Guest the_dj Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I have a 2 piece g-nose, not the coveted 5 piece, but it does look good. If I was to pull a mold from mine, and create some fiberglass copies, how many people would be actually interested in buying one? If it's only 1-2 people interested, then I'll probably hold off, but if 5 people are wanting one, I'd MAKE SURE it was done (and done perfectly). This is a basic interest poll, as this would be quite an investment for me. If done, the price would be similar to the prices offered by prior sellers of g-nose kits. I'm sure I could work it a bit cheaper if more people wanted one than if only a couple did. -Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 what kinda price range would it be at? I don't have my Z yet...But when I do, G-Nose is planned. I was trying to figure out where I could come across a kit, maybe from Japan? But I havent been too successful. How are you going to deal with the discontinued hinges problem? Do you have any pics of the kit that you have? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 what kinda price range would it be at? I don't have my Z yet...But when I do' date=' G-Nose is planned. I was trying to figure out where I could come across a kit, maybe from Japan? But I havent been too successful. How are you going to deal with the discontinued hinges problem? Do you have any pics of the kit that you have? Thanks[/quote'] I can't make a final price on it at all, but I figure somewhere around $750 like the other kits sell for. The hood hinges are really simple, I plan to make and sell them as an extra with the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 it would be great to see some pics of the kit, as well as the kit on the car. What will the kit replace? Can you also make the headlight covers like in the original G-Nose? Because i think those are hard to come by as well. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Here is a picture I haven't started making it yet. I would LOVE to make the covers and the modified hood hinges, but I don't know if I can yet. I'm going to take this one step at a time for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zen Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 what year Z's would it fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 what year Z's would it fit? It'd be an exact copy of mine, which fits a '78 280Z. I assume it would fit anything from '70-'78 but I'm not sure. I don't have anything other than mine that I can test it on; I'd need to test fit it on some other Z's before I knew the answer to this. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 If your going to do this, make sure that your original unit fits correctly.I believe that the 2 pc nose needs to be extended aprox 1/2" between the tip of the nose and the edge that meets the hood.It would suck to perpetuate a bad fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I'd be interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Howdy DJ, What do you do to make the hinges work. I am making a nose for my z that will requre the hood to work in the same manner as the G nose. Cheers Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnosez Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I have the MSA G-Nose attached to my 72 with hinges I had fabricated from an original Nissan hinge provided by Mike Kelly. The good news is that they work just like they need too (ie., the hood doesn't move forward and hit the nose). The not so good news is that the tension rods won't hold the hood up by itself and the hood support rod will need to be reconfigured. That said, I will post on prices for the hinges as soon as we make some small cosmetic changes. As to the MSA g-nose itself, it took a very good bodyshop over 10 hours to get it to fit right. The cost of the nose itself!! It seems the section in front of the hood is nearly 2 inches too short and they cut the inverted portion (mirrors the hood) out and added a section behind it to bring it up to the right location. The headlight buckets had no provisions for attachment to the car as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I'll tell Glen McCoy that those OE Nissan hinges finally were of use to someone! He lent them to me for Mike to copy, then Mike sent them to you. I'd be great if someone could make a nice 2 pc version from a correct 2pc install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Island Son Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Any pic's of the nose guys? I may be interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 bump... John, you out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAW Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I'd be interested if, and only if, the headlight covers and trim rings were available also. DAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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