ZK......glad you like how she's coming out. As you can tell I have changed my tastes a few times on this build and a thousand times more in my head along the way Thanks for following as its been a long road for sure. As for the bumper it sits pretty low as it is ... not sure yet if im going to lift the car alittle or what yet. I still have the rear diffuser to build but its going to be pretty shallow and angular with a center exhaust outlet...hoping to get to that real soon. For now heres more :
Passengers side inner wing plate. 1/2" taper inward to the rear
Here you can see the foam core. Its only about 4" in to the front so it tapers
I spend just as much time staring at this thing as working on it. After some measuring I figured the rear was about 2" to short so I moved the hatch rearward and made some filler panels. This worked out well because I had to make a front panel for the center vent anyway so not much time lost here.
The mirrors have been a thorn in my side for awhile now. There is simply nothing out there that I find will work for me on this car. So I decided to just make my own. Heres the start of it. 2000 Grand prix mirror base.
To complete the rear hatch I needed a extension for the roof line. I cut the trailing 6" of a parts car and will use this as my base
I added a lip to it so the plexi engine cover can mount to this later
After another test fit the mirror needed alittle adjustment downward so I cut the top mount and spaced it out alittle with a paint stick and reglued it
Time to frame in the rear bumper for support and mounting. Ive decided to make this removable so I can have easier access to the rear of the car / engine. Mocking up the supports.
With it framed in I mounted it to the car
Then I pulled the body and added some braces to the mount
With this mount the rear light panel / bumper / bottom quarter will be removable and give me some good access
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More work on the mirror. This actually goes pretty fast as the SEM problem plastic filler I use drys quickly and you can sand, shape, and refill quickly
Getting the rear ready for the next project....waiting for UPS !!
How is it you don't have a rating bar?? This is amazing work.
Best custom mods thread ever.
Bob
Quoted for truth and emphasis!
What a work of art.......this is the kinda stuff I used to see in the shop of the guy that taught me fiberglass. Talk about "inspiration"!
Phenomenal build and skills. I realize it's a "process", but you have heard the old saying that it takes two artists to make a "masterpiece", right?............you know, one to hold the brush and makes the strokes, and the other to knock him in the head when he's done! J/K, it's obvious and understood that you are a long way from being finished, and I'm sure you have an end goal firmly planted in your mind. I just know that had I undertaken such a huge project at my age alone, it'd probably never really be "done".
Good on you, and hats off to your patience, skills, and vision. Thanks for sharing your dream and the reality of giving it wings.
Added to favorites, and BTW, I gave you a plus quite a while ago.
What a work of art.......this is the kinda stuff I used to see in the shop of the guy that taught me fiberglass. Talk about "inspiration"!
Phenomenal build and skills. I realize it's a "process", but you have heard the old saying that it takes two artists to make a "masterpiece", right?............you know, one to hold the brush and makes the strokes, and the other to knock him in the head when he's done! J/K, it's obvious and understood that you are a long way from being finished, and I'm sure you have an end goal firmly planted in your mind. I just know that had I undertaken such a huge project at my age alone, it'd probably never really be "done".
Good on you, and hats off to your patience, skills, and vision. Thanks for sharing your dream and the reality of giving it wings.
Added to favorites, and BTW, I gave you a plus quite a while ago.
Sage, man you really hit it on that one ! It is the journey thou for me. I wanted to get it out in the sun this year but there are still so much to do and many mods to make that while im neck deep in this thing it is the time to do it, rather than taking it all apart again ! Been there already on this !! Just letting the time frame and end game go and just go on with the build has brought me relief in this project. You surly know how the candle gets burnt out Thank you for your words and inspiration.
Joe...... Thank you !!
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Lornes, The Wheels are Bonspeed thou I would not recommend them as a company. They are 19x9 measuring 10" to the lip on the front and 19 x 12 measuring 13" to the lip. I have to look up the offset but the were built wrong to begin with. The front offset puts the wheel in the factory position. The rear offset was supposed to make it fit perfectly on the rear with Archie's widebody but they goofed and made it 2" to far out. Hensce the rebuilding and widening of Archies widebody kit to the point of where I am now. The rear has a 4 1/2" lip. Hope his helps, there are a few custom wheel factorys that build 3 piece wheels for about the same price as I paid for these puppys.
Thanks for taking the time to detail this build. I can live vicariously through this until I get up the Kahoneys to do a widebody myself. Very nice work.
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J/K, it's obvious and understood that you are a long way from being finished, and I'm sure you have an end goal firmly planted in your mind. I just know that had I undertaken such a huge project at my age alone, it'd probably never really be "done".
