F40 replica aka "operation turd polish" (Page 19/62)
shemdogg MAR 18, 10:35 PM
Did a bit more fb n welding yesterday n today. I cut a huge section outta the roof where the windows will go. Phone took crappy pics, will get more up soon. Got more work to do on the roofline. I took the roof off n fb the outer edges. When I had the roof off I noticed I set the ps window frame a lit lower .5" than the ds now that I had a reference point from the fiero roof. I liked it a bit lower so I lowered the ds to match. Will hafta fb the roof to fill in. Then I saw my gaps around the windows r too big compared to the real thing so i hafta cut up the roof to thin it out. Then I noticed if i shitcan my shitty home depot hinges(hey i sprung for the stanley), I can drop the back of the roof about .75". Gonna do it since those hinges arent working anyways. The trunk lid jams into the roof when I open the trunk unless I leave a yuuuge gap. Got some other idears for that Ill get too someday.

Since errbody bitching about the 3" on the back, Ive been tossing around ways to chop it off. see hyah

I can cut the 3" outta that n not be too mucha biotch to booger back together. Also thinking of moving the rear window back so I can get the trunk curve where it opens to more closely match that weird ass curve thats on the real thing. My back window will be a bit shorter. After that the only thing I will not have seriously cut up/molested will be the doors. worry not friends I have plans for them. The big side scoop on the kit car points straight ahead n the real deal has one that slopes down just a skosh w the body line. Me likey. Doors will feel the full wrath of the cut off saw muahahaha!


Taking mondays n wednesdays offa work to watch the kid, those r wifeys busy days. He sleeps alot so I loaded up my old video games. I have all arcade and game system games up to ps1 on my computer. I was searching thru the 10k+ arcade games and found super outrun. I love the original so I loaded it up and lo and behold my cars in that game! bad ass!



My wife loves what i do. I buy cheap junk offa cl n make it purty george. Started w vintage scooters n motorcycles n wetbikes/standup jetskiis. She had major doubts when i brougt the stang home but that thing looks bad arse. When I brought this new turd home she is not worried. I got a keeper

shem
LornesGT MAR 18, 10:53 PM
Just a stock window but a pain in the arse one, no pictures or thread.
ferrobi MAR 19, 12:24 AM
I wouldn’t chop that 3” off the back
shemdogg MAR 20, 07:37 PM
The car looks great at most angles now but the back is a little big for the rest of the car



The back end, doors and hood still look funny

shem
IMSA GT MAR 20, 08:34 PM
I know you recently became a dad so you may have to save up for what I recommend. I would seriously consider getting a quote from a local limo company to stretch the rear to the proper dimensions. I believe this is a non-stretched body style:



Yours is longer so I would think it would look great with the proper stretch.

Heres a Photoshop of your car before and after. If you stretch the car and the rear wheels move back, it would look very nice:


And then with the front of the rear wheelwell extended to fill in the gap and extend the rocker behind the lower scoop like the real F40:

[This message has been edited by IMSA GT (edited 03-20-2018).]

pokeyfiero MAR 22, 04:07 PM
Loving this thread. Even though I really think those kits are disgusting you really have transformed it.
Like watching a good TV series. Can't wait until next season.
shemdogg MAR 22, 11:53 PM
Was at the machine shop all day and couldnt get bits in the damn vertical mill. wtf?!

lol

I would love to stretch the cab of the car but I dont trust people to work on my stuff. Been screwed over too many times the few times I did have money to pay for somebody to fix my stuff. I got really good at fixing my own stuff and love learning new skills. Def diggin the photoshop skills! Any way you could scale the pics of my car to the real thing and see if the doors on the real thing are longer than mine? I think they are, I know mine are waay taller/fatter. Even If I did stretch it, the trunk and lower fascia would still be too long. Fantasized about making a tub chassis for it, then though my quad has a tube chassis i could mod that to fit. Nah the wheel hubs are all wrong/ be a pain to find wheels lol.

Ill have more time to play w it this weekend if the rain lets up. Its getting dark about 730 already so Ill be able to work on it after work too soon.

I hear ya about it being a tv show! Forrest gumps building a kit car! lmao
lootenant dayan she tasted like cigarettes!

Ill butcher up the car some more this weekend and post pics.
redrilled one of the truck wheels on the cnc today, hopefully finish them tomorrow n get new tires. Current ones are pretty bald n the ass end swings out everywhurr. Good times good times

shem
shemdogg MAR 25, 08:08 PM
Been playing w the truck mosta the weekend but did take 10 mins to cut the door n see what it looks like. I took 2" outta the front n lowered it to narrow the door more. I like it


Finally got the rims on the cnc n redrilled. Looked waay too funny w the adapters. Tires were too far out from the truck, looked bowlegged
cuttin


truck gots new reams ta day


I sprung for coopers, made in usa but twice the price of chinese "radar" tires lol


shem
shemdogg MAR 29, 11:00 AM
Played w pain and got this image made, before, current, n real deal


somehow the front of my car has lifted a few inches and I just now noticed lol. Ive got a thread in tech to try n figure it out.
Side window needs to come up in rear, easy fix
Hood is close just the upper front around the headlights
Behind the rear side scoop can be lengthened a wee bit without moving the cradle
trunk lid line is off (my rear window is too long at the front)
Rear vents are yuuge and trunk is long
Windshield doesnt bow in the middle
top of doors angle wrong, makes the big side scoop look weird
Side line doesnt match up to hood line

anything else lemme kno
Be jammin on it this weekend

shem
shemdogg APR 01, 11:28 PM
Doing tons o stuff on the car this weekend. Friday evening i cut 1 coil off each front spring, dropped the front about 1". Took me 1.5 hours, but did cheat by cutting the brake lines. New ss lines en route from tfs, originals are original n not in good shape.

Saturday I got 4-5 hours in, attacked fb on doors, cut off the spoiler legs n made em straighter.

Finally put fb on the back o the trunk lid, been putting that off for days.
Spoiler is now 2.5" too short. Made it wrong so it was gonna get replaced anyways.
rear edge looks straight from the side now like the real deal. Made the rear vents smaller

Apra foose dai! thats painted over painters tape on the vents

Cut the roofs window edge straighter and moved the window frame up to match. Found the hood n trunk latches on ebay, same ones I got now. $62 bucks each! yowza! Then I saw a 4 pack for $37, sold!



Got a few hours in this mornin n evenin. Always liked the open rear on the real deal.

So I went for it.

removed the bottom of the jigsaw to get it in the grooves. Love the look!

Got the skim coat sanded on errthang, need to fill a few low spots n reddy for some rustoleum magic

happy easter

shem