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castlegreyskull
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Gli/XR bonnets...
These will be the standard GLI/XR bonnets but with a buldge.
Fairmont bonnet....
These will be the GLI/XR bonnet cut down and modified to suit the lights and grill.
Cost: $750 including gas struts, making a 50% deposit payment of $375, then a final payment before dispatch of your bonnet (freight at extra cost, capped at $150 anywhere in Aus, if it is less then you wil pay less).
Details:
1. The bonnet will be fibreglass.
2. the grill will be free if ordered before bonnets are made (for fairmonts etc..)
3. The buldge will raise as does the BA bonnets.
4. There shall be no holes for the washer nozzles, but they can be easily relocted.
5. Grill will be styled like this, Fairmont grille surround, gt style mesh behind with badge in middle.
6. XR vents will also be done free of charge for orders put in before the bonnets are made.
Ok, that is all i can think of at the moment. If anyone has any concerns or questions please feel free to ask away. I will answer the best i can, and if not i can ask adam.
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SgtBourne
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hi guys,
i went down to Kurnell Kustoms this morning so adam could fit his "prototype" (for lack of a better word) onto my car (EL xr6). and honestly, the effort he has put into the bonnet is obvious on first site, it looks trully amazing.
I figured that of course it would look good, but i didn't think it would look THIS good.
after fitting it, i sat in the drivers seat and just sighed and said, "i gotta have one"
anyway, enough of my crap, i took some photos just to give you guys an idea of how nice it sits and just how well it suits.
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castlegreyskull
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: |
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Looks good fellas!!!!
How can people not want that!!! |
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SgtBourne
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| castlegreyskull wrote: | | How can people not want that!!! |
exactly what i thought when i sat in the drivers seat |
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| TerroristGHIA wrote: | Looks good, if only was available in high series with grille plate for attaching EF/EL Grille
Brett |
I agree with you.
I would buy one if it had the raised section and the bulge was on top of that.
By looking at the pics it looks like the bulge would give you the same clearance as a stock high series bonnet. |
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TerroristGHIA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Can some one put the address of Kurnell Customs. I am a little lazy and didnt really look for it. I am going to drop down and see adam in the next week or so and have a chat about a high series bonnet.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| It looks pretty neat, but the front left corner seems to be sitting a bit high. It won't look like this when finished right? |
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TerroristGHIA
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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I checked the web, and no address there, so can anyone help me?
Brett |
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castlegreyskull
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: |
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give adam a ring brett, 0402 182 292
I dont know exactly where he is, but i think down shire way. He is not there during the day, as he has another job, and only does this in the evenings and weekends. So you will have to ring him and organise a time to see him
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TerroristGHIA
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Cheers, will do.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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im gettn confused with all the bonnet styles here..
so are they doing a fairmont bonnet or no?
i have a fairmont ghia and i want to keep my grill as i like the mods ive done to it..
if there doin the fairmont bonnet then im in..
man, too many bonnets and models...all brain numbing |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^^ its pretty simpl really. they are doing one bonnet, the EF low series and XR one. this bonnet will have an attachment moulded into it so as it will fit a fairmont/lane with the standard grill in it if the person wants a high spec one. |
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low ghia
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| nicco wrote: | | ^^^ its pretty simpl really. they are doing one bonnet, the EF low series and XR one. this bonnet will have an attachment moulded into it so as it will fit a fairmont/lane with the standard grill in it if the person wants a high spec one. |
cool... thanx... |
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castlegreyskull
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:32 am Post subject: |
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That is dead right nicco, hope that sorted out your question low ghia.
this is from adam........ Plan to have the top of the bonnet moulded by the end of this coming week so I can flip it over and start moulding the bottom next weekend.
It is a time consuming process…you can only really put 1 layer of glass on to the mould each day and you need to end up with a thickness of around 10mm so it is nice and thick and holds its shape.
To the guy who has queried that the front left corner looks high and doesn’t sit right – simply a case of the bonnet not being closed in that shot.
Cheers adam.
If anyone has anymore questions feel free to ask, adam is more than happy to answer any questions you have.
cheers
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This is still going people....
I really cant believe people arent jumping on this more than what they are. anyways....
Just a bit of a bump up.
cheers
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Gotta see pics of the Fairmont effort 1st, haha |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| cboz wrote: | | Gotta see pics of the Fairmont effort 1st, haha |
Pretty much it I guess, because the high series bonnet looks so different to the EF stocky, I would like a bonnet with a fair bit more clearance than a standard high series, so I will wait and see, I bet it will still look the goods but it might not suit my needs. |
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SgtBourne
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what i found on my XR is that underneath, it had more clearance from the engine.
i had a 3" intake pipe that because of the pegs on the intake manifold, it was JUST hitting my standard bonnet.
there was enough room with this new bonnet that it wasn't an issue |
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hi all, havent been posting much latley, i started a new job about 6 weeks ago and it has been taking up all of my time 
but anyway i got this from adam tonight so i thaught i would pass it on
and there is still room for more people too jump aboard if anyone else is interested.
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hi guys sorry for the lack of response have been flat out
in answer to your questions -
the way i am doing the fairmont bonnet now it will look exactly the same as the fairmont bonnet but with a ba bulge on it, this means you will also be able to fit your existing grille to it as you would to a factory bonnet
i hope to have the fairmont bonnet actually available to sell within the next 2 months - longer than i planned but because this is a full fairmont top it will be a much better result
in response to the fairmont guys concerned about clearance with me using the inner skin mould from the standard/xr bonnet, even doing it this way i have measured that at the middle point (directly between the two strut points) you still gain an extra 30mm over the standard fairmont bonnet. The added bonus with a full glass bonnet is that if there is a particular spot that you need even more clearance you could cut that small section out (before painting) and smooth it out giving you that bit more room.
buying factory bonnets and materials and making moulds is an expensive exercise guys so the more deposits the better!
re the sale of the gli/xr boss bonnet, as mentioned before the trial fit went very well and i have the bracket guy on the job of sorting out the latch to do the job - in the meantime i am just cleaning up the mould in preparation to make the production bonnets to get out to those guys who put their deposits in. Will get on to those guys shortly!
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Well looks like i will be getting one after all. Yay to Fairmont bonnets
Brett |
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