F40 replica aka "operation turd polish" (Page 5/62) shemdogg MAY 25, 10:18 PM Still too much for gas! Got the rough-in done n some paint slapped on. Coming out damn good. Going to try and make the center scoop outta a sheet of aluminum. Im so sick of sanding. Car looks great at some angles and pretty lame in others, hood looks yuuge this way The look im going for Now its off to some mechanicals, car overheats now idling in the driveway, install a new tach, pull fuel tank n clean sender, oil change, n new ebrake fittings enjoy shemmy DeLorean00 MAY 26, 12:09 AM You are doing such an amazing job! I cannot believe how much better you made that nose look! The nose always killed the F40 kits for me, in my opinion, that made the car appear front engined like a C4 Corvette and it ruined the body proportions. Keep up the great work and please keep this thread updated there are many of us checking in daily to see the next update. On another note, would you have a thread somewhere or pictures showing the t-top on your Mustang? I have never seen that done before. shemdogg MAY 26, 10:55 PM Thanks man! no mustang build thread or pics tho. i took the car to the machine shop today, made some headlight buckets and the hood scoop out of alum. Ran outta time before bending. Gonna be awhile before I can get back there. More to come shem hnthomps MAY 31, 01:02 PM I was in San Jose last week so maybe I should have stopped by to see the car. However, wedding for brother in law and wife was also with me so very limited time. Nelson shemdogg JUN 04, 07:23 PM Took wifey for lunch and to run some errands in the car. We came out of the grocery store and theres a guy filming on his phone while walking around the car. I said U dig it huh? He gave me a pound then told me how bad ass he thought thee car was. I said thanks, not bad for a chevy. He looked at me like I was crazy n I started laughing. I said check out the motor its a lil 6. He looked at the motor and was still shocked and I could see on his face he thought I was BSing. Then I showed him the gm ignition key and he started laughin sayin how awesome it was. Its crazy how many folks think its real lol shem shemdogg JUN 09, 09:07 PM Alrite back to the grind, took a break after all that fb work on the hood. Pokin around at a few odd n ends. Finally got the new ebrake parts in, the cable gets tight but I can still push the car and im 75% into the adjuster already. Looked at the fuel tank while I was under there. im dreading pulling it. Is it that big center brace and the band clamp thingie all it takes to remove? minus lines n wires? Started to attack my exhaust leak, im pretty sure its comin from the manifold. Lol I got a fierrari but it sounds like an old bug total veedub. Warmed up the motor n cracked the bolts loose, found a small crack in the mani Got some new tires 275/45/16 Started screwin w the back window, never wanted to touch it cuz i thought itd break. Damn im good but I need to get crackin on this rear window project muy pronto. this crappy acrylic broke pretty much instantly once the crews came out. look one sides holes are level and one side slanted lol durrrrrrr cut up the front to make a grove for the air splitter thingie those cars have. Should be easy and free to fab outta alum. I got most of next week free so i can get to the shop n get some stuff done. Already got my headlight buckets punched out, almost ready to cut the body and mount them. I have the front hood scoop in alum just need to bend it more to come backs killin me lol shem shemdogg JUN 10, 07:32 PM Went to tap and got me a chunka hunka polycarb for the bck window. $160 yowza! Its in but now I gott figure out whudda do about the vents, hmmmm..... anybody done any thermoforming? shem shemdogg JUN 12, 07:49 PM Alrite alrite had a long day at the machine shop. I helped them w some stuff, they welded all my stuff. Got the exhaust stud welded in, manifold crack welded, and dogbone bracket welded together. Car sounds good now no more leaks. What I though was going to be a big ordeal turned out to be simple and easy. Also got my headlight buckets ready for fitting Got the hood aligned and welded properly to the car and started making the air splitter. more to come soon shem Rsvl-Rider JUN 12, 09:30 PM quote Originally posted by shemdogg: Finally got the new ebrake parts in, the cable gets tight but I can still push the car and im 75% into the adjuster already. If you've bottomed put the P brake adjuster you probably have seized pistons in the rear calipers. Pretty common on these cars. The pull handle gets tight but no hold. Been there... Done that. 2.5 JUN 13, 11:10 AM Still lovin this thread!