F40 replica aka "operation turd polish" (Page 28/62)
Tony Kania DEC 29, 12:36 PM
"If you build it, they will come."
IMSA GT DEC 29, 08:45 PM
I don't know your painting abilities so I'll just throw this out there. Since I live just on the other side of the hill, let me know if you have any painting questions or concerns.

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shemdogg DEC 31, 10:34 AM
Thanks fellas! My hands are mangled, look they they went into the chipper/shredder. Its so cold the skin tears
hella easy. Even w my tough skin, u could make a suitcase outta me, fu@kin holdall!
Imsa I havent used a auto paint gun since I was 14, back then the paint cup was on the
bottom lol. I cant see any divots or waves until its painted, im blocking the hell out of it
and feeling for imperfections w my hand. Cant get anybody to help me sand, everyone
disappears when u need help. Gonna try and lure them here w some bbq.
Yesterday I got the trunk lid hinges installed and mounted the trunk lid. Its beefy and opens
but still hits the roof a tiny bit. Got some more shaving to do, it has to do w the round od the
roof. Gotta be perfectly rounded or the trunk will hit the roof. Im trying to keep the gap at 1/4"
Opened up the headlights at the top to give it more of a mean look but it still lokks like its sad. Filled in the scoop edges w
some fb to make em rounded. Got the top edge of the hood to be symmetrical! yay

its starting to look like a car folks



Happy new year!

shemmy
IMSA GT DEC 31, 06:16 PM
I think one of the major issues with the front end is with the headlight lenses. A real F40 has smaller lights with pop-ups.

This was the best angle photo that I could use looking past the Sex On The Beach next to the Bondo I made the openings square and smaller. To me it gives the front end a very nice appearance.


VS

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shemdogg JAN 01, 12:27 AM
I really like the look of that hood, kinda like lambo lights or the original 300zx lights. Th Lm version has different lights - no pop ups

The lenses are bigger in this one but youre right I think I have them too big. Ill make em smaller tomorrow and see how it looks

shem
shemdogg JAN 01, 10:19 PM
Imsa gt u da meng meng! Lights came out great, played around w the size this mornin. Came up w this

went for it

came out killer! The hood killed it for me, this makes it better. The roofline and the center hood
area are too wide still but itll hafta do shemdogg tired

Fb'd the rear quater windows n filled em, fb'd n filled the area where the trunk meets the quarter, sanded the hell
outta the roof n filled the low spots, added some fb reiforcement to the center scoop, fb'd the PS front wheelwell
lip, sanded/filled the rear quarters n sills, sanded/filled the middle groovy groove, and lots more. slowly running
outta fb areas to patch. Crazy all the lines line up and everythings symmetrical. Being anal has its privileges

yawn
shem
shemdogg JAN 03, 09:53 PM
Running outta parts to fb! Did the rear quarter lips


Had to put the pedal to the metal, rains a comin. Did a lil work on the front center scoop and a few more
oddities n said fu@k it time to shoot. 32 degrees this morning, ice on the car, paint shop guy said its too cold.
Directions said 2-3 hours dry time at 70 degrees, it dried in 30 mins!
Made it happen. Blew off the dust and wiped off the car as best I could in a hurry. Fu@kin drain valve on the
compressor went and I didnt have an oring that small so I taped it up n started shooting. Damn thing ran the
whole time. For a lil 6 gal nail gun compressor that thing did alrite! Not bad for my first time, a few small drips.



Damn it looks so good in one color. Pretty pleased w this hi-build primer, It was in 80 grit stage when I shot it.
Filled mostly everything. Lots of bondo n fb holes to fill. Comfortable w painting the car at home now. Need a
better dryer for the compressor, had a drop of water come out the gun regulator a few times. Id say this experiment
was a complete success. Another milestone passed shemdawg happy dawg

shem
shemdogg JAN 03, 09:56 PM
Color choices? I like the red, wifeys thinkin silver or black. Im a no on the black for sure. Def not yellow. I saw a blue one that looked ok. Opinions?

shem
andreww JAN 04, 02:11 PM
White would look sick!
shemdogg JAN 09, 05:15 PM
Yes white does look good, Im thinking silver tho

Ive never seen that version of the car, theres 3 versions of the car. Seems they have a mix of parts depending on the year.
Ive got the side vents a bit short, lengthening mine next. Gots lots of spot filler on it and smoothed out, almost ready for the
2nd coat o primer

Nothing but rain over here all week, gonna be awhile before I can get back to it

shem