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| lord |
| Posted on: Friday, May 25th, 2012, 10:09:51pm |
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| nikki |
| Posted on: Saturday, May 26th, 2012, 12:41:41pm |
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Coming along well 
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Is that a rubber gasket between you arches? I think I'm going to want some of those too. Where do you get them from?
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Saturday, May 26th, 2012, 3:33:23pm |
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| Nope, no gasket, i'm glassing the arches from the underside and running a very thin bead of PU sealant along the outside to blend it into the bodywork. i want it to look aftermarket but not if you catch my drift. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, June 1st, 2012, 12:26:43pm |
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Well its been a slow starting day today, becuase i've encountered a slight problem, not to worry it shall be overcome, hopefully by making this and then adapting its young to suit.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, June 1st, 2012, 2:30:30pm |
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and the end result
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, June 1st, 2012, 2:49:21pm |
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You're getting the hang of the fibre glassing now aren't you  Wonder what other things you could start making 
Can't wait to see the finished car. It's going to be good!! |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Friday, June 1st, 2012, 3:00:01pm |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, June 1st, 2012, 4:45:26pm |
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Glassing is becoming easier specially when the right PVA is used, i ordered some the other day and got the release stuff and it makes life so much easier, for example i started to cast the mold at 10 this morning, by 12.30 i had it off, waxed and PVA's and by 2.30 i had a new peice out of the mold and ready to fit, it was still a bit wubbery but it was the only wy i could see of popping the tricky part from its mold.
And no wings, sorry i'm going through kilo's of resin as it is, i might just have enough for the three molds still to make and two parts to produce and i dont want to be buying any more.
I just hope every can be sorted out, two of the main original cappo details i am desperate to retain are potentially being compromised and i need to come up with an alternative that will make the changes acceptable. Otherwise its back to the drawing board. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012, 1:10:41pm |
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Its been a busy day so far and still got a few more hours left in it but here's this mornings work.
Blasted, primed and top coated in the same colour as the car.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, June 4th, 2012, 5:33:20pm |
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After 3 days of fettling and getting depressed cause things weren't looking like they were getting anywhere, the pieces all start to come together.
Got the front subframe in so i could test fit the wheel and see where things needed to be modified, spotted that even the chassis needed modifying 
So after some cutting welding and sealing.
 
Then the wings got fitted, marked, cut and the arches tacked into place ready for glassing tomorrow.
Then test fitted the new rad, it can still drop another 20mm so should just fit.
And at the end of the day, things finally look like they're coming together
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, 7:58:53pm |
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Well i've stripped the rest of the body parts from red today, she's starting to look a bit sad for herself, even more so now as the boot spoiler had been removed shortly after this pic
But i started very erly today and managed to get a few jobs done on blacky today also.
The arches had set firm after PU'ing them yesterday.
You can see the full extent of the cutting to the front fender here
And everything was fibreglassed nice nd solid and allowed to set, then i got a good primer coat so i could see if any further bodywork would be needed, i'm fairly happy with the result.
There's a small amount of filling to do, i also managed to sand down the front bumper an get a coat on that also, no pics as of yet but some to follow soon, i just hope the tatty smashed about bumper comes up ok. |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, 8:15:26pm |
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I have to say the cappo looks good so far,
You are skilled mate. I have to say.
Just looking at the panel alignment there |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, 8:20:11pm |
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Just loose fit at the mo. biggest prob will be setting doors, the brackets need
serious work to get everything to look good |
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| japtaxi |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 5th, 2012, 10:15:13pm |
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love the aftermarket grease/beer bottle headlight pics!  |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 5:13:17am |
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| I get more light from the otherside with the pop up baccy pouch |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 4:53:09pm |
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Nothing done today but got a good morale booster shot.
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 6:41:38pm |
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| nikki |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 6:50:41pm |
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| Very nice |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 10:56:32pm |
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Fair play Kei....
this is looking good. This project is shifting. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 7th, 2012, 4:13:30pm |
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I got a few hours in today and concentrated on some of the more fiddly bits that i really had no idea of doing, but as soon as i started i found the ideas coming thick and fast.
