XTR competition chassies

[mc68]

i wish you werent so far away...new rules for my class means i can run fibreglass bonnet/gaurds....im very interested in them...just i dont trust any fright company to get them to the world without ruining FRP

[Lajoosh]

mc68 Wrote:i wish you werent so far away...new rules for my class means i can run fibreglass bonnet/gaurds....im very interested in them...just i dont trust any fright company to get them to the world without ruining FRP

is the 86 factory closed in nz? their homepage is down for quite a few time. their work was a huge inspiration for us. :S

[fantapants]

mc68..... have you tried topstage...? they do a variety of different buildups for the levin bonnett with wieghts ranging from 3kg to like 6 kg?? he is also in perth i think? there is not much weight difference in the guards though from what i have seen once you gut the guards they are really flimsy and light

sorry lajoosh for the hijack your stuff is awesome, but yeah freight would be a KILLER

[Lajoosh]

fantapants Wrote:mc68..... have you tried topstage...? they do a variety of different buildups for the levin bonnett with wieghts ranging from 3kg to like 6 kg?? he is also in perth i think? there is not much weight difference in the guards though from what i have seen once you gut the guards they are really flimsy and light

sorry lajoosh for the hijack your stuff is awesome, but yeah freight would be a KILLER

no problem guys! everyone must choose the most reasonable option for themself.

btw would it be still expensive to order stuff from japan and ship it to australia? vertex or run-free, both hot

[fantapants]

yeah its pretty bad.

wasnt a huge issue when the dollar was so strong, but unless you have enough stuff to fil a shippnig container, its an expensive exercise

[Lajoosh]

progress report in photos again

rear bumper finished, rear fenders are in progress
all of the suspension parts which goes back in the car are now sandblasted and powdercoated.

[Lajoosh]

its that time again...

have some new photos of the finished rear bumpers (first and second piece)
and the big news is had our first experimental test with softening material to be able to make flexible body panels. other manufacturers call these "bump resisting bumpers" etc, though this term is not quite right.
the results are promising.
flexibility significantly better compared to legacy fiberglass panels and it can be increased much more.

compare the following two pics

no softening:


with softening:


and this is only the first test result...

closer inspecting the bumper + the upcoming rear fenders

[oldskull]

Damn I want that rear bumper!!! but where is the exhaust hole?

[nmwisima]

That is great mate!

[jasper]

looks very good!!!

you can make youre own exhaust hole