As can be seen in a couple of the above shots, I'm also redoing the headlights. No more popups. I'm flushmounting them and moving them forward. I will be fabricating fiberglass light buckets to support two 60mm Hella halogen lights, and vacuum forming my own acrylic/polycarb lenses (How? don't ask yet...).

Here is the start...
Getting ideas:


Headlight covers glued in:


Card board mock-up:



Masonite buck:


Into plaster mold:


Into a fiberglass part.

Important lesson...Do not paint the mold with engine enamel...Sticks like glue, even with wax and PVA release...

Chip by chip removal of mold:


But, a molded part...rough, but good enough for now...


Bob

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And, last but certainly not least... The mods to the hood and headlights tie directly into the bumper cover. I've never been fond of the GT nose nor the bumper pad nose and although I like the 87/88 coupe nose, it still needs mods. After looking high and low for a nose I could afford (read really cheap), I decided to try making my own. How this will ultimately end, I have no clue. But if you don't try, you'll never find out. So here is the debut...

First piece fitted. A piece of cardboard was cut to give a profile for the hood to bumper interface. The foam is the same stuff I used to make my door panel. I can glass over it without fear of it turniong to goo.



Filling in the top and giving it shape:


An idea of how low it will be with the winglets:


And filling in the front;


Some profile shots:



And the inspiration:

The Hamann Ferrari 512.

More later...
Bob

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KEEP Up the GOOD WORK!!!

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