My full Carbon order for my V8 Vantage is here!
#31
10-25-2015, 06:14 AM
Marcos - this is a very interesting project! Good luck with it and have fun! I like what you are doing!
Vince - nice suspension! I believe I will be moving forward with an R1 or R3 very soon.
Cheers!
Vince - nice suspension! I believe I will be moving forward with an R1 or R3 very soon.
Cheers!
#33
10-26-2015, 07:08 AM
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Lets see Vince opinion about it! Like you im gonna install it soon! Do you think we can ask prices together? Maybe we can do it together and get a discount 
#34
10-26-2015, 07:16 AM
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Today they starting to dismount the hood and see how fit the carbono one, will inform you in every step they do
Parts delay a little due holidays in Chine and production times, takes about a month and a half to finish the parts. Anyway they aware me about that fact and send me apologies for the inconvenience.
After that they send me the parts via TNT with a price of 450 Euros, two heavy large boxes, for me a very reasonable price
It took about 10 days to arrive here, maybe one o two less, I don´t remember very well
Hope it helps you
#35
10-26-2015, 06:40 PM
I have sent Nitron UK some questions to be sure everything meets my needs and will hopefully hear back soon. I like the idea of a bundled buy but I want to be true to Stuart @ VelocityAP since he has been very helpful. I will stay in touch
#36
10-26-2015, 08:04 PM
please keep us in the loop. i'm definitely interested, might be a few more as well.
#37
10-30-2015, 10:18 AM
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Hood installed
Hi guys! Today they installed the hood, fit almost perfect you can see the screws fits in the right position and all look fine. There is only a elevation in the sides ant the rear end of 1 mm or maybe 1 and a half, but when painted I think will be less visible but for me isn´t a problem. Also there is a little water spot, I don´t know how do you say that in english, that I make it more visible taking the photo with the reflect of a light in the roof, but asi I going to paint it I don´t care. 
The vents are over the radiator cover in the front so I thing Im gonna cut the cover a little but will be just 5 cm I guess because there is a beam above it.
Also you can see the hood pins I buy from aerocatch to secure the hood, you may know that the carbono hood clamps could lost rigidity and can get a slap in the windshield so better aware of that
Anyway I look the racing look it brings to the car. Im gonna paint them in the car color because in black may be too many things over the hood and also because them came in false carbono and I though that were real one 
Anyway in carbono may be also too recharged
Anybody knows if the rain pass throw the vents could affect to the engine as cooling it too quick and affect the cilinder heads for examlple?
Im gonna modify the original hood and transform in into a racing bonnet like the last photo
The origonal one is full aluminion, isn´t it? Or have some kind of aleation?
Today they installed the hood, fit almost perfect you can see the screws fits in the right position and all look fine. There is only a elevation in the sides ant the rear end of 1 mm or maybe 1 and a half, but when painted I think will be less visible but for me isn´t a problem. Also there is a little water spot, I don´t know how do you say that in english, that I make it more visible taking the photo with the reflect of a light in the roof, but asi I going to paint it I don´t care. The vents are over the radiator cover in the front so I thing Im gonna cut the cover a little but will be just 5 cm I guess because there is a beam above it.
Also you can see the hood pins I buy from aerocatch to secure the hood, you may know that the carbono hood clamps could lost rigidity and can get a slap in the windshield so better aware of that
Anyway I look the racing look it brings to the car. Im gonna paint them in the car color because in black may be too many things over the hood and also because them came in false carbono and I though that were real one Anyway in carbono may be also too recharged Anybody knows if the rain pass throw the vents could affect to the engine as cooling it too quick and affect the cilinder heads for examlple?
Im gonna modify the original hood and transform in into a racing bonnet like the last photo
The origonal one is full aluminion, isn´t it? Or have some kind of aleation?
#38
10-30-2015, 12:29 PM
Wow! Amazing and beautiful! Please try on the diffuser and splitter. If they work well I will buy. That you for serving as the tester. . I owe you a beer!
. I owe you a beer!
#41
10-30-2015, 08:03 PM
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#42
10-30-2015, 08:06 PM
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but should be about half the weight of the OEM, when opening the hood without the springs is real easy to lift it
#44
10-31-2015, 03:22 AM
It looks like the hood fits extremely well for being an aftermarket piece, generally they aren't too good in the figment, a mm lift is not bad at all. How is the fitment side to side, that being the consistency of the gap along the fender from windshield to grill?
I had a custom CF vented hood made for my CLK project and I was extremely happy, just remember to fit the hood, drive it a week or so to let it gas. You'll see the glass finish diminish and see some weave ripple form in the clear, then sand it down, paint and clear. I refinished every carbon piece I ordered, absolutely perfect years later still.
I had a custom CF vented hood made for my CLK project and I was extremely happy, just remember to fit the hood, drive it a week or so to let it gas. You'll see the glass finish diminish and see some weave ripple form in the clear, then sand it down, paint and clear. I refinished every carbon piece I ordered, absolutely perfect years later still.
Last edited by Kevwood; 10-31-2015 at 03:24 AM. Reason: iPhone spelling gremlins, as usual
#45
10-31-2015, 05:17 AM
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It looks like the hood fits extremely well for being an aftermarket piece, generally they aren't too good in the figment, a mm lift is not bad at all. How is the fitment side to side, that being the consistency of the gap along the fender from windshield to grill?
I had a custom CF vented hood made for my CLK project and I was extremely happy, just remember to fit the hood, drive it a week or so to let it gas. You'll see the glass finish diminish and see some weave ripple form in the clear, then sand it down, paint and clear. I refinished every carbon piece I ordered, absolutely perfect years later still.
I had a custom CF vented hood made for my CLK project and I was extremely happy, just remember to fit the hood, drive it a week or so to let it gas. You'll see the glass finish diminish and see some weave ripple form in the clear, then sand it down, paint and clear. I refinished every carbon piece I ordered, absolutely perfect years later still.
Ok I understant, maybe with the heat of the engine the hood exudates epoxy vapors and appear waves
My intention was to paint it in the car colour and left the vents in carbono (like in the photo) but I will trusth you and drive it for a week or maintain the engine on for a few hours every day at workshop before paint it to avoid do it twice Thank you very much for the advice