ok .. so , I took yesterday off sunday the 13th , as it was my B-day .. and " I wasnt aloud to go to work "

so today .. I popped out the new pieces ..
I cant wait to get them on !!!!!







consol is in the booth having the mold made


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Happy Bday!!! Everything looks great as usual. Love the progress!

 

Thanks bud ...


so just to let every one know ..
I "peeled" out the "plug" for the console .. I now have a "basic" mold

I still have to "wet" sand ... and wax and polish .. but if all goes well , I should have a NEW piece by the weekend

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so pulled the piece today ..
trimmed it up , and "roughly" did the cutouts to fit it ...







fits like a glove

still have to put the guages , cupholders and such in .. but this will give you an idea



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looks GOOD!!!

When are you going to sell these, and how much???

 

I'm not ...


.. this is a 1 OFF ..



for my build only
I destoyed the mold ....




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sorry for the slow progress ...

but today I have a wee bit of an update .

started the drivers door panel , I have to re-pin the hinges , so I will be sure to post that as well .. (hopefully this weekend) but for now , this will have to do

started with removing the door and hinges



Next .. with the grinder "clipped" the edges



and off comes the skin .. there is a few spot welds , expecially for the vent window supports .. but easlily dealt with ..



New skin goes on .. and time to make it stick !!
I didnt have a mini rasp, have to go buy one .. so I called er' a day ..





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got the flanges cleaned up today .. and got the POR15 on them




also "cleaned" up the inside , and got it POR15'd



trimmed up the holes for the handle and lock



and installed and ready to "bond"




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Aaaaahhhhhhh I love see progress on this build!!!

 

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What changed?

 

in my haste , I fucd up ... I built the flange in the wrong position .. I order to get the part out , I had to break the mould . I saved the part , but ruened the mould ..


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ok continueing on ... In order to "attach" the fiber skin .. you need to scuff the panel , where it will contact the metal shell , for as the say in the industry "tooth" , meaning .. something for the epoxy to stick to
fiber panel



metal shell , back to bare steel .



The epoxy I use in my shop is 3M panel bonder .. it's expencive , but if done propperly , it will never come apart , and they guarentee it !!



so now .. epoxied .. and clamped .. just has to cure ..




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so now the door is "curing " ...... time to address the hinges ..
lots of play , so time for some new hinge pins .

had the hinges sitting in a pot of deluted hydrofloic acid over night



so it make sandblasting a little easier and heres the works ..



had to cut the pin , and punch it out



next , I had to drill the old hinges to fit the new bushings



both sides have to be done because , the pin is a little larger . File the " burrs " and install the new bushings .. The pin also has to be trimmed , because it was to long .



I "plug" welded the bottom of the hinge , for safty .. and a little primer ... DONE



just have to wait for the epoxy to cure .. and I can mount the door


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i have to say you are doing some beautiful work like it alot
i wish i could afford one of your kits

 

thanks .. start saving



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all excited , I went in this morn. to get the door mounted .. removed all the clamps , and connected up the door handle , bolted on the hinges .. and got the door back on







Marked the position of the mirror , drilled and "nutcerted"



and put the mirror back on



Very happy with the way it turned out .. when I trim the fiberglass panels , I always trim them LARGE .. so there is enough panel to make my own panel gaps . it's always easier to remove material , then to add it . So when I do the "final" body work , I will be able to sand down the door edges , to make perfect panel gaps

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couple of things to add ...

got the center console drilled mounted , and also removed the dash , and 3 guages , and mounted them in the upper console .. also sent the r door mirror away for plastic chrome

I'll also be re-working the dash bezzle again .. hopefully for the last time


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so as mentioned .. center console is now mounted .. got the gauges in .. also started to re-do the dash again !!! I think this dash has been the hardest thing of all .. you look at it all the time , and I'm trying to get the "best" aesthetic value I can ..

I hope this is the last time !!!







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so .. done , well "rough in" anyway
I'm very pleased , and will be able to look at it for a long time .

I went with the /83 ashtrey , and the /99 lighted , cig lighter .





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Looks factory!!! Nice job!