Neil's Aventador build (Page 11/74) Neils88 JUL 25, 09:31 PM The kit had the corner vents integral to the hood. However this made the hood a little too long to open properly with normal hinges. I decided to remove the two corners of the hood like they are on the real Aventador. I'll put an opening in the fiberglass below and build some small vents to cover the openings. The shorter hood will definitely open better. I've removed the front bumper molding temporarily to build an inner frame. I've adapted the metal from the Fiero bumper to fit inside the Aventador bumper molding. I'll add some brackets to allow me to align the bumper when securing it back to the front of the car. I'll be adding some select framing. It'll be a balance between strength, weight and support. The fiberglass is quite thick, so I won't need as much support as originally expected. This will help keep the weight down. The top frame is required to allow the fenders to be bolted to the bumper molding, again with the ability to adjust the panel alignment. Neils88 JUL 26, 09:21 PM Sorry for the busy picture...had the front bumper sitting in a messy area of the garage while building the internal framing (pieces of dead Fiero everywhere ). I've integrated the front bumper into the framing. Of course the Aventador is significantly wider than the Fiero. Next step will be the adjustable brackets giving fine control of the panel alignment. This also raises the issue of how exactly to secure the fiberglass panels to the framing. It needs to be a strong enough bond so that there is no obvious movement throwing off the alignment between panels, while taking into account the different thermal expansion properties between steel and fiberglass. The plan is to use a combination of an adhesive, layers of fiberglass where possible and appropriate and mechanical fasteners, again, where possible and appropriate. Neils88 AUG 03, 10:51 PM I'd like to give a special shout out to Glenn, down in Rhode Island (GlennGdman on PFF). I wasn't around to work on the car over the weekend, since my wife and I were off on a road trip over to Boston. At Glenn's invitation, we took a side trip down to Rhode Island for a visit. Glenn is working on the exact same Aventador body kit, but is using a tube frame chassis instead of a donor Fiero. He's done a great job with it so far! Hopefully we'll be able to get both the cars together one day for some pics. Neils88 AUG 03, 11:20 PM I ordered the rims for the car (custom drilled with 5x100 bolt pattern). They are a very similar style to one of the stock rims of the Aventador. I decided on rim sizes similar to those used by newer Corvettes. Front: 19"x8.5" Rear: 20"x10". I wasn't able to get 12" for the rear in any styles that I liked, but am happy with the size I finally ended up with since the tires will still be more than wide enough, yet the tires will remain somewhat affordable. These are the M580 Bespokes from Avant Garde. Arraut Motorsports will be custom fitting the necessary lowered widetrack suspension once the rims (and tires) arrive. GlennGdman AUG 04, 10:46 AM quote Originally posted by Neils88: I'd like to give a special shout out to Glenn, down in Rhode Island (GlennGdman on PFF). I wasn't around to work on the car over the weekend, since my wife and I were off on a road trip over to Boston. At Glenn's invitation, we took a side trip down to Rhode Island for a visit. Glenn is working on the exact same Aventador body kit, but is using a tube frame chassis instead of a donor Fiero. He's done a great job with it so far! Hopefully we'll be able to get both the cars together one day for some pics. Neil, It was nice to meet you and to talk "car" for a few hours.... It is nice having someone else to work hings through on the build!! Love the rims you chose, I am calling them to have your order shipped to a new address... HA What are your plans for the bottom edge of the windshield? The OEM one comes closer to the hood and the Infinity one stops shorter.... Neils88 AUG 04, 01:01 PM quote Originally posted by GlennGdman: Neil, It was nice to meet you and to talk "car" for a few hours.... It is nice having someone else to work hings through on the build!! Love the rims you chose, I am calling them to have your order shipped to a new address... HA What are your plans for the bottom edge of the windshield? The OEM one comes closer to the hood and the Infinity one stops shorter.... As you can see from the pic below, the fiberglass molding (the part you didn't get with your kit) is designed for the complete Infiniti windshield surround. There is a an extra "filler piece" where the OEM windshield would have gone. I plan to keep that piece the same colour as the hood so that it will blend in (as it does in the pic). I will also mount the wiper arms low down along that piece (assuming it looks good once I test fit them there). Of course it might end up being better to paint that lower section black so that it blends in with the bottom of the windshield... I think I'll be playing with photoshop later. Neils88 AUG 05, 08:58 PM Aligning the front bumper.... ...then found out the roof was misaligned by 3/8"... ...back to aligning the front bumper... Neils88 AUG 07, 10:00 PM After a 3/8" transverse realignment of the front part of the roof frame, I tacked the A and B pillars in place (right now the roof frame is just sitting on these 4 points). I continued with the front bumper alignment, but noticed that the wheels no longer seemed properly centered in the wheel wells. I re-measured the wheel well alignment and discovered that in all the previous efforts to get the correct transverse alignment, I had somehow allowed the roof frame to shift forward about 7/8". I cut the tack welds and shifted the roof frame back. Hopefully this completes the roof frame alignment. ...now back to aligning the front bumper... GlennGdman AUG 09, 07:16 AM sounds like you are having way to much fun over there..... RCR AUG 09, 07:50 AM Bob