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CodySimonson
PostPosted: April 16, 2014, 1:50 pm 
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Has anyone here extended the mounting points for their nosecone forward more to achieve the more Caterham long hood look?

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PostPosted: April 16, 2014, 2:57 pm 
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The Caterham look comes from the scuttle and windshield being mounted further back, with a shorter cockpit side opening, rather than from the nosecone being mounted further forward. I am aware of at least one person doing this in a (successful) effort to combat buffeting. http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11473

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i dit this on mine, about 4'' to give room to the intercooler.

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bobbeysr27 wrote:
i dit this on mine, about 4'' to give room to the intercooler.

got a link to your build thread for pictures?

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Driven5 wrote:
The Caterham look comes from the scuttle and windshield being mounted further back, with a shorter cockpit side opening, rather than from the nosecone being mounted further forward. I am aware of at least one person doing this in a (successful) effort to combat buffeting. http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=11473

Thanks for the link. I've been debating this as well however with the way the chassis is made to do this properly for a longer hood rather than the scuttle being lengthened I would need a new frame. Moving the nosecone should achieve the same resulting look of a long hood, even if the scuttle is more forward.

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CodySimonson wrote:
bobbeysr27 wrote:
i dit this on mine, about 4'' to give room to the intercooler.

got a link to your build thread for pictures?



we are facebook friends, all my (few) pics are there.

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