Fortunately i had a small sheet of pre made flat fibreglass so i just cut the infills, PU'd in place to hold (with the odd dab of superglue) and then gel coat filled over the top with the intention of cutting and fibreglassing the innards tomorrow. Not sure if i'll do the same for the back of the arch of if i'll just blend it into the lower quarter panel, i guess i'll see tomorrow. |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 7th, 2012, 4:25:31pm |
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| Will look great with them all blended in like that |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 7th, 2012, 6:35:32pm |
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Cheeres
Its amazing how much time you can spend working on it, after posting i went outside to tidy up and do a few lil things, ended up spending 2 hr's hand sanding, getting ready for the final layer of primer. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, June 8th, 2012, 6:30:50am |
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OK trying out a semi intresting idea for today, it all depends on the wireless working at the house but for those who maybe intrested i'm putting up a webcam in the workshop.
http://ustre.am/LmUO
Not sure how intresting it will be or how interactive but it may give an insight into what goes on while i'm mucking about on the car. |
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| Badger |
| Posted on: Friday, June 8th, 2012, 7:33:02am |
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Cheeres
Its amazing how much time you can spend working on it, after posting i went outside to tidy up and do a few lil things, ended up spending 2 hr's hand sanding, getting ready for the final layer of primer.
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LOL........... Welcome to my world. Apart from my Dremel for cutting and shaping in tight corners, I've Hand sanded everything. Very time consuming, but more control..........My preference 
Nice to know somebody else experiencing the same. Wait till you've been doing it a few years. Just when you think you;ve finished, you think of something else... Make sure when you start Glassing 'em up, they dont expand....coz you have them off the car, there is nothing to stop the Flexing/expanding then when you go to refit, you wonder why they don't.Good job by the way. Love the Hinges... |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Friday, June 8th, 2012, 8:45:25am |
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| Webcam ! Ahaha nice |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, June 11th, 2012, 8:24:27pm |
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Puzzle solving today
Got the new rad brackets tacked up, looks like it'll fit.
And this pig, you've no idea how much thinking its taken to get the lower panel to fit. But its fitted and i haven't lost one of the cappo's most important features
Primed up and a tiny bit of filler and i think gthis should look good.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 9:32:25am |
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Another pic of the wings off the car now they've gone off.
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012, 5:28:52pm |
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Sanding and prep day today, getting things ready for top coating tomorrow.
Front bumper final base coated
and the same for the rear bumper
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 13th, 2012, 11:08:07am |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 12:47:01pm |
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Its getting there......
slowly. |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 2:04:01pm |
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| It's starting to look very good... well done Kei |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 2:32:37pm |
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Cheers
Just got this coated, pics always look better when its wet
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| Cappo |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 5:43:26pm |
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good job!
This is quick work! |
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| lord |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 5:55:40pm |
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Ive been watching this and it's like work....break... update... back to work on it. it's non stop. Fair Play mate. When you have the space and the ttols and the work ethic you can do anything really...!
But well done mate it's looking very good so far. I like.... |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Thursday, June 14th, 2012, 7:18:51pm |
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Thanks for the kind words, this project is having to race along as i've really only got days left to get it completed, before i have to start working on my house before my girlfriend and her daughter move in, in a couple of weeks.
I'm rapidly running out of time and the engine block still hasn't turned up.
My next task is the rear arch cuts, which is a very hard decision.
I'm thinking along this line, it has to be straight given that i need to create fillets and curved fillets would be a nightmare to create. To top it off the arch should actually be 40mm lower down and is cut such but as far as i'm concerned the best location is the one above.
What do you guys think? |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, June 18th, 2012, 1:34:03pm |
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As i said time was tight and i have to sort the house out now so unfortunately....
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| lord |
| Posted on: Monday, June 18th, 2012, 1:58:53pm |
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As long as it's only on hold for two weeks.....
Don't want to see it on ebay as an unfinished project. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Monday, June 18th, 2012, 8:19:34pm |
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| Not much chance of that, tax and insurance runs out on red end of July which would be perfect time to swap over. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Sunday, July 22nd, 2012, 2:11:25pm |
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Back to it allbeit a bit slowly.
Spent sometime this weekend trying to sort out the final bit of the body kit, made harder by a slightly differently sized rear arch
The side thats been causing me greif
Looks like i'll have to spend a bit getting the shape right.
Then spraying the rear, lets hope the weather stays with us for a couple more weeks. |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Saturday, August 4th, 2012, 6:07:06pm |
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Got a few more hours in today, almost got the damn rear arches done
And fully fixed inside
Also managed to play with a new product to me "plastex" OMFG this stuff is good, after a fibreglass repair failed i thought i'd get this stuff and give it a go, basicly its a two part plastic kit comprising of a bottle of plastic dust and a bottle of resin.
I glassed a backing in place so i had a platform to work off then kept adding layers of this product, then half way added another piece of folded 450gsm matting and continued building it up, the result so far is a plastic repair thats very stron, bonded perfectly and capable of being sanded back. Really impressed with this stuff.
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