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[Brammer]

Looking absolutely awesome of a track toy mate

[crazyshad1]

Great project

Makes me want another fiesta

[knuckles]

1K for a roof and bonnet ! !

You plumbers make too much money drinking pg tips all day.

On a serious note wasnt there a fibre glass mk3 tailgate produced at one point ?
I remember fitting my standard tailgate... it weighs a ton !

Im sure a carbon one could be knocked up and get a couple of aero catches on it

[MattPym]

On a serious note wasnt there a fibre glass mk3 tailgate produced at one point ?
I remember fitting my standard tailgate... it weighs a ton !

IIRC they were terrible fits and more meant for competition use i.e. rally

[luca]

On a serious note wasnt there a fibre glass mk3 tailgate produced at one point ?
I remember fitting my standard tailgate... it weighs a ton !

IIRC they were terrible fits and more meant for competition use i.e. rally

Good evening lads,

Yes a mk3 Fiesta tailgate has been made in fibreglass but for the life of me i cannot find the receipt or details.

HUGE YES to it fitting terribly, mine however fits great now but the bodyshop charged me a fortune for the pleasure.
its very floppy though, so i would only recommend using if u can find one if its a track toy..

[knuckles]

Just thought it was worth a mention relating to weight loss

[MattPym]

On a serious note wasnt there a fibre glass mk3 tailgate produced at one point ?
I remember fitting my standard tailgate... it weighs a ton !

IIRC they were terrible fits and more meant for competition use i.e. rally

Good evening lads,

Yes a mk3 Fiesta tailgate has been made in fibreglass but for the life of me i cannot find the receipt or details.

HUGE YES to it fitting terribly, mine however fits great now but the bodyshop charged me a fortune for the pleasure.
its very floppy though, so i would only recommend using if u can find one if its a track toy..

all the more reason to get some high quality carbon boots knocked up!

[Turboboy67]

Carbon roof is fitted

lots of pictures of the afternoons work

One of the main reasons I had to remove the existing


Front screen removed, don't push on the screen theres no need, just push the rubber out on the top and sides then it will just lift out, if you try to push it the chances are it will crack


First hole


I used a jigsaw with a metal blade to do this


roof was then keyed

new roof placed on as a test fit


underside

tiger seal then squirted around


roof was then placed on and now is left to dry for 24hrs
Sorry Heeman


windscreen was then put back in, again very carefully


To say I'm chuffed is an understatement

[mrorange2]

Great work cant wait to see it!

[Sphinx]

Looks AWESOME!!

I thought you were keeping the centre structural piece of the roof in place though?

[AdmanGrippa]

Well impressed! Looks spot on that m8

Bet it was scary cutting the roof!

[Big Walker]

i'm gonna guess that he doesn't really need that centre structural piece to keep rigidity as roll cage will provide enough

[Excursion]

Looks AWESOME!!

I thought you were keeping the centre structural piece of the roof in place though?

It looks great so far!

As above though, you've just lot a fair bit of rigidity in the top half of the shell. Hopefully you'll be OK as Tiger Seal is pretty flexible stuff

[clarks.2007]

Cant wait to see it dry

[MattPym]

awesome....top notch work

[snakeyjake]

amazing does look good. cant wait to see it close up at combe.

[MarkRS2K]

looks minty fresh

[Max M4X WW]

Scary Sort of on-topic I need to change the seal on my rear screen some when. Easy yea? Not done it for a while and that was with the help of DaveB!

[muz]

I am so so jealous Shaun it hurts Mine hasn't arived yet as they have to honeycombe reinforce it first. It will be going on though ASAP Stunning

[Ollybee]

Front screen removed, don't push on the screen theres no need, just push the rubber out on the top and sides then it will just lift out, if you try to push it the chances are it will crack

.... and you get lots of little shards of glass in your pinky!

[jayrs]

is that it!





























, just kidding, looks well smart mate i thought you were going to be removing the whole roof though as in drilling all the spot welds out.. but the way you have done it is better as you have more place to stick in on with

[MattPym]

is that it!

FPMSL

You're a cruel man

[allinking]

Looking smart cant wait to see a reinforced one too

[Brammer]

I am very impressed Shaun, where will this project end or do you have the carbon bug

Looking forward to seeing this

[McGoo 69]

I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!

why do i have to have 2 projects on my hands

looks absolutly stunning!!

[filtra]

You heard it here first: Worlds first carbon fibre fiesta. Do it, engine block, wheels and all.

Roof looks well smart!

[jayrs]

i think he has the carbon bug mate, im saying no more at this point

[heeman10]

I can't believe someone keyed your roof Typical

I like that so much of the original roof has been kept, that will help retain some stiffness across what would've been a very weak void. I'll be disappointed if you don't give us the weights of the carbon panel vs the steel/glass panel! It does look really bloody pretty, I'll definitely give you that! And I forgive all the bricks, blocks, wood etc etc, it is all padded The tear dried in my eye when I scrolled down to see the fabric

[happypaul]

looks awesome, can't wait to have a gander at FITP

[Turboboy67]

Cheers for all the comments guys

Can't wait now to take all the blocks off tomorrow afternoon

I will get it out from under the car port and take some more piccies for you all

James, The weight of the new roof is 2.1 kg , tomorrow I will weigh all that I removed today and post up the total, I suspect it will be near 10kg, but stay tuned for that.
I'm so glad those 4 gutter hoses are gone



The main strength of the roof is still in place, so hopefullly I (we) shouldn't have any problems, but because Luke and I (and nearly Muz ) are the first to do this on a Mk3 only time will tell.

From now on I will not say what I'm "going" to do I will tell you all what I have done

[xrsi]

absolutly stunning is all i can say!

making me want one more and more!

[JamieFRST]

Nice work, did you take any photos of the original roof with bricks on just to upset James

[BALBOA RS]

Sweet! I'm just trying to think if there's anything I might need off you so I have an excuse to pop up & take a look

Only problem is I know if I see it I'll want one

When is your new bonnet due?

Cheers.

[Turboboy67]

Sweet! I'm just trying to think if there's anything I might need off you so I have an excuse to pop up & take a look

Only problem is I know if I see it I'll want one

When is your new bonnet due?

Cheers.

Come on up with a wallet full of cash

about 4 weeks for the bonnet, I want it on for FITP

[jayrs]

the little plastic bits the sunroof clips into at the front, if you can get them off can i have them