The Silver Freak Project (Page 5/59)
88White3.4GT FEB 05, 08:55 PM
The thin lines near to the oval circles will be back up lights? or what are those markings? Also, will you make a new location for a lock to the trunk? or delete the Trunk itself?

Cool Thread
Kyle1016 FEB 05, 09:32 PM
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the aux round lights in the front bumper. They look really nice
BIGG_SEXXY FEB 05, 10:58 PM
Blacktree! your friggin awesome!

Bump for always giving great walkthroughs! YAY! haha
Blacktree FEB 06, 12:00 AM
Thanks for the compliments. Now, to answer some questions:

The little rectangles I drew next to the tail lamp pods are for the spoiler mounting brackets. Those brackets are for the prop rods that will hold up the back of the spoiler. Look back to the spoiler test-fit photos and you'll see what I mean.

The reverse lights will either replace the reflectors in the rear fascia, or will go on either side of the license plate. I haven't decided yet.

The decklid lock will remain in the original location. The decklid will also retain the stock hinges... but not the springs. They will be replaced with gas struts.

The driving lights are Hella Optilux model 1300. If I remember correctly, the retail price is around $40. The Hella headlamps and Hella driving lights compliment each other very well.
Jake_Dragon FEB 06, 02:13 PM
Oh I thought you were going to flip it the other direction.
Blacktree FEB 06, 06:37 PM
Sorry to disappoint you. Well... not really.

Today I did a lot of grinding and sanding, roughing up all the edges and seams in the rear clip and fenders.



This is to prepare them for the next fiberglass layup, the tail lamp panel. I should be able to start that tomorrow.

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Blacktree FEB 08, 10:25 AM
Last night, I started laying up the tail lamp section. Here's the result of that work.



So far, there's only the gel coat and 2 layers of glass fiber cloth in there. So I can't break the mold loose yet. I need to build up more fiberglass in there first.

I'd also like to mention that with the decklid, I'm trying a couple new things. First of all, I'm using a real mold release agent (PVA). Up until now, I've been using stuff like furniture wax, car wax, beeswax, etc. Second of all, this is my first time using a gel coat. My gel coat on this project is just resin mixed with microfibers.

Oh, and in case you're wondering what that piece of wood is for, it's to create a ledge along the bottom of the tail light section. The ledge will increase the structural strength. By the time I'm finished, the ledge will also extend across the fenders.

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88White3.4GT FEB 08, 01:25 PM
hhmm
Blacktree FEB 09, 01:31 PM
There isn't anything really exciting going on now. Basically just layup, wait, sand, clean, repeat. It might take a week before the tail lamp panel is ready to break free from the mold. There's still a lot of fiberglassing to do.

Here's what it looks like right now:



I also bought some rope today. Let's see if anyone can guess what it's for.

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Blacktree FEB 12, 12:05 PM
I was able to remove the mold. The tail lamp section came out looking pretty good.



Unfortunately, the gloomy weather is putting a damper on the fiberglass work.

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