Choptop #025 "FIEROciousGT" Build (Page 19/37)
madcurl JAN 16, 10:33 PM

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Originally posted by FierociousGT:

Here is another Photochop... Ferocious attitude...





Nice photoshop Dave.

Hey Archie, any additional pics of #025, cause I'm bored? We need new Pontiac excitement!
madcurl JAN 17, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:
Nice photoshop Dave.

Hey Archie, any additional pics of #025, cause I'm bored? We need new Pontiac excitement!
madcurl JAN 20, 04:42 PM
Geezs, three pages back, I'll fix that.
Archie JAN 20, 05:39 PM
We worked on the front end all week.

After working the headlight openings Kris went on to glassing in the front air dam & right now the front end is off of the car as he trues up the radii of the front wheel well arches.

I'm here to tell you that it's a lot easier to photoshop in a set of headlights than it is to actually get them installed right.

Here's some pics.



When you're quoting to put something like this together, it's hard to be exact because you never know what you're going to run into.

Here the tops of the fiberglass fenders have too much arc in them & don't match the hood so you spend time grinding down the fiberglass.





Doing this filling & sanding don't make for a lot of photo opps but it's gotta be done.

We don't get to take the green tape off of the lightrs until we are done with the heavy body work.



Right now the front end is off of the car again for more glass work........



Archie
madcurl JAN 20, 07:26 PM
Nice pics Archie and taking pics of the details or boring parts are fine with me. I'd rather view that any day vs. reading a dumb bashing thread.


When will the Lamborghini replica mirrors project start?
Archie JAN 20, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

Nice pics Archie and taking pics of the details or boring parts are fine with me. I'd rather view that any day vs. reading a dumb bashing thread.


When will the Lamborghini replica mirrors project start?



I don't know, the mirrors aren't here yet.

You know there are always things that happen that are not anticipated.

Like when we got the nose for Troy's car it had a full "floor" across the bottom of the nose inside the grill opening. I think Troy's front clip had the "big mouth" option.

The nose we're working with here idoesn't have a "floor" in it. So it flexes a lot more when bolted in place. We are going to have to do some extra work on it to firm it up. Still looking at our options on that right now.

Archie
Archie JAN 20, 08:15 PM
As you can see in this picture the 2 orange things you can see theu the grill opening are the jackstands under the front crossmember...



And here on Troy's nose, you can see how the widemouth front spoiler option gives a good solid "floor" for the front end & also will help to funnel air to the radiator.



Archie
Firefox JAN 21, 12:59 AM
Hey....can I paint those edges while it's off the car?
madcurl JAN 21, 02:56 AM

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Originally posted by FierociousGT:

Stopped by Archie's today to touch base and drop off the new headlights. Also reviewing the trimed turbo scoop sail panels for my choptop.
O' Really?


We should have some updates in the coming month.





Cool. We need some Pontiac excitement! Oh yeah, who was taking the pictures?
FierociousGT JAN 22, 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:
You know there are always things that happen that are not anticipated.

Like when we got the nose for Troy's car it had a full "floor" across the bottom of the nose inside the grill opening. I think Troy's front clip had the "big mouth" option.

The nose we're working with here idoesn't have a "floor" in it. So it flexes a lot more when bolted in place. We are going to have to do some extra work on it to firm it up. Still looking at our options on that right now.

Archie





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Originally posted by madcurl:
Cool. We need some Pontiac excitement! Oh yeah, who was taking the pictures?


Choptop #4 looked bored so she took the pic

[This message has been edited by FierociousGT (edited 01-22-2008).]