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 Post subject: New French cars
PostPosted: September 29, 2013, 11:20 pm 
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I don't know if you'd call them a kit and they don't look like 7's, but some of them are kinda cute.

And who knows, there might be an idea or 2 in there. Look at their windshields.

http://www.secmavehicule.com/

"High resistance, moulded polyethylene central cell mounted on anti-corrosion chassis" Is there a way for a guy in a garage to do the moulded polyethylene body parts?

Or at least is there anyway to get it done inexpensively? I once checked on making some hard tops for my Miata out of that and the place I went to wanted $50,000 for the mold. That was 8-9 years ago so maybe things have changed.

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carguy123 wrote:
"High resistance, moulded polyethylene central cell mounted on anti-corrosion chassis" Is there a way for a guy in a garage to do the moulded polyethylene body parts?

Or at least is there anyway to get it done inexpensively? .


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I doubt if it will pass US anti-intrusion standards from looking at the website pictures but I'll admit I don't know enough about composites to be considered informed.
Polyethylene cell with ABS fairings. .. and I crack ABS by sneezing at it.

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When you look more closely at them the only one that has enough power to be called a road car is the F16. The rest resemble all those Chinese ATVs, but with a better body.

A couple even come with a small diesel.

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I got some prices and they definitely aren't Low Cost. I'd post them but it says I can't upload a pdf file.

Can someone tell me how to load a pdf?

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carguy123 wrote:
I don't know if you'd call them a kit and they don't look like 7's, but some of them are kinda cute.

And who knows, there might be an idea or 2 in there. Look at their windshields.

http://www.secmavehicule.com/

"High resistance, moulded polyethylene central cell mounted on anti-corrosion chassis" Is there a way for a guy in a garage to do the moulded polyethylene body parts?

Or at least is there anyway to get it done inexpensively? I once checked on making some hard tops for my Miata out of that and the place I went to wanted $50,000 for the mold. That was 8-9 years ago so maybe things have changed.


I saw one of these on Reddit, a Hollywood couple driving it with overly massive wheels like a Donk. It looked like a fool's toy.


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