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RCR
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JUL 18, 07:40 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by grkboy707:
very nice! are you gonna spray the fascia with fiber glass too? |
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The plan at this moment is to take a mold off the nose once complete and make a fiberglass piece. Then re-fashion the bumper to make it all fit back together.
Bob
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RCR
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JUL 22, 08:02 AM
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Update:
Here's another shot of the front coming along
I'm going to use drywall compound (mud) to finalize the shape and smooth everything out. Here is my first attampt, starting only with a portion of the driver side.
Closer shot of the side, showing some of the seams.
I thought I would try to make it even harder on myself, so I made a pocket for the light.
Although the mud is easy to work with, it's proved to be a very slow process because it takes a day to dry.
That's it for now. I've got 5 days to work on it (vacation) so hopefully I'll get some progress. Still need to match the driver and passenger sides better and there's a whole lot of mudding and sanding to do.
Bob
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RCR
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JUL 22, 08:05 AM
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I'm a little remiss in not giving a big thumbs up  to Rob for his advise. It's already paying off...Thanx Rob...
Bob
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exoticse
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JUL 22, 10:07 AM
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Gokart Mozart
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JUL 22, 10:30 AM
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It's looking, and sounding good! Good to stop by and see it, and you, in person again. If you need a hand turning it around, give me a yell.
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Bobby Carter
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JUL 22, 06:15 PM
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Great thread! Eventually i want to do alot of body mods to my new fiero... but have no clue how to even start i like how detailed all your pics are to help some of us "noobs" get a solid idea of the process thanks!!!! 
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Orville
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JUL 22, 06:30 PM
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RCR, Are you using setting drywall compound? It's much faster.
Nice work, by the way.
Orville
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Amida
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JUL 23, 12:00 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by RCR:
Although the mud is easy to work with, it's proved to be a very slow process because it takes a day to dry.
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Much too slow; I"m glad I used bondo on the Fi355 nose. I must have re-applied bondo dozens of times to fill low spots. If I had to wait a day for each application I probably would still be working on it. 
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RCR
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JUL 23, 01:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Amida:
Much too slow; I"m glad I used bondo on the Fi355 nose. I must have re-applied bondo dozens of times to fill low spots. If I had to wait a day for each application I probably would still be working on it. |
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You are absolutely right. After putting the 500W lights in front to help expedite the drying, and it still didn't help in this 100% humidity, I've switched to good ol' Bondo brand filler. Now, back to sanding.
Bob
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Sharkman
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JUL 23, 02:48 PM
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