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Old 27-02-08, 01:48 AM   #1
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Default Can I make a single seat cowl from this?

Getting some knackered plastics for track use for the Daytona and am getting this rear cowl as part of the deal:



I was wondering if it's easy enough with a fibre glass kit an some sticky backed plastic to turn it into a beautiful single seat cowl doobrie thing. Maybe paper mache to make a mould, fibre glass and a filler topping. What do you all think?
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Old 27-02-08, 08:13 AM   #2
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Default Re: Can I make a single seat cowl from this?

Errrr...... not quite, but if you were to make a former from wood or a bloke of polysterine the shape of the cowl you wanted then, lay that up with fibreglass to make a decent mould, it wouldn't be hard, yo could match it to the plastic bace and bond it on.

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Old 27-02-08, 10:23 AM   #3
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Errrr...... not quite, but if you were to make a former from wood or a bloke of polysterine the shape of the cowl you wanted then, lay that up with fibreglass to make a decent mould, it wouldn't be hard, yo could match it to the plastic bace and bond it on.

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Sound advice, but where does a figurine of a man made of of polystyrene come into things?
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Old 27-02-08, 10:27 AM   #4
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How much would it be to buy one? Are you quite a hands on type of person? If this was me I owuld just spend ages trying to do it, make a big mess and then end up buying one anyway!
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Old 27-02-08, 10:54 AM   #5
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How much would it be to buy one? Are you quite a hands on type of person? If this was me I owuld just spend ages trying to do it, make a big mess and then end up buying one anyway!

VERY VALID POINT !!!!

Pointy rear side panel is ?80

I have spent much more than that trying to get a decent repair/finish on my busted one.

Sometimes just buying new makes more sense....
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Old 27-02-08, 12:17 PM   #6
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Seat cowl's ?100.
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Old 27-02-08, 06:06 PM   #7
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100 big ones for a seat cowl but as this is a bit past it anyway and I already have a good one I thought I may as well have a go. Fair enough I might make a pigs ear of it or I might make it beautiful. One can only try. Reckon the polystyrene is the way forward. Will keep my eyes open for anything I can use to make the form and then get a kit off fleabay.

Missus thinks I'm ok with my hands . I've made a living from them so far.
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