Neil's Aventador build (Page 20/77)
GlennGdman OCT 30, 06:54 PM
Looks great Neil
Neils88 OCT 30, 08:20 PM
Front fender supports are more or less complete. Just need to finish a small link above the hinge plates that will complete the securing structure. I'll also use that to mount a rubber stopper that will limit the travel of the door hinge before it makes contact with the fender.



I still need to build a trunk and some isolation panels to go below the lights to keep rocks, water, debris, etc from damaging them.



The hood mostly lines up now, just some minor adjustments to be made. The outsides of the front bumper molding still need to be drawn in to match the bumper framing.

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Neils88 OCT 30, 08:22 PM

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Looks great Neil



Thanks Glenn.
Tony Kania OCT 30, 08:43 PM

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I always watch.

Having the
Neils88 OCT 31, 05:32 PM

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I always watch.

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I'm not sure if I should be scared.... Or just confused....?
Neils88 OCT 31, 06:01 PM
I did a fair bit of work today setting up the rear bumper and quarter panels. I ran into a small problem with the passenger side quarter panel. No matter what I did, it just wouldn't line up. After some measurements, I discovered that the roof line at the rear of the passenger side was about 0.5" higher than the driver side. This likely happened when I was going through the longitudinal alignment issues of the roof several months ago. I really wasn't paying much attention to the height as I was getting the roof back in place. The slight increase in height is almost unnoticeable, but clearly had a huge impact on the rear quarter panels. I've now removed the roof panel and realigned the framing. I put everything back together and confirmed that the alignment is corrected. Then I decided to remove the roof panel again.... I realized that there are a lot of little tasks that really should be done with the roof off (such as setting up the seat belts and framing for the rear glass, etc), and although I really wasn't in the mood to work on any of them right now, this is probably the last time the roof panel will be able to be removed.
Tony Kania OCT 31, 09:49 PM
Not sure what I did there?

Just a cool build.
Neils88 NOV 01, 08:02 PM

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Not sure what I did there?

Just a cool build.



Thanks Tony.
Neils88 NOV 01, 08:10 PM
Added some extra braces for the rear door jambs. The next thing is to add the upper seat belt support points....job for tomorrow.



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Neils88 NOV 02, 08:19 PM
I finished all necessary work with the roof removed. With the roof put back in place I started the framework for the rear end. The first step was to get all the panels aligned. This time everything went together easily which was nice to see. Next, I'll build up the frames under each panel to ensure they stay in position and aligned. I will have to separate some panels that were molded together as a single piece. They could be left together, but I would like the panels to appear separated as they do on the real car. Also, a portion of the bumper molding needs to be removed and fiberglassed to the rear fenders.

Here are some pictures to show how things are coming together.

















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