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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:35 am 
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Go The XB! :D

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:52 am 
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i love it...cant wait to see it when its done :D

haha whoever said it draws from the monaro has got to be joking. Looks xb gt for sure.
cough concorde cough cough :lol: :wink:
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:27 am 
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this is my photoshop of what it would look like on an XR

which i thought was better
JUST MY OPINION

looks great though
1 of the most out there things ive seen for a little while

 

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:15 am 
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Did you do the design yourself or have someone draw up the plans for it?
I would love to be able to design stuff like that. give ya somethin to do on a rainy day. there any courses around on vehicle design?

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:57 am 
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JohnnyFX wrote:
this is my photoshop of what it would look like on an XR

which i thought was better
JUST MY OPINION

looks great though
1 of the most out there things ive seen for a little while


That rocks.

Goes well with the EL XR bumper.
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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:23 pm 
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Well Dog Boy I have to admit the original idea is not mine. I got the idea from an EF XR wagon photo that is on EFFalcon's web site. My thanks to his site. Also the idea for the BA side skirts, the idea which I borrowed and improved upon, not stole, LOL. When I saw the bonnet in the photo I decided that it looked great and would look even better on a Fairmont (My opinion) and said to myself what the hell, give it a go. I then tracked down the XB Bonnets, EBay, and then studied the job, just took it from there. all the work so far is mine and if I could lay my hands on a TIG I would probably do it myself but these are not so easy to get hold of so I will need to pay to get it done. Finishing and painting will be mine. I you like something and think it can be done give it a go but remember, measure twice (or 10) cut once. It is amazing what we can achieve when we set our minds to it.

 

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:04 pm 
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I like it, good on ya for having the nuts to do something totally different :D

 

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Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:08 pm 
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"borrowed and improved upon, not stole, LOL."

Pfft ;)
the original and the best lol!

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:16 pm 
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Finally got the bonnet fully welded in. Have started to clean up and prep for painting. Couple of pics included if anyone is interested.

 

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:18 pm 
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oopss i thought it was a paint shop job but saw the photos of the cut bonnet and yeah i am thinking of doing somethin similair like get a scoop type of thing of a new turbo deisl and play around and that.

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:01 pm 
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3 cheers for paul c.....love it =D and it looks better on a fairmont then an xr imo :P

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:35 pm 
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thats f**k awesome mate well done 10/10!!

 

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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:55 pm 
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Finished most of the prep work for the exterior of the bonnet, just need a couple of spots of spot putty and then spray putty. Do the inside of the bonnet next week and finalise the outside ready for paint. Couple more picks of up to date work.

 

 

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