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tdk Part of things Posts: 967	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica tdk @tdk
	Jul 19, 2019 18:32:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	You'll never see through that windscreen. Oh, and you'll need wheels. If you need any engineering help, I'm clearly a feckin' genius. (Keep up the good work!)
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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 19, 2019 22:26:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	X-RAY GLASSES WILL SOLVE MY SCREEN PROBLEM, MAGNETIC LEVITATION IN PLACE OF WHEELS. BUT i AM A BIT WORRIED THAT ALL THE PARCEL-TAPE WILL COME OFF WHEN IT RAINS
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petroholic Part of things Posts: 98	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica petroholic @petroholic
	Jul 20, 2019 4:44:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	How will you be creating the polycarbonate double curved windows? Is it a massive vac-forming machine?


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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 20, 2019 7:51:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I am thinking of having a go myself with drape-moulding.I have had a vac-forming machine in the past doing rc car bodies,so no issues with the technique,I am thinking of trying a one-off oven and try some cheap thin polycarbonate first,, needs around 130degC(something like that).I watched some pros doing drape-moulding on youtube, they had the polycarb sheet on a big metal tray, slid it out of the oven like a pizza then slid the polycarb off the tray onto the mould and smoothed it with gloves. Sounds easy,right?bet it isnt! but if all fails I will get tyhem done at the boat-screen makers in Auckland, I have a good contact with the owner through my racing mates.Really, I would like to get a laminated glass screen made, they do them here in NZ, I think that would be about 2k?Problem with polycarb is scratching,so would have to be really well cared for
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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica strikey @strikey
	Jul 20, 2019 20:13:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	presumably then your local regs don't dictate a glass windscreen then?
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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 20, 2019 20:39:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	NZ has a Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association (LVVTA) a group of Hotrodders,Kitcar builders etc who have been VERY successful over the years liasing with Govt Transport agency for sensible rules that allow people like me to build and drive specialty cars. Tey got Polycarb windscreens approved a while ago, I think it was mainly for the Rodders who do roof-chops on cars with curved screens as it is very difficult to cut a stock screen without breaking it(in the past I have had 1 success, 1 failure with cutting down an OEM laminated windscreen..thats an expensive success rate!)
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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica strikey @strikey
	Jul 21, 2019 20:06:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	blimey.... a common sense approach. a long forgotten skill in the uk!!
	'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile! firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.

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flyingphil Posted a lot Posts: 2,480	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica flyingphil @flyingphil
	Jul 22, 2019 8:23:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I've always loved the Stradale shape. The Busso V6 is gorgeous to look at....and has the sound to back up the power. Looking forward to seeing this project progress. I also respect the NZ approach to getting things done!


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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 22, 2019 21:35:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yep,I am a proud Kiwi.I forgot about these 2 pics that are now out of sequence, but show how I used a small very sharp block-plane to smooth the contours before taping
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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 24, 2019 5:08:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	1955 DeSoto/Rover V8 Pickup work hack 1955 Peugeot 203 !958 Jag Mk1 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL coupe(my lover) 1976 Jag XJC Broadspeed replica 197? Triumph GT6 2500PI restomod project 1998 Porsche GT1 LeMans replica(kitcar?) XK120 V12 Quadturbo racecar Ducati-Weslake 500 VMX bike Free advice is often worth exactly what it cost

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cynicaldave Part of things Posts: 126	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica cynicaldave @cynicaldave
	Jul 24, 2019 17:30:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just Wow! Great skills on show. 😀, Please keep us updated, love to see how it progresses.


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strikey Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,031	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica strikey @strikey
	Jul 24, 2019 18:43:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	woh..... just woh!!!
	'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile! firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.

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The Rascal King RR Helper Posts: 541	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica The Rascal King @therascalking
	Jul 25, 2019 11:08:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Packing tape has never looked so good...
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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Jul 29, 2019 20:51:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	these pics show the nose undertray and 2 sills laminated, filled and smoothed ready to go, and the front-end has now also been laminated, will be filling and sanding today
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Darkspeed Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,880 Club RR Member Number: 39	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica Darkspeed @darkspeed Club Retro Rides Member 39
	Jul 29, 2019 20:54:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Stop making this look so easy
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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Aug 1, 2019 4:12:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	1955 DeSoto/Rover V8 Pickup work hack 1955 Peugeot 203 !958 Jag Mk1 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL coupe(my lover) 1976 Jag XJC Broadspeed replica 197? Triumph GT6 2500PI restomod project 1998 Porsche GT1 LeMans replica(kitcar?) XK120 V12 Quadturbo racecar Ducati-Weslake 500 VMX bike Free advice is often worth exactly what it cost

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flyingphil Posted a lot Posts: 2,480	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica flyingphil @flyingphil
	Aug 4, 2019 13:50:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Excellent progress!


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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Aug 10, 2019 6:54:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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thechadzone Part of things Posts: 166	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica thechadzone @thechadzone
	Aug 10, 2019 15:59:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I should be working right now, but... I hope someone builds the requisite tube frame for this and adds an Alfa 164S motor... (Stares at this for 5 more minutes) Ok, since I work in a hospital-


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v12turbo Part of things Posts: 163	Alfa Romeo Stradale replica v12turbo @v12turbo
	Aug 12, 2019 1:13:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	first look with all panels in place....and something for the wheel critics to get their teeth into
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