman. Even then room is hardpressed. I've got a big front spoiler/body kit for mine to make sure the intercooler isn't hanging out the front!

But I understand that you want a roundnose front, fair enough have fun!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

are these kits legally fittable over here for a road car??

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Potato

From looking at it, not really. But where there is a will there's a way. Needs more engineering approval I guess. They look like they extend the track of the car up front a fair bit, so I don't know. They also change the suspension setup which will require engineering as well. The less you change the less work needs to be done I think.

<edit> To me though the road worthiness of it is not that big a deal. For my car it should be a road car but if it all gets too complicated, I'll finish it as a race car. Would be fun for hillclimbs I reckon.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T