RCR's body mods... (Page 36/67)
Sage MAR 23, 08:49 AM
Nice work Bob. Good choice on making the deck hinge to the back. I have a scale model 288, and that's how it opens, where the 308 hinges at the top/front.

I was kinda waiting to see how you handled the top/front mounted hinges, cause that's what I'm planning to do...operative word here is "planning".LOL

You keep pecking at it man, you provide me with immense inspiration! I need all I can get....

Looking forward to updates as they become available.

Nice job!

HAGO!
RCR APR 03, 04:36 PM
Thanx Sage. Looking forward to that build of yours.

As I mentioned, I wasn't happy with the motion, so I redid a a couple of things and it's much better now. I ended up re-positioning the frame into it's final location, then positioning the hinges around it.

Everything is still tacked, as I think I'll look for a hinge with more back swing, but in the meantime this will work. These hinges happen to be off of the front hood of a newer Charger.

Frame in place.


Tacked in.


Outside clearance.


Had to get rid of the broom. Strut tacked in. The strut is off a late model GM (Malibu) trunk.


And two struts.


The rear decklid lifts nice and easy and closes softly.
The next question is, without the sail panels...


or with the sail panels...



And lastly, a new addition to the garage, courtesy of the MCAC. They were going to toss it out. Now it will be for fab and contain all my welding and grinding tools.
It also serves as a place to put my SEMA stickers,


Bob
Bozzie APR 03, 04:59 PM
Lookin GOOD ! I'd vote WITH the sail panels as for ease and functionality to working on the engine
RCR APR 04, 11:31 AM

Scheduled the week off, 6 weeks ago, to work on this car. First day, 28*F outside. WTF!!!

Bob
RCR APR 05, 03:27 PM
Not going to be my week ... I went to a local yard to pick some parts of an 88. It's gone. Crushed. Had good looking suspension, front and rear. Oh well..

Bob
motoracer838 APR 06, 11:14 AM
I hate when that happens... I've gotten to the point with the yards here that if I see something, I have to grab it at that time.

Joe
RCR APR 22, 09:45 PM
It was time for an executive decision. Sail panels up?


or sail panels down?


During my wasted week off, I fixed a bag oring on the thermostat housing. This proved how nice it is to have the sail panels out of the way, but I think it looks kind of funny on the decklid.

So...
I'm in the process of creating a frame for them. They will be mounted low, to the fenders, but removable.


I was working on fit, and gaps.



Unfortunately, I ran out of steel, so I moved to the next part. The trunk. For whatever reason, the original kit used a quasi GT style trunk, but even a GT would not have sealed and having an 84, that wasn't an option.
So, I pulled up the trunk seal, using a heatgun to soften the 30 year old adhesive.
I made up a cardboard template of the corner, something simialr to the GT trunk. Making sure the decklid was overlapping the edge.


Making sure the template worked on both sides, I cut out to pieces from 060 plate.


After a coat of zinc spray on the bottoms, I tacked them in.


The trunk seal fits right on. All I have to do is trim the ends to length and re-glue.


And a shot with the sail panel on.


Also, as a comparison, the original deck height.


and now


Much better.

'til later...

Bob

[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 04-22-2016).]

Neils88 APR 23, 08:22 PM
Love how that trunk modification came together, Bob!
RCR MAY 01, 07:58 PM
Kind of cold, but I got a few things done.

Had to fix a crack in one of the sail panels. First glass of the season.


I worked on the framing for the other side.






I don't have pics yet, but I've also fiberglassed one of the openings in the sail panel and made the mounting tabs that will help attach the sail panels to the fender.

Bob
RCR JUN 06, 07:12 PM
Slow (no) progress, since I've been screwing around with the seats.

But, yesterday I found a website that is providing tons of build inspiration and details on how 308's go together.

If anyone is interested in checking out the rebirth of 308 rally cars (and some others), check out:
MAT projects

Bob