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Sofa King FEB 11, 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:




Hey Archie,

As always great work! I love studying the build of the fiberglass pieces. I'm getting ready to start redesigning the door panels for my 88 so please keep those door panel pics coming! I do have a quick question for ya. The blue "filler" placed in all the inside edges of the fiberglass pieces you and your team have created - is that body filler or fiberglass?

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Archie FEB 11, 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by Sofa King:


Hey Archie,

As always great work! I love studying the build of the fiberglass pieces. I'm getting ready to start redesigning the door panels for my 88 so please keep those door panel pics coming! I do have a quick question for ya. The blue "filler" placed in all the inside edges of the fiberglass pieces you and your team have created - is that body filler or fiberglass?




The blue filler is a fine body filler...........

When we start fabricating a part with flat fiberglass panels it has square outside corners like this



Then we go to the inside use filler to make an inside radius similar to the radius we want to have on the outside. We then lay fiberglass on the inside over that filler. Then when we go to the outside to turn those square corners into rounded corners, we are grinding the corner down far enough to remove the filler & get to the new layer of fiberglass we laid on the inside. Like this.........



Between Troy's car, Curley's car & this car, Kris & Rob have become masters of this method.

You're going to see a real good example of this in my next update where we hand fabricate the armrests from flat fiberglass sheet.

Archie

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skuzzbomer FEB 12, 01:04 AM

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Originally posted by madcurl:

The Italian Job;
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The most beautiful car in history... also is one of the best sounding. The car is literally sex on wheels.
Sofa King FEB 12, 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:

The blue filler is a fine body filler...........

When we start fabricating a part with flat fiberglass panels it has square outside corners like this

Then we go to the inside use filler to make an inside radius similar to the radius we want to have on the outside. We then lay fiberglass on the inside over that filler. Then when we go to the outside to turn those square corners into rounded corners, we are grinding the corner down far enough to remove the filler & get to the new layer of fiberglass we laid on the inside. Like this.........

Between Troy's car, Curley's car & this car, Kris & Rob have become masters of this method.

You're going to see a real good example of this in my next update where we hand fabricate the armrests from flat fiberglass sheet.

Archie




Brilliant! Thank you very much for the detailed instruction. That was one of the few grey areas I had not figured out. I'm really looking forward to seeing the armrests - I don't have to tell you to take LOTS of pics LOL. As I get closer to creating Console Part II, I will definately use these tips and guidance.

Thanks again and keep up the fantastic work.
Archie FEB 12, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by Archie:

Here is is glassed up. I'll show you the other side of the door panel tomorrow after the fiberglass has setup overnight.

Archie







Archie
Archie FEB 12, 10:41 PM
I looked around the Internet for a few days & couldn't find any armrests that could look right in this car.

The customer wanted the door panels to look as close as we can to this panel (w/o the window crank).



I just couldn't find an armrest on the internet that was small enough to work into our car.

So we decided to make them.

These are being made out of flat fiberglass sheet just like many other items in this car.

Kris starts with a cardboard template.....



And a felt marker drawing.....





Using pcs. of flat fiberglass sheet, he starts building it like a kids card house glued together with hot glue.





Here he has a small pc. hot glued to an allen wrench while he puts it in place.....







Taking shape but with all square corners so far.



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Archie FEB 12, 11:05 PM
Yep, we need 2 of them.....





Here you can see the radius of filler on the inside.



As a few layers of fiberglass are laid in...



As the glass cured, you can see the radius....



You can see it real well right here.....



After grinding the radius, you can see that the body filler & the outside square corner are gone.....



You can see that Kris has installed a mounting plate to the backside of the arm rests....



Then it is fiberglassed into place.





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Archie FEB 12, 11:10 PM
There is still some work to do some sanding & edges to finish up but, you can see that this armrest is coming along nicely.











Archie
motoracer838 FEB 13, 09:31 AM
I can't wait to see the finished interior. Lookin' good

Joe
kwagner FEB 13, 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:






What is going in the gap at the top of the door? On this pic:
http://upload.wikimedia.org...amborghini_Miura.JPG
the 'fins' go to the top of the door, but it looks like the top is a separate piece? Does it attach to the side of the car?