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KOS
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FEB 20, 10:37 PM
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Mr.PBody
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FEB 20, 11:00 PM
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Wow that kit does look bad... but based on your shop (dayum btw) you will make it turn out great. Nice tools man! Welcome to the forum, I will be following this build.
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Amida
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FEB 20, 11:29 PM
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Cool. I think you may be the first 355 build thread on Pennocks. Goodluck! Looks like a full project. I think my spider was splashed from the same IFG mould.
Rob
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pavo_roddy
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FEB 20, 11:52 PM
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HI all 
Good luck with the kit!! If you need any help putting it together check out the site listed below, also, if you really wanna sell that kit and get another then you should really check out the website below.. The best kit on the market is the AD355..... OH!! If your looking for an interior kit for your kit, talk to AMIDA, he is on this site and the kitcar site listed below........ Amida's kit is the one EVERYONE drools over!!
http://www.kitcar.ca------------------
Me, I sell engines, the cars are for free, I need something to crate the engines in....
Enzo Ferrari....
Today they are called garage's, yesterday, they were stable's! Eric Jacobsen....
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KOS
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FEB 21, 09:29 AM
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Thanks guys!
Yeah it is going to be a long build, but eventually it will get there. Just wish the guy who sold it to me was a bit more honest...long story on this one...
I am on that forum as well, but thanks for thinking of it. I have seen Amida's interiors and they are VERY nice, however I have most of the same tools to make an interior as well. If you look at the pic above with the polishing stuff you will see 2 glass jars, those are my vacuum jars for degassing rubber for molding. I have the rubber for molding as well as the plastic. I also have a manual injection molding machine and a half built air powered one so if needed I could put those to work, but for one off stuff I probably wont bother. So I plan on making my own interior at some point with some custom stuff as I want to put a computer in the car with a touch screen....well see how that all goes when i get there.
The lucky thing for me is that my mother is very talented and will be able to help with the interior as well, as in working with the leather, sewing. she has an embroidery machine so i can have stitching done...nothing like getting mommy's touch on a custom car build!!! lol.
My plan is for this build to be a budget build, but not to say that I dont want nice things for it, I have about $3375 (with the kit and car and rear glass and some metal) in it right now and plan to make most everything myself including custom emblems, the interior, wheel spacers, all new knobs, stick shift, brackets etc etc...with the cnc mill and my lathes I will be able to make most parts that I need, so not counting in my labor, it will be just the material cost which wont be too much. I hope the only things I need to buy are the things I am not able to make myself. Wheels and tires will be a huge expense, but I will be painting the car myself as well most likely. I am shooting for a total cost of about $8k, not sure how realistic that will be and that was based off a few rough numbers..
I will keep you updated as I move along with the build....thanks again!
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ltlfrari
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FEB 21, 11:29 AM
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Well, welcome to the forum, that's one sweet looking garage ! Oh, yeah, nice car too 
I look forward to following your build.------------------
Dave
www.ltlfrari.com
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KOS
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FEB 24, 07:57 PM
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ok some pics of the build...I have one of the doors pinned in place, and the roof line has been cut along with some of the B pilar etc. I will be welding in a new support for that roof a little later. As you look at the pics keep in mind the rear clip is just sitting there and can be manipulated into place, as well as the front clip is just barely sitting there as well. No side supports are in place at the moment and probably wont be until I get everything set up in a temp position so I can have the enjoyment of going back and lining it all up as one unit....lucky me...cant wait till the freakin body is on so I can start working on all the permanent mounting tabs etc etc...
here are some of the roof shots...
here is a shot of the front end with the hood sort of sitting in place...not mounted to anything though...
couple of side shots, just so you get the idea of how much work I have ahead of me..
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Mr.PBody
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FEB 24, 08:41 PM
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Heres the rear clip issue, your kit is a convertible kit (or so it appears) and the guy made a coupe clip to fit go with it. I think thats where your fit issues come from, its a version of amidas car but it has some other rear clip. Looking better by the post, come on I want to see more!
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KOS
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FEB 24, 08:50 PM
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I was told, it was a splash of an IFG kit out of florida, then brought to Texas at a later date. To be honest I am not even sure if the front including doors are even supposed to go with the rear, and the roof/sail panel combo part could be like you said a complete different part all together. But I guess it is just one of those things now...it seemed like a good deal at the time...heh...good deal for the guy that sold it and couldnt build it I guess.
Anyways it will just be a BIGGER labor of love when I am done. Been a long time dream so I wont be giving up on this one...
Hope to continue to post more and more pics without large gaps inbetween!
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twofatguys
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FEB 24, 10:13 PM
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Oh and welcome to the forum.
Brad
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