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Neils88
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SEP 26, 10:35 PM
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It's time for another post!
I've finally completed both doors, including fiberglassing the skins on. Basically all work inside the door includes the power windows, the power folding mirrors, sound insulation, outer dew wipe and all wiring (but not the doors actual electronic control module). I'm now working on the front of the car. This includes alignment and securing of the front bumper and fenders, installation of the vent trim at the rear corners of the hood, installation of the trunk trim and installation of headlights. Unfortunately, I only have one headlight at the moment due to their extreme cost. I ended up having to cut away almost all the front end metal in order to fit the headlights. They really are quite massive. Each headlight is held in place by three brackets. I have one front bracket completed and am working to align the rear bracket. The work continues...
Once the last bits of the front end are completed, I'll start into the fun world of body work....
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RCR
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NOV 17, 07:57 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Neils88:
The work continues.../QUOTE]
Saw your other post Neil. Thanx for checking up.
Good to see you moving forward. Hope to be doing similar soon.
Take care, bud...
Bob[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 11-17-2023).]
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Neils88
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SEP 05, 08:39 PM
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First update for the year! Been a busy year, but not as much done on the car as I would have liked. I finally got most of the "coarse" work done.... everything fitted, installed and roughly gapped. I then prepped all the surfaces (which took a few months as the panels weren't created with much precision) and put on an epoxy sealer. Now finally ready for the bodywork to start!!!
When I'm not directly working on the car, I'm usually working on some of the interior parts. I have the dash basically finished and am moving along with the center console components. I'm using a little poetic license with the console due to the extremely high cost of oem Aventador parts. I've ended up using a generic Android screen (with radio, navigation system, etc), Lamborghini Huracan switches, Audi climate controller, Aventador drive mode control switches, Aventador start button, and Audi MMI. All the associated trim is just 3d printed. The fun part is going through and hacking each component so that everything can be (or somewhat be) functional. I'm about half done with the hacking. Each component has a unique.... and almost always completely undocumented.... communication method (such as rs232, LINbus, CanBus, etc).
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shemdogg
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SEP 05, 09:55 PM
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Damn you got some serious skills man that looks bad ass! I dont have the patience to get all those components working together, just wow man!
shem
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RCR
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SEP 09, 07:58 AM
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I like your electronics work, Neil... Fantastic...
Bob
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Neils88
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SEP 11, 06:07 PM
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Thanks Shem / Bob!
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RCR
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SEP 25, 07:46 AM
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Do tell more about the instrument cluster. I'm assuming it's not OE...
Bob
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fierofool
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SEP 25, 10:36 AM
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You're too far into the project for this info to be of much importance, but when my partner and I were building replicars, we just assembled them with the raw panels as they were provided. We later learned that the exposed interior sides of the panels would begin to deteriorate in a surprisingly short time, shedding shards of fiberglass. We contacted FiberFab and they suggested that we paint all raw fiberglass with Latex Exterior House Paint. We began doing that, and I painted the entire inside of the body on my car. Finished it in 84 and got rid of it in the mid 90s. The inside of all panels were still nice and smooth with no signs of fiberglass shedding. _6.jpg)
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RCR
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SEP 25, 05:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofool:
You're too far into the project for this info to be of much importance, but when my partner and I were building replicars, we just assembled them with the raw panels as they were provided. We later learned that the exposed interior sides of the panels would begin to deteriorate in a surprisingly short time, shedding shards of fiberglass. We contacted FiberFab and they suggested that we paint all raw fiberglass with Latex Exterior House Paint. We began doing that, and I painted the entire inside of the body on my car. Finished it in 84 and got rid of it in the mid 90s. The inside of all panels were still nice and smooth with no signs of fiberglass shedding. |
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That's very good to know...
Bob
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82-T/A [At Work]
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SEP 25, 07:17 PM
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The effort and detail is astounding to me. I'm excited to see how this turns out, it's amazing...
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