The Silver Freak Project (Page 6/59)
Emc209i FEB 13, 11:26 PM
I'm liking the transmission color! What color is that btw? Looks very gunmetal like. Nice work thus far!!! Keep it up.
Blacktree FEB 14, 01:41 AM
The color is iron grey with a clear coat. The paint is Dupli-Color Engine Enamel (hi-temp ceramic). I bought it at Advance Auto Parts.

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Blacktree FEB 15, 10:25 AM
I wanted to see what the modified decklid would look like with the spoiler on it. So I did a little test-fitting.





That's exactly how I was hoping it would look.

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Blacktree FEB 16, 01:21 PM
Now you all get to see what the rope is for. After making the ledges on the bottom edges of the decklid and fenders, I used the rope to reinforce them. In the photos below, you see the rope hot-glued in place.



Here's a close-up.



The rope itself doesn't directly reinforce the decklid. But when I lay fiberglass over the rope, it forms a fiberglass tube. That's what reinforces the body panel. Below, you see the end result.

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Mr.PBody FEB 16, 05:19 PM
Wow some seriously good glass work going on here, are you going to the 25th?
Blacktree FEB 16, 09:50 PM
I'm going to the Daytona show, but not the 25th.
fiero67 FEB 16, 10:40 PM
I think the tail light mod is looking great. Its good to see someone once again thinking outside the box. I can wait to see it installed. John

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Blacktree FEB 17, 12:21 PM
I tried one more "rope trick" today. This time, I'm reinforcing the spoiler mounting area on the back of the decklid... just in case the spoiler actually makes some downforce.

Below, you see the two pieces of rope hot-glued in place.



And here they are covered in fiberglass.



If you look closely, you can also see that I've started filling the voids behind the tail lamp pods with foam. When finished, the foam will fill up to those black lines I drew under the tail lamp pods. Then the foam will be covered in fiberglass.

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Blacktree FEB 21, 10:43 PM
I haven't posted any photos lately, but have been busy working on the decklid. There just isn't anything very exciting to show you. However, I finished the fiberglass fabrication on the decklid today. The foam that I talked about earlier has been cut to shape. And it's been covered in fiberglass. This completes the underside structure of the decklid, and finishes tying the tail light panel into the decklid. Below is a photo of the fiberglass-covered foam.



Today, I also finished the spoiler mounting hardware. I had to make some finishing touches on the mounting brackets, along with a couple runs to Ace Hardware for various nuts & bolts. Tomorrow, you'll be able to see the spoiler attached to the decklid. But this time, there won't be any duct tape involved.

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Blacktree FEB 22, 02:13 PM
OK, here's the close-up shot of the spoiler mounting hardware.



I wanted to avoid the "erector set" look. So I took some steps to simplify and streamline the design. First of all, the mounting brackets have a simple and elegant shape. Second of all, the lower mounting bolts (the ones going into the decklid) are carriage bolts. I think they look better than standard bolt heads. Also notice the acorn nuts on the prop rod bolts.

I also started working on (what's left of) the rear clip. But I'm in a hurry to get ready for work. So those photos will have to wait.

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