"concept GTR" dash build-up...Fie Ro style! ;) (Page 25/56)
Yellow87FieroGT JUN 12, 03:57 PM
Wow! I can't believe it took so long for me too see this thread! It look's great! I'm having fun looking at all your inventive work.
exoticse JUN 12, 04:17 PM

Sick Talent.

Fie Ro JUN 13, 08:45 AM
Did some testfitting in the fiero to check if the shifter is still dead center in 'neutral' (it is!) and to take measurements for a new subwoofer enclosure:

Finally got the glovebox-door mold fixed and pulled the CF piece today:

I really like the 3D look it has when light hits the piece! The real thing looks way better than the fake vinyl stuff imo...


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Originally posted by bubbajoexxx:

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT you are doing a great job

a little hint apply at least 6 layers of carnuba wax to the raw forms before making the molds and you will eliminate the sticking problems

are you spraying gell coat to the parts before applyingthe fiber glass



Thank you Master of DIY! Yes I am applying/polishing several layers of carnauba wax (meguiars mold release wax) I also have some other stuff in a spraycan and some stuff which is called B-film..tried several approaches..I just think the raw (mdf) forms are too soft to pop them out easily...fiberglass/fiberglass dont cause problems nowadays. Maybe I should use more fiberglass/resin on the mockups. I am using gelcoat all the time for the molds and products (except with CF), I also mix it with a tint color so its easier to check if the surface is right....oh well you never stop learning.

[This message has been edited by Fie Ro (edited 06-13-2005).]

bubbajoexxx JUN 13, 09:09 AM
you fit and finish is excellent and keep up the great work this dash should look fantastic when finished
Fie Ro JUN 13, 11:34 AM
I still have to pick a color for the painted parts for the interior....maybe something close to the hi-temp paint I am using for my new engine..:



..looking at this mockup gets me thinking about making another copy of the glovebox piece, cut some holes and call it an exhaust manifold cover...lol

hmm

F-I-E-R-O JUN 13, 11:57 AM
I'm partial to gun metal myself. Something about that shade (there is only one shade isn't there?) darker grey anyway, against chrome. Dark enough to let the chrome stand out without it having too much of a contrast. Depending on the color of your car, dark shades of blue and red work, but I still like gun metal...

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dobey JUN 13, 12:02 PM
Not CF valve covers? Awww...


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Originally posted by Fie Ro:

..looking at this mockup gets me thinking about making another copy of the glovebox piece, cut some holes and call it an exhaust manifold cover...lol

hmm


Fie Ro JUN 13, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by dobey:
Not CF valve covers? Awww...

..thought about it, but the gasket side is quite complicated and I would never want to take such a risk messing with a valvecover anyway...I tried some little cover thingie though


Now this part didnt turn out how it should be. I could make a new piece but I still like a simple smoothed valvecover a lot more..trial and error...more CF will turn up somewhere else on the engine someday

Yellow87FieroGT JUN 14, 07:52 PM
Do you need to apply a release agent before laying up the carbon fiber on/in the mold? Just wondering becuase when they make carbon fiber parts at work if they don't use a release agent they can't get the part off the mold. If you found a way to make parts with out release agent I'm curious to know how.

Thanks,


Jason

Yellow87FieroGT JUN 15, 05:46 PM
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