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| capgun |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, 11:50:28am |
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For sale signs blow down my street - I find them in the gutter! 
What about painting it body colour Sneaza - the Mercury silver? 
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| crisp |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, 5:56:42pm |
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Yes, they used to use them here, but they blow down too and break too easy so they're mostly back using plywood.
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 10:59:36am
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| Okay, Braces removed, 2nd layer applied, out in the Sun to dry........ |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:05:00am
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| Remove side braces and Storage Pod..... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:08:36am
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| Seperate Pod from all the Tape, Front view.... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:09:43am
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| Rear view, remove the Foil........ |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:11:15am
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| Just need to sand down and cut down to required size...... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:13:17am
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| Test the fit with the Sub Enclosure roughly in-place, won't sit flat until Pods are Trimmed |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:17:33am
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| Sand down the Curved Front....this was because the Plastic Corflut...as Matt pointed out, wasn't smooth when curved....ah well, all trial and error, so, this will be smooth when finished and Have to apply more 'Glass to it as we progress anyway. Trace around the Top Shelf we made earlier...... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:18:41am
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| Close-up of the grooves...fill with Body Filler as we progress. |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:20:15am
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| While I was waiting, went and bought Handles and Locks for Storage Pods.... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:21:33am
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| The idea being that, the Locks will be mounted inside the Handles.... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:25:42am
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| So,..........out with the Dremel........and sorted. Now need to get them 'Keyed Alike'....If I was installing this in my Cap, would get them done to match Ignition/Door Lock Key. |
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 11:30:49am |
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Thanx CG, not sure how it would look as nothing else in the Interior is that colour, but then it's not going in my car.....so...???
Thanx Matt, if I'd realised it was going to create Lines, I would've gone with original idea of 3mm MDF or the Poly sheeting I found later at Bunnings..... |
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| capgun |
| Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 2:43:17pm |
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| Flock it grey (sold on ebay very cheap!) |
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| crisp |
| Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2008, 8:12:11pm |
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Ah, flocking, good idea, CG - they might want that idea on the other thread - Adaptronic ECU? AZ pod? LCD adaptation? or whatever mod to the dash.
Flocking will stop the unwanted reflections on a modified dash.
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 7:27:00am |
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Like you did on 'Smashie'...???, good alternative.........Link to it...???That would be very useful for the interior of the Storage Pods as well.
Spraying a Matt or Satin would eliminate the reflections, but I guess that is Stating the Bleeding Obvious...??? |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 12:58:42pm |
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| This is an amazing read, I've spent all morning on here reading it! lol Great work! |
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| capgun |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 1:56:49pm |
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Quoted from Badger, posted Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 7:27:00am at here |
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Like you did on 'Smashie'...???, good alternative.........Link to it...???That would be very useful for the interior of the Storage Pods as well.
Spraying a Matt or Satin would eliminate the reflections, but I guess that is Stating the Bleeding Obvious...???
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It's the same as I'm using on Smashie yep!
Not the same people I bought it from but I had to get grey/gray flocking from the states like this stuff (black might look nice and neutral on the inside of the enclosure?)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Silver-.....p1638Q2em118Q2el1247
As a rough guide I bought 10 ounces of the gray flocking and only used a third of it to do the parcel shelf, dash, and all other interior plastics |
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 3:17:17pm |
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Cheers hemanismyhero, glad you are enjoying it....so much more to come.
CG, Brilliant, found someone in Qld that sells in small jars, but the USA stuff seems to be the go....much appreciated. Have ordered the Black for the interior of the Pods......not sure about covering the rest as yet, will have to see. |
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| capgun |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 4:05:21pm |
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| No worries, I'm sure it will look good - maybe even upholster the outsides with grey vinl to match interior? (clark rubber). |
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 5:03:43pm |
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| That's not an option....too many curves/shapes and not enough clearance for material thicknesses...... |
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| capgun |
| Posted on: Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 2:28:04am |
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| Painted sounds like the go then |
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 2:48:07am |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:39:32am
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| Roughly Trimmed and sitting in place.... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:40:31am
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| ........With Sub Enclosure removed |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:41:57am
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| Turn over the Curved section made before and trace around Storage Pods....... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:42:56am
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| ........then cut them out. |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:43:48am
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| You should end up with this......... on both sides.... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:45:14am
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| Now, sand/clean off any and all rough bits. |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:47:26am
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Trim the Pod now as close as possible to the finished article......Then sand the inside as smooth as you possibly can, because you will have a bit of trouble doing it with what is to come and thanks to Capgun, the smoother these insides are, the better the 'Flocking' will stick.....but they bon't have to be perfect as I'm sure the stuff will cover any Minor imperfections.
Previous picture also shows where the Curved Top needs to be Trimmed to....before the next step. |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:51:32am
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 , Notice the GAP.....Got carried away with the Trimming......but the good news, It's Fibreglass and I can just ADD to it..... .
As you can see from this pic, the 'Flat Spot' from the Corflute. Though it's a pain in the a*se, it will be rectified as we progress. If I'd had used Polycarb or MDF, as stated before, wouldn't have to worry about this.....
The ripples are from the foil and don't interfere with anything.......
Normally I would skim a layer of 'BodyFiller' over this, sand smooth then paint, but, I am more than likely going to add some of the 'Flocking' stuff to the Outside as well so this will speed up the progress and if it works, will look 'Factory Finish'........Like the bits CG did for 'Smashie' |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 8:53:02am
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View from the front.........shape of things to come......  .....and yes, the Foam will be shaped and Fibreglassed over to hold 6" speakers....all in due time |
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| Olyfan |
| Posted on: Monday, July 28th, 2008, 10:40:42am |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:20:59pm
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| Many thanx Olyfan......continuing, Grab some of this or similar....... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:23:29pm
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| and apply it to the edges of the Pod, then, without getting yourself stuck to the Pod, apply the Pod onto the Front Curve...... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:24:50pm
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| I found it easier to keep the pressure this way......just until the Supa Glue sticks..... |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:26:22pm
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| With both stuck in place you can then see just how much needs to be sanded back to ensure the Top is flush with the Sides. |
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| Badger |
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:28:02pm
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| With the sanding done, clean up as always and find yourself a sheet of A4 Paper........ |
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 29th, 2008, 12:29:15pm
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| ..........So that you can mark out the location of the Doors....... |
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