Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 Once the shape is how I like it I make the bucks out of 1/4 inch MDF Here you can see I made the fender cover the top of the light , makes it more sinister looking . These were tricky to make as the light has a lot of shape . the bucks were made to interlock , this gives it some real strength for sanding and working with the foam The difference between the ram board and the real wood , made for some challenges for left and right and angle etc This pile was not making the cut so to speak .... I used aluminum flashing to make the shield for the foam around the headlights this long silver part is ram board covered with aluminum tape and release wax to prevent it from sticking here the fender ends short for a reason , you will see that later All prepped and ready for foam here you can see how the flashing around the headlight prevented it from being buried Well I hope you like it so far there is lots more to come , that's all the time I have for tonight . And if there are too many pic's just let me know . Cheers 10 Quote
da.murf Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Amazing level of work there. Well done. Have you an insta or anything to follow? 1 Quote
Mikey_S Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 this is awesome. Do you have a date in mind for completion? Quote
LRF4N Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Amazing project, look forward to seeing it done last time a saw a 350z get this treatment it came out looking like a poor mans Rolls Royce, and not in a good way Are there sketches you’re working to or are you winging it Quote
Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 8 hours ago, da.murf said: Amazing level of work there. Well done. Have you an insta or anything to follow? Hi and thanks for the comments and no not on insta I do have the build on another site .I don't have time to figure out some of the sites are a pain , i tried a few and got so frustrated i gave up . There's not many pic's because it only lets you load 5 at a time , it wont be long and you will be caught up on here . 1 Quote
Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Mikey_S said: this is awesome. Do you have a date in mind for completion? Hi I am shooting for late this spring , early summer , even if it's done , but with out some vent covers or inner grill , just to get it out there , I really miss driving the car . Thanks for your interest 2 Quote
Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 4 hours ago, LRF4N said: Amazing project, look forward to seeing it done last time a saw a 350z get this treatment it came out looking like a poor mans Rolls Royce, and not in a good way Are there sketches you’re working to or are you winging it Hi and thanks ...........not looking for the poor mans roller look here , it's going to be raw GT3 on the street !! I did make a few renditions the one for the front has changed , but this is the one for the back , I am no artist . 4 Quote
Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 Alright some more on the front fenders . Here is a view from inside Still just roughed in here , this is why I didn't totally finish the nose , in case I wanted to make a change or lucky for me , I had some problems with the foam on the drivers side and it ate the foam below the headlight and I had to redo it. 3 Quote
Falcata Posted January 19, 2021 Author Posted January 19, 2021 Ok lets go to the back of the car for a change of pace .Falcata is the name of the car , I named it after a Spanish Sword It was considered a very deadly weapon .So the logo (emblem or Badge ) for the car is two sword ends put together , I designed the exhaust tip from this idea , the first pic is a little solder holding a Falcata and here is the signature exhaust .It's 24 inches long and 4 inches tall First I built some spacers to extend the rear bumper out 3 inches to make room for the pipes to go up 7 Quote
Andy_Muxlow Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Wowserz! Hi and welcome along buddy. Cracking build thread you have going. Looking forward to the finished project very much. 1 Quote
ShortPaul Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 8 hours ago, LRF4N said: Amazing project, look forward to seeing it done last time a saw a 350z get this treatment it came out looking like a poor mans Rolls Royce, and not in a good way Are there sketches you’re working to or are you winging it Do have the link for the poor mans rolls i could do with a chuckle 1 Quote
andybp Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Absolutely awesome work makes me want to give up and call it a day 1 Quote
LRF4N Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/Shitty_Car_Mods/comments/2bgq0m/rolls_royce_made_to_look_like_a_nissan_350z/ 3 1 Quote
Falcata Posted January 20, 2021 Author Posted January 20, 2021 Hi everyone The new fuel filler location More on the back of the car , the quarter panels , I designed the shape of the quarters to be able to accept the use of the factory Gas door . The yellow masking tape is for me to get a visual of the contour . 4 Quote
Falcata Posted January 20, 2021 Author Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Next is the Exhaust surround , because the back panel below the taillights is curved the exhaust tip needs a surround to make it more of a feature , instead of it just sticking out of a hole . So i built a plug for that piece and when i make the rear mid panel i will insert it into the panel . So you can see in the first pic at the outside edges of the tip there is a gap , so the surround will fill that and still maintain the look of it sticking out of the mid panel . Once the mid panel comes out of the mold the center of the surround will be trimmed out . Ok this blue foam as i mentioned earlier is a bit of a pain , because everything melts it , unfortunate because it machines very well , flexible but firm and the best part is it's $ 8.00 for a 2 foot X 8 foot sheet . Through networking a Wayne and Don fellow Canadian car builders have introduced me to another source for some Polyurethane foam which is fiberglass etc friendly But , yes there always a But . I will explain in my next post . Edited January 20, 2021 by Falcata miss one oic 3 Quote
neo Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 20 hours ago, ShortPaul said: Do have the link for the poor mans rolls i could do with a chuckle https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=779871 Quote
ShortPaul Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, neo said: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=779871 The rear end don't look that bad but the front definitely is a wtf Quote
Nismoandy Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 The bodywork is starting to come together i can see that you have spent long hours on your project, hats off to you keep up your hard efforts and hope all your problems are tiny one's 1 Quote
ShortPaul Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 Take my hat off to you, so much work look forward to seeing it finished, may be get to see it at show 1 Quote
andy james Posted January 20, 2021 Posted January 20, 2021 Just caught up! Amazing skills and dedication. 1 Quote
Falcata Posted January 20, 2021 Author Posted January 20, 2021 Back again , and thanks for all the great feedback , I am sure not everyone's going to like it ....... Onto the new polyurethane foam , it great But it only comes in 4 ft X 8 ft sheets with 3 choices of thickness 1 and a half inch or 2 or 3 inch , so the problem is it won't bend ( ok if your building a Lambo everything is basically flat ) So I have to find a way to cut it thinner and see if it works . I need pieces minimum 12 inches wide . I can't afford to farm it out it's $100,00 setup fee and $120.00 per hour , and a large enough Band saw is $3K plus and where do I put ? so that's not going to happen just to cut some foam . So decided to build my own Foam Saw from scraps from my shop . Here is a link to a video of it and version 2.0 lol 4 1 Quote
Stutopia Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 Just seen this thread for the first time, WHAT A PROJECT! Thanks for sharing it. 1 Quote
Falcata Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Can't have a GT3 type car without a decent wing . I was going to just buy one , but then i would have to modify it to fit the car anyway ,there aren't many wing over 72 inches that I can afford , so I had this old wing hanging around the shop I think it's from a Mustang . The shape is close except for it's 2 feet too narrow . so I am going to take a mold of the middle and copy that twice and add a foot to each side , I know it sounds easy right . I will probably cut the ends off and make Aluminum plates or Carbon ones Edited January 21, 2021 by Falcata 5 Quote
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