The Miura project begins (Page 46/84)
Archie DEC 18, 11:28 PM
Picking up on the progress since my last big update on 12-05-09.

We continued putting the suspension & brake parts together.





Working on the drivers door.



Getting ready to fiberglass in the returns on door for the inside dew wipes





While some fiberglass is curing, Kris is working other parts of the job. Here the rocker panel & door jamb are getting attention.





The rear brakes & lines are going in. Just like the GT40 we built, the Miura looks cool with the rear clip off.





Dew wipe fitting





More glassing....





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Archie DEC 19, 12:11 AM
More brake assembly...





Dew wipe fitted & window fitted





Working on finishing the edges of the door





Once the door is finalized arounc the outside & fitted on the car we can work on the door gaps & body lines.







We've got to work the boddy to get parts to fit flush all the way around. See how the door sits out from the body at the top



& the top side of the front clip doesn't match up to the top of the dorr.



The sideburn of the front clip doesn't match up to the door skin or the rocker panel down at the bottom.





The right side of the car wasn't that far off. But it will all look like this when we're done..



Here Kris is building up the "B" pillar right behind the door
a bit.





Also working on the 2 vents below the grill....



To match the other side of the car & the door, the rocker panel had to be ground down so far that we went thru the glass.



We put a piece of cardboard behind this area an then fiberglassed over it. Then we removes the cardboard.




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Archie DEC 19, 12:30 AM
In the meantime, we've fiberglassed the sideburn area.



More bodywork













Add some primer so we can see where we're going....





Sanding continues





More update tomorrow.

Thanks

Archie
katatak DEC 19, 01:21 AM
Completely unbelievable. You and your crew blow me away with your skills. You guys are a source of great inspiration to me. My chin is sore from it dropping on the floor everytime I open up this thread.

I really learned a lot from watching and reading your posts on the interiror pieces. I hope those missing parts show up. It is going to be another work of art from Archie and crew when finished. Any hints on what color the car will be? Not crazy about the white leather though. But hey, it's just my opinion and we all know what opinions are like! Great job Archie and crew. Thanks for sharing your work.

Pat
Archie DEC 20, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by katatak:

Completely unbelievable. You and your crew blow me away with your skills. You guys are a source of great inspiration to me. My chin is sore from it dropping on the floor everytime I open up this thread.

I really learned a lot from watching and reading your posts on the interiror pieces. I hope those missing parts show up. It is going to be another work of art from Archie and crew when finished. Any hints on what color the car will be? Not crazy about the white leather though. But hey, it's just my opinion and we all know what opinions are like! Great job Archie and crew. Thanks for sharing your work.

Pat



I'm glad the build threads can inspire others' to try some custom stuff.

That's the whole reason I've posted so much fiberglass work in the build threads.

Archie
Archie DEC 20, 06:00 PM
I'm going to see if I can complete the update that I started yesterday.

......The gaps in the seams where the front clip meets the cowl are a bit too wide. So metal was used to make a form for fiberglassing in material.





Then we took the front clip off to glass these aresa from underneath.







You see the vertical wall of the metal will replace the wall that was in these areas.



After glassing, you can see that the edges of the front clip have been moved out a little





Finally we are far enough along on the drivers side of the car that we can start woring on the door vent.





After cleaning up & deburring the new extended edges on the front clip look like they were there all along.





While f-glass sets up on different areas of work, Kris is doing things like sanding the scoop areas under the grill...





Then it's back to work on the door scoop.



Archie
Sofa King DEC 20, 06:18 PM
GAWD DANG IT!!!! I love this build!

Hope you find those parts! Not a good way to end the year...

[This message has been edited by Sofa King (edited 12-22-2009).]

madcurl DEC 20, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Archie:

Add some primer so we can see where we're going....




Archie




What's going on with the black fastback in the back ground? Details please.
katatak DEC 20, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by madcurl:
What's going on with the black fastback in the back ground? Details please.



Madcurl is always scanning the backgorund to see what's next........
madcurl JAN 04, 12:46 AM
Did UPS find the parts?