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AUG 26, 06:03 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by NotAFieroAnyLonger: [QUOTE]Originally posted by AusFiero: I seen a guy use the foam once for hsi kayaks bouyance and as I drove past I just knew it was worth going around the block a few times as I used the foam a lot in my fibreglass work. He poured in about as much as the area he needed to fill not realising it expands. Well it was worth watching. It was pouring out of the kayak and down onto the driveway when it started to expand and the guy was running around not knowing what to do. |
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Did his eye's look like this..?? ----->  [/QUOTE] More like this his face looked. 
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Formula88
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AUG 26, 07:55 AM
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Will-Martin
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AUG 26, 09:27 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Formula88:
That looks like a worm from the movie Dune. 
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Or the sorting hat from Harry Potter. Cool stuff!!
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Vonov
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AUG 26, 02:03 PM
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Kind of reminds me of what the auto-dog puts out (auto-dog -- Navy slang for soft-serve ice cream dispenser, so named because it resembles the output of...).
Hmmm...1/4 the amount in Arch's pix ought to be just about right for filling the standard police motorcyle helmet...('s okay...we both have guns, lol)
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HIOSILVER!
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AUG 26, 02:18 PM
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I was going to use great stuff. But who makes that stuff? Looks like just the thing for my dash project.
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AUG 26, 04:59 PM
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Is that 2 five gallon black containers full of this stuff? You could pour it on the lawn, let it grow, and sculpt a house out of it. Thats neat stuff. 
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AUG 26, 05:51 PM
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Archie, Awesome job to all three of you. I just saw this thread and this is going to rock! Great job. Tell Kris and Rob "hey" from me! Mike
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Vonov
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AUG 26, 06:04 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by KissMySSFiero: Is that 2 five gallon black containers full of this stuff? You could pour it on the lawn, let it grow, and sculpt a house out of it. Thats neat stuff. |
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You know, you may have something there...use something similar to concrete forms to direct the shape, and fiberglass epoxy resin to protect the outside, and you could build a lightweight but tough shell...instant garage...how much does that stuff cost, anyway? You're right, Archie, that stuff is way cool. And speaking of cool, I wish I'd had someone like you to be apprenticed to when I was the age of Rob and Kris. I think it's a great thing the way you've helped insure the next generation of car crafters, and maybe improved a couple of lives along the way.
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jstricker
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AUG 26, 06:28 PM
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I get almost all of my fiberglass supplies from Wicks Aircraft supply. Their foam is Instafoam and is 2#/cu ft density. It expands about 30:1. If you're filling in openings (door handles, etc.) be sure to drill a couple of good sized holes in the back and cover them with packing tape before you fill. When you're done, pull the tape off. The foam will outgas for quite some time even after it appears to be cured (several days or more) and if you glass over it without somewhere for the gas to go, it can cause delamination. John Stricker
| quote | | Originally posted by HIOSILVER!: I was going to use great stuff. But who makes that stuff? Looks like just the thing for my dash project.
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Archie
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AUG 26, 08:33 PM
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Earlier in the week we had done some planning on what we would be needing to do to the decklid area in regards to the headrests & the top of the decklid. If you compare these pics to the PS showing the decklid to the actual decklid, you'll see that the PS has the surface of the decklid lower than it is in the actual car. 
The actual decklid is almost as high as the stock Fiero seats are & we'll have to lower the decklid as much as we can to get some definition in the headrest extensions. I had an old Instrument panel surround from a dash I designed years ago & it had the outside shape I had in mind for the headrest extensions. 
But I also wanted it to taper back into the decklid a lot farther than it does in this picture. 
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