SPY PICS!....first secrets of the GTR exposed! (Page 51/72)
HC APR 09, 06:03 AM
I hate to be the bad egg, dont get me wrong, i absolutely love every square inch of this car. the bumper is by far, THE BEST custom made bumper... ever! the level of detail is amazing, and i say this by looking at pictures, i could only imagine seeing this car in real life.... but the one and only thing i dont like... the tailights, im sorry, i dont like the clean space between them... it needs something there! A grill would look awesome, or a different ass alltogether, but then again, that is just my honest opinion... and one of 6 billion points of view...

Good job dude, you really made a work of art...

tjm4fun APR 09, 06:47 AM
I missed something in the blast thru the 13 pages.....
The mirrors are polished aluminum correct?
you get hazing rings and white pits for corrosion,Probably not the best alloy for un protected use.
Clear spray lacquer has the best adhesion to aluminum. tricky to get right without runs tho. The wax won;t last too long.
one thing you MUST do, coat every surface, inside and out. without a continuous seal, it wll corrode, and moisture will wick under the clear and corrode.
spray lacquer is actually quite durable. I make custom aluminum fishing rod butts for heavy use trolling rods, and the best performance has been the clear lacquer. and these things get banged around, dropped kicked, soaked in salt water. takes a few years of that to start breaking thru. Wax on top of the clear will add to the protection. give it a shot!
3800superfast APR 09, 09:15 AM
Man I really like this thread and want everything in it.....
Fie Ro APR 10, 02:00 PM
HC: I see what you mean but it may be too much for the rear.....the light assemblies already have a different shape so I went with a look like a solid rear clip with the taillights pressed in...if that makes sense..

joined a big US-car meeting yesterday (these are al imports here!)
Hundreds of V8's

and one Fiero

Got pretty much attention though

Just to show you dont need a V8 to go fast

that is when its mounted, its just a heavy chunk of aluminium right now

Fie Ro APR 10, 02:41 PM


I hope the shine of the mirrors stays....btw it is a sort of potmetal ,not aluminium if I recall correctly. Dont recall what potmetal actually is..lol...there must be a thread about the mirror material somewhere.
Anyway now theres just one more thingie I will try to finish (dug up from the forgotten&rejected mods pile)
back to page 7 more than a year ago


I kind of finished the plugs but never made molds and products...was going to do them in CF and thats still the plan
Tusch APR 10, 09:46 PM
Looks hot, was waiting for some nice overall pics. Beautiful and don't slow down on the updates haha.
Intel APR 11, 03:03 AM
Nice work, you really have an eye for details!

Have you done any work on the SMC panels or you replace everything with fiberglass?
I'm looking for a good product to bond and fill SMC body panels but can't find any in our part of the world, getting tired of ordering it from US all the time.

Fie Ro APR 11, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by Tusch:
Looks hot, was waiting for some nice overall pics. Beautiful and don't slow down on the updates haha.


I am planning some photoshoot with a good camera and nice environment, still need to arrange that and some nice weather. Will come


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Originally posted by Intel:
Nice work, you really have an eye for details!

Have you done any work on the SMC panels or you replace everything with fiberglass?
I'm looking for a good product to bond and fill SMC body panels but can't find any in our part of the world, getting tired of ordering it from US all the time.


My experience is that polyester resin works quite well with SMC. Did the mods on stock front/rear decklids and smoothed the rear taillight panel with a stock fastback rearclip. Try to find a local fiberglass store (boat builders may point you to one). I use the blueish polyester resin and MEK hardener. The repair kits sold at parts stores arent any good. hope this helps
revin APR 11, 02:16 PM
Look in jegs or sumit for a polish/ protector for the shiney mirrors.
Did you just sand down the stock ones?....hummm I may do that to my ride. looks real good on the gray paint huh.

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88 GT, 3800SC, Getrag 5sp. 12" Vette Rotors,Custom stuff done

Fie Ro APR 11, 02:43 PM
yes I sanded down the stockers, you dont wanna know how much time I wasted on that and the tryouts.