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Nutjob
 Post subject: Carbonfibre Flipfronts.
PostPosted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:04 pm 
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I am trying to purchase a Curley carbon roundnose flipfront, has anyone imported one, or are there any decent fitting alternatives?
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superSeven
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there is also arc-angels

http://www.the-arc-angels.co.uk/default.asp?PageNo=3

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If you get it shipped make sure its insured for all damages caused.
Ive heard of carbon dashboards sent 3 times and broken everytime because of the post workers.

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Have a look at The Carbon Weezel a bit more $ but it all looks spot on and very light.

I will be placing an order with them before the end of the year on some small stuff will let you know what it is like.

http://www.carbonweezel.co.uk/products.html

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Nutjob
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Thanks for the replies, are there any locally made flipfronts? I'm guessing if there were they would only be fiberglass.
I way end up making a steel flippy.
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My race car has a removeable steel front and it is quite light if you remove the inner guards. Easy to remove takes about a minute or two to remove. Great for access to work on anything.

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Smarty wrote:
My race car has a removeable steel front and it is quite light if you remove the inner guards. Easy to remove takes about a minute or two to remove. Great for access to work on anything.


Any pics of how it was done Smarty? I plan to do the same with my racer, when Morris1100 is finished playing with it. :lol:

Mine already has no inner guards.

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Morris 1100
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bnicho wrote:
Mine already has no inner guards.

Or wheels.
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bnicho
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Morris 1100 wrote:
bnicho wrote:
Mine already has no inner guards.

Or wheels.


Or race seat, or harnesses, or discs, or fuel cell, or....

:lol:

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Morris 1100
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bnicho wrote:
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bnicho wrote:
Mine already has no inner guards.

Or wheels.


Or race seat, or harnesses, or discs, or fuel cell, or....

:lol:
Nah, it still has all of them, they are rubbish. :lol:
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Smarty
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Not a good one, will have to take one for you tomorrow.

Image

Basically it has been cut down the front of the a panel, around the seam.
There are two pins in the front subframe and 2 zeus clips either side just in front of the A panel.


Can get some better pics tomorrow if you like.

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bnicho
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Thanks, that's great. I'd like to see how you set up the zeus clamps at the sides.

No hurry though, I won't have the car here for three weeks minimum and it's ulikely I'll start work on it straight away. :(

Cheers,
Brett.

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