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Hi Everyone

Been busy it seems to me , I know I built a mock up trunk to build the trunk and make it function off the car but it's hard to know if it looks right off the car , so I have been doing some mock up stuff .

My original plan was to make each louver in one piece , it is too difficult , so this is what I am thinking .

 

This was the original idea ......

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Made up some parts 

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And a couple of stringers to lay the louvers on

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It requires a stringer for the center louvers and a second one for outside the divider at a different scale because they are thinner , thinner to be able to have some contour .

 

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The center going in , this is just a mock up , if I don't like it i will change it .

 

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So you have to have some imagination here to see this all body worked .

 

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Hi Everyone

Well I didn't like the bars going down the middle , and it would be a nightmare to sand .

So I came up with an idea to make my original idea work , of course I had to make all new pieces .... 

It's getting there  , the plan is to lay up a few thin layers of fiberglass mat and then cut the part where the trunk lid opens . then I can finish the trunk lid off the car with the mock up

rear body part I made for that purpose , I know it's all a bit confusing .

So hang in there !!! 

 

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This is how many times I tried different ratios of height and length to get what I thought was right , just like CAD ( computer assisted drawing ) only WAD  wood assisted drawing 

LOL LOL

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Just the top to sort out and then filler and fiberglass

 

 

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On 01/05/2021 at 05:57, DoogyRev said:

 

Amazing work 😎

 

Just out of interest, how much wider will this be than a standard Z? 

Hi thanks for your interest in the build , it's very much appreciated to hear positive feedback , it's been a long road to get this far .

The rear is 5 1/4 wider per side , so total of 10 1/2 inches .

The front is 3 1/4 wider per side , so total of 6 1/2 inches

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So Porsche had the Whale tail , the Falcata has the Lobster tail lol

Everyone seems to really like it .

Fist couple of pics finishing the foam at the top and filling in the gaps .

I tried this for the first time yesterday , it's known as Rondo a mixture of Fiberglass Resin and body filler Bondo , blend and you get Rondo .

It helps to seal the foam for easier fairing ,sanding , filling and fiber glassing .

Seemed to go well , will know later today . 

 

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I set the roof scoop on and hung up the wing to see how it was coming together 

 

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oh boy I can't wait to see this all finished !!!

 

 

 

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10 hours ago, Falcata said:

Hi thanks for your interest in the build , it's very much appreciated to hear positive feedback , it's been a long road to get this far .

The rear is 5 1/4 wider per side , so total of 10 1/2 inches .

The front is 3 1/4 wider per side , so total of 6 1/2 inches

Its a good job you live in a country with big parking spaces…. :lol:

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Thanks everyone for the excellent positive feedback !!

Yes GT500 class racer for the street was exactly what I was going for , only meaner .

 

Some more on the the rear deck lid .

 

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After clamping down the back and a coat of Rondo on the deck area  , I discovered a bump on both sides where it should be dipping down .in the deck  , there is no way to hold it down , so I came up with a way to hold it in place .

Then a couple of layers of fiberglass mat .

 

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I used the laser to make sure it was even on both sides , the two inner boards are shorter to help make the contour I was looking for .

 

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I call my helper Dave .........maybe I have been in the forest too long lol

 

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Here you can see the shape is looking sweet 

 

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Another coat of Rondo  , helps to hold and seal the foam .

Next is to fill the rises in the hips of the quarters .

 

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Here you see two pieces of foam laying on the louvers , they will get glued down and shaped to fill the low spot .

 

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with calibration posts I made for the front of the car , I am double checking the height of the fender bucks with the laser to insure they are level

 

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Here you see the foam glued down and a coat of rondo , this will get some filler and shaped .

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next will be laying out the cut lines for the opening of the trunk lid .

Stay tuned 

Cheers

 

 

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Hi everyone

I have an update , I jumped back on the front of the car , been busy with everything really .

So I built a system for measuring the front fenders , so I have been tuning up the fenders to get them equal in height , width and inside angle .

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So next will be dialing in the rest of the front and painting it with Rondo then fiberglass it , then put the bottom part of the hood back on and finish the edges of it so I can make the top part of the hood .

Stay tuned

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Hi

Back with another update , more pic's and progress on the rear deck lid .

 

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Getting the foam shaped and filled 

 

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Glassing , a couple of layers of mat to give it some strength 

 

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Sanding and a quick fill and sand .

 

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I just noticed in this pic check out the front hood !!!!

 

 

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just had to mention the hood in a pic .
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and some more on the front fenders , they are shaping up nicely .

 

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There will be a vent here at the top to let the air from the front splitter escape that get trapped in the wheel well  .

 

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Making the pattern

 

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You will be able to see it from inside the car also 

 

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Stay interested 

Stay Safe

Stay tuned 

 

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18 hours ago, Stutopia said:

This is really starting to look sexy, love the updates.

 

Thanks I appreciate that .

A small update on the front fenders

The top of the fender have so much shape , this was really difficult to get them the same .

 

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Making sure things stay symmetrical 

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This is the top of the hood line , it will step up to hide the wipers ... you will see soon .

 

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Here you can see the shape at the top , this will give me room for the door to open and have the fender vent protruding down into the fender , as well as looking hot !!

 

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and the passenger side 

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Really starting to come together . 

 

i am going to buy a 3D printer this week and make some parts to take molds off , hopefully this will save me some time , if I am not to retarded to learn how to use it lol .

Thanks again for following along 

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Hi everyone 

Back with another update , been busy , seems there aren't enough hours in the day .

I bought a 3D printer a Creality CR10 V3 , extremely cool printer a few little things to get it setup . going to use it to make the molds for the front signal lights and a few other things , the more i see what it can do the more things i know I can make for the car .

I have to relearn CAD .....been almost twenty years at least .

also got the trunk lid glassed and off the back of the car and rough trimmed .

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glassed the louvers

 

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cut the opening lines on the back 

and using wedges to carefully bust it out 

 

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got it free 

 

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now it needs to be trimmed , remove and clean up the temporary structure 

 

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this is the lid upside down for trimming the edges 

 

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back on the car for a look

 

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this gives you an idea of what it will look open

 

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this shows the lines of the opening

 

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 Stay tuned in and stay safe  !!

 

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