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Post by James on Nov 17, 2017 18:20:38 GMT
Hello everyone. Been a while! We’re just finishing our second Replicar and just wanted to flag up a niggle that may be important to people about to do their windshield. We have just spent two full long days trimming, drilling, polishing, fitting and refitting the plexiglass panels supplied with the car. When we were finally happy with a perfect fit we took the panels off one final time, cleaned everything down and then carefully peeled off the protective coatings on the plexiglass only to find that we had been given TINTED UV plexiglass. NOT 1959! Bit fed up actually. Our first car had a beautiful crystal clear screen. This just looks like plastic from the 1970s. Check first before you put all the graft in.
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Post by James on Sept 6, 2017 10:05:30 GMT
Hi Andy. Congratulations on taking over on Replicar. I was an early adopter and am just finishing my second Replicar. My Thread (DeBoRah) was very comprehensive and might still exist. There are always many small frustrations - too many to mention here. The second time is easier. My simple plea - a towing eye please.
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Post by James on Jun 18, 2016 10:39:14 GMT
Thanks Westie.
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Post by James on Jun 17, 2016 12:31:44 GMT
Thanks R2S
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Post by James on Jun 16, 2016 17:08:43 GMT
Ha ha BTW R2S - am I right in thinking you bought the MWS 15" wheels and some 'spinners'? Are you still going to use them?
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Post by James on Jun 15, 2016 11:17:44 GMT
Hi everyone. Just to let you know, we enjoyed building DeBoRah so much that we've ordered another! Let's hope we haven't forgotten everything we've learned.
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Post by James on Mar 21, 2016 15:04:43 GMT
In the end we made two hefty bars that came forward from the bottom of the space frame either side of the radiator towards the front of the car. Then we attached an equally hefty cross bar between the two with the eye in the middle. Painted black so that you can't see it behind the grille. To tow or pull onto a trailer the rope would have to go through the 'mouth'. Not ideal but at least if a tyre gets shredded we won't be left scratching our heads. If we had thought about it earlier we would have brought a visible one through the tub towards the near side (post IVA).
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Post by James on Mar 21, 2016 11:07:43 GMT
Hi everyone! Long time no post from me. It's just a quicky to all who are now building a replicar. Have a think early on about a towing eye. We have just fitted one some time after completion. It might be worth doing any welding or fabrication early and decide where you are going to bring it through/under the car etc. Doing it later, we didn't have so many options and it was a bit of a fuss.
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:20:50 GMT
Much more useable with the tonneau. Took her to Harrogate MG annual meeting - literally thousands of cars - it was immediately grabbed at the gate and taken to the paddock for 'cars of special interest'. It was crowded out with spectators all day. It was almost embarrassing. On the road, even motorbikes nod and give you the thumbs up as you as they scream past
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:12:39 GMT
Good for lonely rainy days.
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:10:26 GMT
Nicely worked around the driver's head fairing.
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:09:28 GMT
Tonneau made brilliantly by local company. They need the car to make templates. By substituting alternate windscreen fixings with press studs you get all the anchors you need around the front without adding any more brightwork.
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:05:41 GMT
Another shot of seat
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 18:04:28 GMT
Finished seats and back bulkhead. These are the original mx5 seats reshaped a little and recovered in a period style in leather. bulkhead is some of that fibrous grey carpetty stuff. Looks great. Cheap and easy to stick with spray adhesive. Seats are really comfortable and provide support in hairy corners.
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Post by James on Oct 7, 2015 17:33:26 GMT
Snowbird. Do you want to borrow the wooden former. I could send? Would want it back but happy to pop it in the post.
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