F40 replica aka "operation turd polish" (Page 11/62)
Tony Kania OCT 01, 11:38 AM
This is a great thread to start from the beginning. Cool read.

I like the wood screws as an integral part of the hinge assembly.
shemdogg OCT 01, 10:27 PM
n the cheapo home depot hinges are the only thing holding the whole rear trunk to the car. Thats all getting redone too

Got smore done today, cut it up n bent everything into place. Didnt have to cut much, removed the center 4" and made some relief cuts at the bottoms of the inside pillars and bent errthang w some ratchet straps. Pretty much reddy for welding now.



hard parts gonna be the door windows, ill be on that soon enough

thanks for watching

shem

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Stubby79 OCT 02, 03:36 AM
That's some pretty sweet work. Both sides bend in evenly when you did that, or did you have to massage it to get them to?
shemdogg OCT 02, 10:04 PM
they bent in eventually, made some minor relief cuts at some seams to help.

And what a difference! im happy as f#$%



major bonus! the door windows almost touch the seals, I thought theyd be waaaay off
Fiberglass tomorrow

shem
IMSA GT OCT 02, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by gldkarma:


Hey Greg--it's the third Tuesday--July 18 this month! Would be nice to see you again one of these days too! I still love my gold lace Enkei wheels!

JC



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Originally posted by shemdogg:

Im not greg bro and we havent met yet lol. Ill be at the meeting. Maybe in the mustang, havent had a chance to touch the car in ages. Finally got my truck running decent and im 3 weeks behind in work. Cant do much outta the mustang. Still gotta get the headlights finished, how late do these meetings run?

shem



So how did you like meeting the "bro"?
shemdogg OCT 04, 10:07 PM
That was no bro buddy but a cool cat nonetheless!

got the roof boogered together to hold and cut the trunk how its possed to be


Got the windows to seal up nicely
before


Only a 1/4" from the top seal, moved the seal bracket outward a bit
after


Going to tap soon for front n rear windows, n more glas



looking better everyday

shem
shemdogg OCT 10, 07:41 PM
Still goin.... Lotsa sanding, fiberglassing, cutting, n welding.

Heres how the original windshield looks on the car now


bringing the roof in really made a yuuuge dif

in this pic the whole car looks proportional except for the very rear looks too big


distance shot


narrowing the roof made a big difference, im very happy w the way its coming out

shem
Gall757 OCT 10, 07:56 PM
What do you use for a windshield?
Stubby79 OCT 11, 05:54 AM
Now it no longer looks like a Fiero. (that's a good thing, in this case)
Tony Kania OCT 11, 01:52 PM

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Originally posted by Gall757:

What do you use for a windshield?