KOBRA PROJECT - BMW Z3 based body conversion kit

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Originally Posted by NuBodi-beerassistant

Have you tried the icecream holders out yet? We've been photographing our Kobra again (as it is so pretty).

I does look lovely, doesn't it

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Originally Posted by Hutson

Hi Chris,
The president of our club (works for the Belgian MOT) has visited your stand at the show last week. He told me that it would be a problem for the Belgian MOT if the bonnet was made of polyester. Could you take a picture from the inside of the bonnet especially the steel frame.
Still very interested in the Kobra!
Best regards,
Walter

Hi Walter, I am bonding the steel hinge and latch plates into 2 bonnets this coming week so will post some pictures up. I am sure we can overcome your MOT problem with some modifications.

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Called in for some cat food at "Pets R Us" the other day in my daily driver and found this unconverted version in the car park, couldn't resist a photo session. Theirs was a bit cleaner than mine.

[y cymro]

Nice to see before and after together.
Kobra is a good looking car.

[volkshome]

hi, I have only just joined the forum but loved kit cars for years and have only just got back into visiting the shows, I have followed the build on here and loved every minute of it.Just got to convince the wife to allow me to ..get one one!
As I said at the show (stonleigh) this is the best thing you can do to a z3 ......

ok now I confess after following this build it wonder how hard it would be to make a........on maybe a z3 or z4?

[WorldClassAccident]

Glass and roof on that look like stock BMW Z4.

The rest is unbolt and bolt on the new panels once Chris has created them.

What is it called?

[blueface]

Possibly a silly question but what's the lighting arrangement at the rear? No reversing light? Where's the fog light go? Only dawned on me when I started looking at lighting kits.

[landmannnn]

Originally Posted by volkshome

hi, I have only just joined the forum but loved kit cars for years and have only just got back into visiting the shows, I have followed the build on here and loved every minute of it.Just got to convince the wife to allow me to ..get one one!
As I said at the show (stonleigh) this is the best thing you can do to a z3 ......

ok now I confess after following this build it wonder how hard it would be to make a........on maybe a z3 or z4?

Those Wiesmann's are really nice, interesting how close the styling is to the 250 GTO. The company is in insolvency at the moment, so if anyone wants to buy them....

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by blueface

... what's the lighting arrangement at the rear? ...

The white Kobra had one fog light & one reversing light in the two recessed "holes" inside of the indicator & stop/tail lights.



Although looking back at the photos of the blue Kobra it didn't appear to have either, just twin reflectors.

Hope that helps, Paul.

[blueface]

Originally Posted by Paul L

The white Kobra had one fog light & one reversing light in the two recessed "holes" inside of the indicator & stop/tail lights.



Although looking back at the photos of the blue Kobra it didn't appear to have either, just twin reflectors.

Hope that helps, Paul.

That's a great help, thanks Paul. Surely to pass an MOT I need a fog light though so that's going to take a bit of thought. Don't want to cut extra holes in my car when I'm doing it

[WorldClassAccident]

You don't need reversing lights for the mot. Fit the fog instead

[Danny_HUFC]

I used a square fog light (that you normally use on jap imports) mounted under my car on a hinge. I hinged it down for the MOT and now its hinged up so you can see it for the next 12 months!

[blueface]

Ah sounds like a great solution. Just the sort of info I wanted. Many thanks Danny.

[WorldClassAccident]

Hinges are great.

Numberplate fully visible


Number plate after 'spirited' driving

[blueface]

That's a good idea also! Hadn't got as far as thinking about the front plate so must keep that in mind.

[WorldClassAccident]

I am now going for a sticker over the nose as the dangly plate stick hit the ground a lot

[blueface]

Originally Posted by NuBodi-beerassistant

Have you tried the icecream holders out yet? We've been photographing our Kobra again (as it is so pretty).

Where did you get the side vents out of interest?

[gecko]

Catch

http://www.europaspares.com/cobra-pa...teel-pair.html

and

http://www.europaspares.com/cobra-en...aluminium.html

[blueface]

Phew.... They ain't cheap!! Thanks for the links. Top work!

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How about these as an alternative?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3606099495...84.m1423.l2649