quote Originally posted by Emc209i: Hahaha I thought I would warn you. I'm running into all sorts of lq1 troubles on my end. I would like to thoroughly suggest you remake the thin 1/8 steel bracket that runs from the front transmission mount (under driver) to the transmission. Mine has folded in half ! Since you can already make parts at your shop, make another out of 1/4 steel. It may save you tons of headache down the road. Everything else looks amazing. Keep up the good work!

I assume that this is the mount you are talking about?

I think that it should be fairly easy to rienforce this if it is.

Thanks For the compliment!
Nolan

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also, this is the most mods i have seen in 1 thread

-> v.impressed

OK, time for an update.

I have been working on attaching the various bits and pieces for the doors and fenders that come with the stage 2 scoops. The adhesive that I'm using is the 3M Automix Panel Bonding Adhesive which comes in cartridges:

there is an applicator available that costs on the order of $150 to $200 but I didn't bother with it. I just squeezed out the two components using even pressure on the back and mixed then together and applied it to the parts. Don't bother with the applicator unless you really want one.

To start, I sanded off the paint and primer to expose the base material on the door panels and fenders:

Then did some test fits without the adhesive:


After marking out where I wanted the pieces to sit I then applied the adhesive and clamped the parts in place:

And here are the parts after the adhesive set but prior to filling:




There fiberglass pieces don't precisely follow all the contours but they are close. I added fiberglass to the bottom edge as seen above to help fill in the gaps.




To fill in the holes in the fender left by the GT ground FX I adhered pieces of the fender material to the back side. These holes will then be filled in with filler.

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Also, I purchased an older model Firebird wing. I like the rear diffuser that was made here in this Thread

Here are a couple of pictures of 3.8 SC's car:



As noted in the thread above, the wing stand locations need to be modified to suit the rear fascia. Here is the stock position with the cuts marked out:

To make the cuts I used my trusty Dremmel tool with a cutting wheel. Make sure you wear a mask while doing this:

First I cut the marks across the wing:

And then along the seams on the front and rear edges of the wing. Once the cuts were done I carefully pried the pieces loose. They are bonded to a pair of ribs running lengthwise down the inside of the wing:

I then flipped the pieces and switched the ends that they were attached to and did a trial fit. As you can see there were a few gaps as I had slightly the wrong angle on my cuts:

During the prying process, the top and bottom surfaces of the wing separated slightly at the cuts so using the 3M adhesive I reattached them. In the picture below you can see the ribs:

To add more bonding surface, I attached some SMC tabs on the inside surface of the wing. These were bonded with the 3M and clamped:

Once the tabs were set the stands were bonded into their new locations:

The tabs also provide backing for filler to be added into the gaps, and some quick sanding was done to smooth out the edges prior to filling:

I then used the reinforced "kitty hair" filler:

And then of course the sanding begins


OK, that's all for tonight.
Nolan

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quote Originally posted by thismanyfieros: i am beginning to think it will never be done..this thread makes me scared for my own ideas...thats why i just drive my car...lol...tooo little time ....looks sweet man....tim

Me too!