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| Author: | tonyevans [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | LJ50 Bonnet and headlight bucket Mold |
Well I have 3 LJ50's to restore and only one Bonnet and it is not real good so I patched it up and have made a mold from it - Just a few bits to patch up (Gel-cote was a bit old  ) but I will now be able to make as many as I need that do not have the big rounded corners of most of the fiberglass ones you see. 
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| Author: | jdk81 [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
Great work! How much did it cost to make the mold? And im keen to see how much its costs to make a bonnet. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
The mold looks awesome, have you done anything like this before tony?  
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| Author: | tonyevans [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
@JDK81 - Mold cost about $130 in material and a bonnet will cost about $100 plus a days labor @ Atari - Many years ago I did a bit but just do a bit now and then when I have a need. And there is always YouTube to catch up on the latest ideas 
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
youtube knows everything, i can see there being a bit of demand for these as people are always chasing bonnets, the other one to look into would be grills.
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| Author: | sideways [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
So how much are you selling bonnets for? 
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| Author: | tanshi [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
sign me up for a couple tony |
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| Author: | tonyevans [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
atari4x4 wrote: youtube knows everything, i can see there being a bit of demand for these as people are always chasing bonnets, the other one to look into would be grills. na! I have a few grill so "I'm all right Gus - I mean Jack"  But I have thought about them so who Knows? - I am about to go out and see if I can find a good headlight bucket to make a mold from right now.Sideways - I haven't thought about it? Tanshi - You will need ones with scoops and built in Roll Bars won't you? 
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| Author: | tanshi [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
haha nah just standard ones will be fine 
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| Author: | shiv [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
 scoops
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| Author: | tonyevans [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
shiv wrote: Armsup scoops What's wrong with the 6,000 that are available now?
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| Author: | greyghost [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
tony, FYI for headlight buckets, i used some from a morris/leyland mini, fits straight in, are worthless and they are available new. only issue is that they are metal not plastic, so if originality is a concern then another alternative needs to be found |
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| Author: | tanshi [ Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
My 50 has metal ones stock |
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| Author: | tonyevans [ Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet Mold |
According to people I have talked to in the spare parts game any LJ50's with metal ones have had replacements made but that is what I have been told I don't KNOW that to be true all I know is out of 5 body's I have here all are plastic and all are stuffed.  As far as mini ones are concerned - Not available in my local wreckers as there are none - wreckers that is  Looking at the New mini ones they run between $100 and $200 a pair depending where they come from - Once I have made the mould (Underway now) I can make my own for about $10 each and have them here when I need them - And it's fun  They will be strong and rust proof - something neither of the types available are
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| Author: | tonyevans [ Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet and headlight bucket Mold |
Got enough pieces of plastic bucket together to make a plug for a mould of the LJ50 headlight bucket. Can anyone tell me if the same bucket was used in the other LJ's?  
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| Author: | greyghost [ Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LJ50 Bonnet and headlight bucket Mold |
i think the LJ80's used a metal copy of the 50's one, but there is surely a crossover into both |
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