Im thinkin of gettin a Carbon Fibre bonnet 4 my 510! what do people think?? Is it too ricer boi style???

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1972 Datsun 1600 4 door, SR20DET
1970 Datsun 510 2door import (USA) L20b (4 now)
1969 Camaro 454
1955 Chev 2Door 383
1932 Ford Roadster 350
1977 Triumph Bonneville

And a Garage thats NOT big enough!!!

You're getting it purely for looks?
Probably won't look good IMHO.
If you just want to reduce weight then it doesn't matter what it looks like, just paint it!

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I want to put one on my car. If I do, I'll probably order it in about 2 months.
As for rice, I obviously don't think so, however I'll be painting mine so the carbon is only visible when it's open.
Mine will be coming from the States so the more I order the cheaper they'll be. If you, or anyone is interested in getting one I'll get some pricing together.

And while on the subject of carbon, I'm looking at carbon bars too. At the moment these are looking like they'll be really cheap. Let me know if you're interested in these too. Oh and fiberglass too.

Deff interested on the bonnet mate 4 sure! Have you sourced a place 4 them yet?? I found https://www.parecomposites.com/browse_parts.php?gid=3 that makes some cool datto stuff, not sure on the bonnets yet but!!
Amd yeah I dont mind the carbon look of them, just done wanna be compared to these wanker rice boi's!!! lol

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1972 Datsun 1600 4 door, SR20DET
1970 Datsun 510 2door import (USA) L20b (4 now)
1969 Camaro 454
1955 Chev 2Door 383
1932 Ford Roadster 350
1977 Triumph Bonneville

And a Garage thats NOT big enough!!!

Bumpers sound interesting, mostly because my 200B bumpers are bent, and cos i've heard of people putting the smaller 510 bumpers on 810s for a more minimalist look.
No idea how easily they fit but yeah.
Bonnets i would love for my 810 cos mine is rusty as but i've yet to find a supplier...

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Count me in on the interested list Along as they have all the required bracing to bolt straight on

The ones that I saw ages ago on Ebay had all factory style bracing underneath and even used factory hinges! Just trying ti find them again!!

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1972 Datsun 1600 4 door, SR20DET
1970 Datsun 510 2door import (USA) L20b (4 now)
1969 Camaro 454
1955 Chev 2Door 383
1932 Ford Roadster 350
1977 Triumph Bonneville

And a Garage thats NOT big enough!!!

heres a pic with one on it

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YOU JUST GOT TO LOVE JDM AND BMX
current rig's:
1970 datsun 1600 p510: 73 SPEC WITH SR SHED
prev rides:
1970 datsun 1600 wp510 project SOLD
1969 datsun 1600: SIMS metal
1984 KE70 corolla:defected/crushed
1985 KE70 corolla:SOLD
1982 KE70 4AGE drift pig SOLD
1978 120Y wagon SOLD

I DEFF NEED 1 !!!! ASAP

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1972 Datsun 1600 4 door, SR20DET
1970 Datsun 510 2door import (USA) L20b (4 now)
1969 Camaro 454
1955 Chev 2Door 383
1932 Ford Roadster 350
1977 Triumph Bonneville

And a Garage thats NOT big enough!!!

Have made an enquiry regarding the bonnets to confirm they have the supports on the underside, as well as the holes for mounting the hinges and latch at the front.
Have also asked for pricing on a few pairs of bars (front and rear), as well as a few bonnets.
Will hopefully have an answer in the next few days.

If you want your car to be legal, you can't use carbon fibre or fibreglass.
It presents too much of a risk for pedestrians from an ADR perspective.

If you are going to use them, then perhaps get the car signed off first, and then tweak later? Regardless if you get pulled over by someone who knows what they are doing you'll have to "replace it".

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1972 Datsun 1600, S14 SR20DET Engineered (204rwkW @ 17psi.)
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Does that still count for cars from the 1960s though?
Pedestrian impact rules no doubt didn't exist back then did they?

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Does that apply to the boot aswell??

Thinking of going high gloss white with carbon boot / bonnet and interior bits wont be done for years though, might have to just use the carbon on the track and find a good metal one. mine has those stupid bonnet pins on it (probably illegal too)

The bonnets have supports moulded into the underside as per the originals, and have the same mounting points for the hinges and latch as the originals too.
The main difference is that they must be installed with gas struts instead of the old spring set up. The bonnet does come with these gas struts though.
I'll be able to confirm pricing for the bonnets, front guards and bumpers in the next few days.

How did you go macdatty with the prices??

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1972 Datsun 1600 4 door, SR20DET
1970 Datsun 510 2door import (USA) L20b (4 now)
1969 Camaro 454
1955 Chev 2Door 383
1932 Ford Roadster 350
1977 Triumph Bonneville

And a Garage thats NOT big enough!!!