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Lew Radbourn
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Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 06:47 am, by:  Lew Radbourn (Marlew) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Adam;
the fiberglass bonnets from Blits automotive mate down here at the gold coast are the only company that is ADR approved to make the bonnets/ front guards for all cars.
i am not sure if thay have done the soarer yet
i will have to contact them and see.
Thay are adr approved for Queensland only right now but are trying to get Australia wide.
That was when i was talking to them about 4 months ago
Paul Irwin
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NSW
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Monday, May 08, 2006 - 11:13 pm, by:  Paul Irwin (Rival) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

woo interested to hear if any become approved for use in NSW.

whats a REAL CF bonnet weigh in comparison to the stock one? not after a fiberglass one with CF top and bottom, but something to take a little weight off the front half of the car.
Damien Smith
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NSW
Manual UZZ31

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 09:08 am, by:  Damien Smith (Damien) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I've weighed them on bathroom scales. Stock = 27kg and 100% CF = 9kg.

For me, the CF bonnet and moving a smaller sealed battery to the boot have made a noticeable improvement to initial turn-in as that's 38kg removed from the front of the car if you have one of those big truck batteries.

http://www.v8soarer.com/weight
Sam Lofts
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nsw
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 04:22 pm, by:  Sam Lofts (Sam25tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i also have a cf bonnet but it has 2 vents it weighs 6 kg i was told it was straight from japan looks smick i will get some pics when its finished as i have just put on the bomex front bar and it all needs to be painted
cheers
Jan Christiansson
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NSW
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 03:49 pm, by:  Jan Christiansson (Janoc) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The ADR (Aust Design Rules) for motor vehicles has no regulation against such components, either factory supplied or after market.
If the after market ones were illegal, then all kit cars and hot rods (who use fibreglass panels) would be illegal.
They are not illegal!!
Adam Peterson
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Western Australia
V8

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 04:20 pm, by:  Adam Peterson (President) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Lew, good work mate :-)
keep us posted with interstate compliencing too if you could.

The reason why the police hate them and say they're illegal is because they dont know any better. Ive even seen OEM items on cars be given a defect notice ~ yes ive had quite a few
Clayton Webb
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South Australia
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 12:05 am, by:  Clayton Webb (Clackers) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Jan Christiansson wrote on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 03:49 pm:

then all kit cars and hot rods (who use fibreglass panels) would be illegal.




Don't forget Corvette's.
Simon Triantafillou
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NSW
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Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 01:07 pm, by:  Simon Triantafillou (Soarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Or Ferraris.
Paul Irwin
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NSW
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 10:24 pm, by:  Paul Irwin (Rival) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

isn't the whole Lotus Elise/Exige skin made of carbon fiber or fiberglass? i know the frame is aluminium that is glued together.
Tim Appleton
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QLD
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 09:15 am, by:  Tim Appleton (Timbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, there are a lot of cars these days that have carbon/fibreglass skins. Corvettes have always had fibreglass skins. Lotus usually use fibreglass because it's so light. And Lambo's of late are using full carbon fibre skins. I've considered buying the ADR's recently to try and figure out the legalities of it.
Paul Irwin
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NSW
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 11:01 am, by:  Paul Irwin (Rival) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

interested in a CF bonnet if its legal in NSW

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