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31st Aug, 2006 at 09:20:54pm

Do these exist? I assumed they did until i went to buy one but cant find them for sale! Only 1 piece i can find! Anyone know if they are available from anywhere? Info would be great*laughing*

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1st Sep, 2006 at 01:10:23am

i've never been able to find one. Only one i've ever seen is wil and bens that started life as a single piece.

Edited by Nick on 1st Sep, 2006.

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1st Sep, 2006 at 02:16:56am

I had one around 10 years ago - sand that must've been a decade old at the time...

Seen nothing since however....

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1st Sep, 2006 at 06:13:36am

I have heard that someone makes them, but never seen any evidence. As Bud says we made ours from a one piecs ABS front and a Minispares Bonnet.

I did acctually get promised one from SMB composites, but they never came up with the goods, and really pissed me off.

Wil

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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1st Sep, 2006 at 07:49:57am

definatly a small gap in the market as this isnt the 1st,2nd,3rd....10th time i've heard the exact same question. Forget SMB, i've seen glass hammers that have been more use than him.

I've seen the future and tbh its Pie


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1st Sep, 2006 at 11:33:23am

So i guess just using a one piece and cutting the bonnet lines, then finding a way to pin the bonnet would be the only option really!

Im sure they would be quite popular if manufactured, maybe the only reason ppl dont by the clubman flip fronts is because they cant get the 2-piece ones, so the ppl who make them like Curley dont think there is a market for the clubman flips all together so dont bother! It a vicious cycle*blush*

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1st Sep, 2006 at 12:13:50pm

the closest I have found is http://www.absmotorsport.net/product_info....roducts_id=3136

as mentioned above

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1st Sep, 2006 at 06:08:08pm

i was also promised one from SMB composites... he had plenty of ideas but never produced anything, complete waste of time.

i ended up getting a 1 piece... and some hinges, making it flip.


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1st Sep, 2006 at 06:37:28pm

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1st Sep, 2006 at 07:23:15pm

a 3rd here for SMB and broken promises!

avoid!

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1st Sep, 2006 at 07:42:47pm

Sounds like SMB = BAC to me!


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1st Sep, 2006 at 07:46:11pm

SMB = BATC

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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25th Feb, 2007 at 06:59:49pm

Is anyone using one of these:

http://www.absmotorsport.net/product_info....roducts_id=4891

and if so do you have any pictures?

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25th Feb, 2007 at 07:09:27pm

Somebody must have been listerning ...

http://www.absmotorsport.net/product_info....roducts_id=4922

good price too and the stuff I have had from them in the past has been good!!!

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25th Feb, 2007 at 11:29:30pm

Hmm pretty weird!

They only thing that put me off them is that they have included A-panels on them! Why cant they be like normal flip fronts and not have them? My a-panels are perfectly fine at the mo i dont want to cut them off lol!

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26th Feb, 2007 at 12:47:39am

Speak to them. I have used them several times in the past and a phone call usually gets all the answers and help needed!!

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How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 12:47:13pm

Rich,

I would have tought that it would be pretty easy to cut the a pannels off the fibreglass front.


On 25th of Feb, 2007 at 07:09pm RogerM said:
Somebody must have been listerning ...

http://www.absmotorsport.net/product_info....roducts_id=4922

good price too and the stuff I have had from them in the past has been good!!!


Rog,

You came very close to costing me an extra £100, but as I've been informed by ABS that they both weigh the same, I've decided to go for fibre glass.

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 12:51:26pm

Yes easy to cut them off.

But better to keep them on IMO. If you are having a 2-piece front then you never need to 'flip' the front, which means you don't have to cut your arches in half.

Much better idea IMO

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On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


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2nd Mar, 2007 at 12:58:39pm

when i was down at curley a last sep/oct he was just finishing off a mold for a 2pc clubman front

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 03:35:26pm

Probably still at it then Nic *happy*

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 04:03:57pm

i still dont like fibreglass/carbon flip fronts and dont see the point exept for race cars. whats wrong with steel panels and why does every one seem to go for a clubman?

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 04:56:16pm

I guess they go for Clubman either for the extra under bonnet space or the fact they think they look cool.

I have just bough a clubman steel front .... attached to a clubman shell actuall ... LOL

I must admit that for a road car I'd rather have the metal there or else every little bit of car park rash could be enough to mean a trip to the bodyshop ....

I have had a flip front, on a van actually, which was almost fitted by the previous owner .... I say almost as it only touched the shell where you didn't want. It was that bad you could look at the engine without opening it ... well nearly...

For my own build I guess I'll be going for a flip front just as I expect it to be somewhat tempermental .... on Candice's car it'll be all steel.

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
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2nd Mar, 2007 at 05:26:01pm

Here you go

http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/product_info....products_id=139

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 06:34:26pm

I think they may buy from ABS, even if not there is quite a difference in price!

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

On 27th of Sep, 2007 at 12:45pm Jimster said:
why do you you think I got a girlfriend with small hands?

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2nd Mar, 2007 at 10:25:18pm

On 2nd of Mar, 2007 at 04:03pm Turbo Shed said:
i still dont like fibreglass/carbon flip fronts and dont see the point exept for race cars. whats wrong with steel panels and why does every one seem to go for a clubman?


Steel weighs more.

I've gone for a clubman front end for my track car on the simple grounds that it gives me more space under the bonnet.

On 2nd of Mar, 2007 at 05:26pm Mini Sprocket said:
Here you go

http://www.16vminishop.co.uk/product_info....products_id=139


That look's identical to the ABS one but more expensive.

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