The Miura project begins (Page 26/84)
Archie OCT 30, 10:43 PM
Gluing the doors together.....





We took the rear clip off & set it up so we can do the fiberglassing on the inside too.....



Here Kris has put metal around the windshield area, then we can fiberglass over the metal to make the windshield lip wider & stronger.



Finerglassing the inside....





After we remove the metal & before trimming this is the new area around the lip of the windshield.





Another layer of glass at the back edge of the door & you can see it's starting to look good.





Starting to look good.



Thanks

Archie
Erik OCT 31, 12:01 AM
wow..I am fiberglasted!
madcurl OCT 31, 11:38 AM

ProjectPb OCT 31, 03:28 PM
keep up the good work. I will be watching this post till its finish. I also don't know if this was asked but what kind of bill will a build like this have along with it. i am sure i don't want to know tho.
bubbajoexxx OCT 31, 03:48 PM
dam nice job Archie you absolutly amaze me some times with your attention to detail on fitting glass together corectly keep up the great work this is one for the books
keep us posted this is realy becomming my fav post
gt88norm OCT 31, 06:03 PM
Archie reads before posting, if that question about $??,???.00 were to be answered, it already would be. If his cost to service
were out of line this thread wouldn't exist.
@Archie:
There used to be an company in Wheat Ridge CO that did a pseudo replicar of a late '55 Mondial. They were called Kendrick
(the owner last name) Industries, their project was named the Mondrea. It was, IMHO, a voluptious, "Drop Dead Gorgeous" roadster designed to fit a VW chassis. If you need to add anything to your stable of product, please look it up. This was marketed
when 'Kit Car Magazine' was still printed on news print. The car was produced between '83 & '85. There was also a tube Chassis
version for front engine FoMoCo running gear.
When I called them some 8-10 years ago the bucks were for sale but w/my kids entering college, and my having NO experience
in glasswork, I passed on the opportunity, They may still be around.
If any members are mag. collectors perhaps some photos could surface?

http://books.google.com/boo...rick+Mondrea+Mondial

http://tinyurl.com/Kendrick-Mondrea

Norm

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Theo_nr1 NOV 01, 05:27 PM
Hi Archie,

Very good job !! no half work.
With what did you glue the door halfs together? Epoxy or what? It doesn't look like normal resin and glassfiber.. on my Murena the front bumper and rear are 3 glasfiber parts also gluded together but no idea with what kind of stuff this is done best. I would have thought that it was best done with glasfiber and resin.

Cheers, Theo
Fierology NOV 23, 01:24 PM
I'm still waching
beautiful project
I'm looking forward to seeing the finished project.

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Bridgetown NOV 23, 03:46 PM
This kit looks wicked! This has got to be one of the best looking rebodies for a fiero I've ever seen. Mabey top three, along side the Pantera and the Reventon. Archie, is the drivetrain going to be longitudinal or transverse? I think it should be length wise to be closer to the original. Just my .02 Cents. Nice work!

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Archie NOV 23, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by Bridgetown:

This kit looks wicked! This has got to be one of the best looking rebodies for a fiero I've ever seen. Mabey top three, along side the Pantera and the Reventon. Archie, is the drivetrain going to be longitudinal or transverse? I think it should be length wise to be closer to the original. Just my .02 Cents. Nice work!




This one will be a transverse LS3 with a 6 speed. Actually the original car is also a Transverse driveline.

Archie