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RCR
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JUL 12, 09:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by dobie1:
Looks great Bob!! The gaps on the rear deck look great , did you look at doing a rear hinge like mine?
Keep at it lots of fans to move that air.
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Hey Wayne,
Something like this?/


Bob
I forgot to mention this above, but short of the Stinger version, I think I have the only functional rear window of the Mera/308 clones. It made all of the work worthwhile.[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 07-12-2020).]
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dobie1
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JUL 12, 10:34 PM
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Well done Bob😊 Lots steel !
Wayne
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RCR
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JUL 18, 08:03 PM
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It's frik'n hot!!

Bob
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RCR
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JUL 19, 05:36 PM
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As mentioned, it was a little warm this weekend. Still managed about 10 hours of work. Doesn't actually look like much, though...

Worked on the rear decklid, namely, alignment and finish on the bottom.
I thought this was an interesting pic. Not going to move the decklid up, though.

I started fiberglassing in the framework. I have all of the outer frame glassed and the top inner portion.All two layers of 1.5oz glass. I also glassed up the area for the brake light and cleaned up the area and glassed in the bottom sectioned that had previously been removed.

This is the top edge being glassed in.
 I thought the slats showing through looked kind of interesting. Might make a more modern look than the stock louvres.
Here I'm prepping the rear most area to glass to the spoiler edge, and glassing in the edge of the frame.

After pic.

Here's a shot of the area around the light being repaired.

Still need to finish the inner areas, but I need to make some decisions on the vents, so in the mean time, I bolted it all back together. The heat was exhausting, so I'm done for now.
Til next time, stay safe.
Bob[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 07-19-2020).]
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355Fiero
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JUL 20, 03:07 AM
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Updates are looking good Bob. That fiberglassing is brutal in the heat isn't it? Sets off too soon even reducing the MEKP and sweating so itching like a son of a gun. I like the rear opening engine lid as well. Car looks good all one colour as you can see the lines better.
Keep at it a bit at a time and it will come to the end soon enough.....
Take care and stay safe Cheers Don
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dobie1
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JUL 21, 11:21 AM
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Coming along nicely Bob!! The wider slates may work for your updated vision.
No where near the heat you get there , but it is a sweat box in my shop as well I may lose a couple pounds!!!
Stay safe Wayne[This message has been edited by dobie1 (edited 07-21-2020).]
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RCR
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JUL 22, 09:15 PM
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Thanx Don... Thanx wayne.
Bob
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RCR
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JUL 26, 08:41 PM
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Another hot, miserable weekend, and another pile of work that doesn't look like much. Lots of pics, though.
This time around, I moved on to the front hood. A lot of work to do on the bottom side. One of the main things is to finish to edges between the hood and the bottom. This was particularly bad at the rear edge, where I formed the little winglets. Then, I moved to the front edge that I created for the headlight pockets. Never quite liked what I did, so I totally reworked it.
How about the pics... Here's the rear edge, smoothed out and primed.

Front edge parts that needed reworking


How it looked when I started

Here, I'm filling a gap between the hood bottom and top fiberglass. I'm using a concoction of SMC panel adhesive with some fine ground glass mixed in. It has the consistency of toothpaste, and fills the gaps well.

After doing that, I realized I didn't like the way I built the foam up, so I cut it out and reformed it.

Once reformed, glass was placed over the whole thing. I concentrated more over the foam, to build it up a bit.

The other side


Now, onto smoothing it out. A couple treatments of bondo-glass and a bit of primer to see what 's left to be done.



Hood back on. Resting for next time.

Stay cool my friends. Take care.
Bob
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ace5514
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JUL 27, 05:50 PM
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The car looks awesome. Keep the pics coming!! Al
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RCR
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JUL 27, 09:31 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by ace5514:
The car looks awesome. Keep the pics coming!! Al |
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Appreciate the visit and comments, Al.
Bob
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