All right guys ... I got a lot done today .... My girl has had a few days off, so production was kind of slow for the past couple days........ Also, when I started the project I figured I would only need about a gallon of resin (since I had never fiberglassed before) .... MAN was I way off! The resin I originally bought (for marine use) takes 12 to 24 hours to harden (depending on temp) .... Kind of a pain in the A$$ since drying time cuts a lot into my schedule. Today, I went to Central Autobody in Auburn NY, and saw a buddy of mine Mike Walker who owns the shop and he supplied me with 2 more gallons of resin ..... This stuff he has dries to a sandable finish in 70 minutes!! Mikey really hooked me up on this, and both gallons cost less than the ONE I bought online!
I have a bunch of the fiberglassing done (only one layer) and hopefully I can get into some bondo this week!
Getting further! Bad thing is it looks like hell because its not sanded down yet. Keep the videos coming please as I beg for knowledge from this build! Looks like a really bad headache to sand to make straight though. Take a video of how your doing it from a blank piece of cardboard to it having it glasses
Did about three quarters of a gallon of bondo today on the front bumper and headlights, roof scoops, and ground effects....... Its starting to take shape quite nicely. I might even apply a nice thick final layer of just the fiberglass resin mix on top of the rough sanded bondo, with a heavy brush to give it a nice hard surface. Will include a video tomorrow after working on her a little more. like a fool I forgot my camera this morning
Did some more shaping with the bondo today, and let me tell you, its going to take a LOT of bondo ... I got three gallons, and im through more than half already! Shes coming along nicely though .... I can already see it all coming together........
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just a question,... I'm sure I missed it , but do you still have ways to get to the actually car parts once all this is done? like the engine compartment? or are you able to take the panels off to say, change the locks?
you cant really see it in the pictures, but I have lines drawn on the rear where I will be making cuts for the engine compartment. The body itself is based off of the original panels, so everything is removable .... I made the front bumper and fenders attached to one another, so all you have to do is pretty much remove the bolts inside the trunk compartment and the 4 bolts holdin the bumper on underneath and it all comes out as one unit. the door skins are original as well
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tox1cchicken Member
Posts: 267 From: Canfield, OH Registered: Oct 2010
I figure it will take another 2-3 gallons of bondo till shes all done, Theres only a mild number of little peaks and valleys I need to finish up .... Bondo weighs in at about 11lbs per gallon
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Ruffy Member
Posts: 597 From: jersey shore pa Registered: Jun 2008
I figure it will take another 2-3 gallons of bondo till shes all done, Theres only a mild number of little peaks and valleys I need to finish up .... Bondo weighs in at about 11lbs per gallon
We require pics or bids maddog haha. I want to SEE how its coming along.
if you were able to get your hands on a large vacuum forming machine, you could in theory reproduce panels for a greatly reduced price, or at least if nothing else make them quickly.
if you were able to get your hands on a large vacuum forming machine, you could in theory reproduce panels for a greatly reduced price, or at least if nothing else make them quickly.
Its funny that you mention that ... The guy who owns the shop that I am working out of has obviously been pretty attentive at what I've been doing.... And He mentioned EXACTLY that .... He has a buddy who has a huge vacuum forming machine ...... I can mold this sucker once and use the forms to sell bolt-on kits with no strech required. I know its just a longshot, but I think someone might be interested in a kit like that for around $4,000 with shipping included anywhere in the continental US ... I figure from order to delivery, I could get one out of the shop within a week from start to finish by myself.
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tox1cchicken Member
Posts: 267 From: Canfield, OH Registered: Oct 2010
I know its just a longshot, but I think someone might be interested in a kit like that for around $4,000 with shipping included anywhere in the continental US ... I figure from order to delivery, I could get one out of the shop within a week from start to finish by myself.
if you go through with that I may be interested. not sure I could afford a whole kit though. heres a site that you can find a lot of fiero kits at. http://www.kitcarlist.com/
MadDog if i didnt have a doc appointment you live close enough i could drive up to see it but i gotta see the doc for him to tell me and the wife if we are having a boy or girl. i have 3 little girls already and this one better be a boy!
Not to be an a** but i've been watching and curious about the application of cardboard as a base plug. How have you combated the warping in between supports? I tried something similar years ago but found the AB foam to be a better solution due to warping.
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Ruffy Member
Posts: 597 From: jersey shore pa Registered: Jun 2008
I guess the next question is whether the car for sale is just spray painted black cardboard or actually finished fiberglass. Someone may get a very bad surprise when they buy it.
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jscott1 Member
Posts: 21676 From: Houston, TX , USA Registered: Dec 2001
It appears to be at some inbetween point. He had started putting fiberglass on it, and covering it with bondo. She states in the ad that it needs bodywork so I assume it was not finished.
I guess the next question is whether the car for sale is just spray painted black cardboard or actually finished fiberglass. Someone may get a very bad surprise when they buy it.
im going to guess the outer layer is fiberglass. not done, but as close as he could get. then spray painted the whole thing to make it look better for pics
I dont see why he would have actually painted it if it was done, right? lol
just guessing but I have a feeling he didnt spray paint over cardboard lol.. that would just be.. fail
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Francis T Member
Posts: 6620 From: spotsylvania va. usa Registered: Oct 2003
I've used cardboard with fiberglass often. I useually put one layer of glass matt over it. Here's a tip, if you want to make something really strong an light, use coragetted cardboard and peel the back side off exposing the ribs and aplly resin to both sides.
