I kinda see what your after now on the rear. I know you and everyone else likes the caddy tail lights, when I saw the Kia tail lights I thought they looked perfect but I was seeing the rear differently. The angles of the Kia lights just flowed with the angles on the rear of the car. But now I kinda see what your after, and no the kia lights wouldnt look good. Carry on with your master piece!
I kinda see what your after now on the rear. I know you and everyone else likes the caddy tail lights, when I saw the Kia tail lights I thought they looked perfect but I was seeing the rear differently. The angles of the Kia lights just flowed with the angles on the rear of the car. But now I kinda see what your after, and no the kia lights wouldnt look good. Carry on with your master piece!
That was a good choice to , at least we tried thank you.
Today Clynt came over to make custom shelves for client and then we played with RBS2
Clynt rough mock up, nose is too flat
Grinding and cutting frame ends to bend down and slope hood
Slope hood at each corner ends
Hood inside garage for the day, cuts made on hood to curve and bend.
This weekend sand cut areas and fibreglass
Without hood
Clynt is always checking
Tucked her in for the day
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Originally posted by Car-Lo: again it's not EVIL enough , it's got to be more MAD MAX
I did not photo chop that one and it was meant to maybe spark an idea not as a whole I to do not think Mad Max but thought it looked more sinister like Batman maybe? When you laid the Cadillac lights down I saw a similarity with the tail lights in the picture I posted.
I am getting ready to start on my hood, but was not sure if the hood was a fiberglass peice, or another composite. If it is not fiberglass, I know it is different then the fenders, and and bumpers, doors, and I will need a special boding compound similar to what I have used before, any info is great
I am getting ready to start on my hood, but was not sure if the hood was a fiberglass peice, or another composite. If it is not fiberglass, I know it is different then the fenders, and and bumpers, doors, and I will need a special boding compound similar to what I have used before, any info is great
Sorry for the late reply... SMC (sheet moulded compound) Hood, roof, rear clip and trunk lid. I just use SMC friendly products
Plastik Works and Fiber Tech
Anyone please jump right in and help us out
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Here is a thought you already have a reverse chop so you may have more room to angle the window line down then if you did not have a reverse chop but thought with the roundness you are thinking about making the front fender I thought this angle looked meaner Or it could be I am still drooling over the photo chop idea of making this a one off like you have done
What it was before the chop is a SSC Ultimate Aero and looked like this
Thank you so much Zachycain, now you're talking that's what RBS2 flavour buds are looking evil
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Originally posted by fourpoint9:
2014 Jeep Cherokee headlights? Madmaximised
Thanks fourpoint9 for the tip, that's looking meaner and the right size I'll have to check it out. Things are pretty busy around here, RBS2 is going to have a nicer home for April 1st (with me )
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Stupid question for you guys.. Where do you buy your pliogrip from? Can you just order from preform? Around here I am having issues finding suppliers for the stuff most have never heard of preform but will readily try and sell the Valvoline stuff at the higher cost because they know it lol
Stupid question for you guys.. Where do you buy your pliogrip from? Can you just order from preform? Around here I am having issues finding suppliers for the stuff most have never heard of preform but will readily try and sell the Valvoline stuff at the higher cost because they know it lol
At Lordco here in Vancouver BC
Finally got a chance to play... Started to tweak rocker scoops also made (bubbajoe's suggestion) longer spears and pliogriped them on door skins
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Thanks for asking nosrac but this rambunctious little girl is BROKE no GO FAST GOODIES for now Maybe just a little cosmetic polishing the SC to make her look nice and cute
Today more playing with rocker scoops
Without rocker scoop looks a lot cleaner, maybe do something different there
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I see what you mean about the scoops, it does look less heavy... Liking those tail lights a lot!
Thanks pistonbroke, today I roughed in scoops. but still not sure about anything anymore
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Originally posted by nosrac:
Me thinks if you make the rocker scoop part symmetrical with the top part. Like a mirror image flipped on the scoop.
Thanks for the input nosrac RBS2 is moving to a new home this weekend, so she'll have no internet for a few days We'll play with your idea mock up with card at new home, see you there
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John the energy you put into this car amazes me on a daily basis. If I had half the energy you do, I would finally have all my cars complete and a garage that was clean as a whistle. Do you figure you will have it ready for Arlington or the All Pontiac Show this season. That gives you 3 months roughly to finish this baby off.
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John the energy you put into this car amazes me on a daily basis. If I had half the energy you do, I would finally have all my cars complete and a garage that was clean as a whistle. Do you figure you will have it ready for Arlington or the All Pontiac Show this season. That gives you 3 months roughly to finish this baby off.
Hey David, we all miss you up here in the North West Coast hurry back RBS2 is running low on body parts !
It's not the energy at all, we senior citizens have all the time to play with toys and nothing else to do About Arlington, not this year the reason is I'm tweaking things over and over nothing gets finished.
I like the classic caddy lights, gives it a real stylized appearance. for a more modern look paint it satin black inside and encase it in plexiglass. John I can imagine you can get a little disheartened at times but its really looking great!
I bet the Italian supercar manufacturers have at least dozen guys working on their projects who are not as talented as you and Clynt
Hey David, we all miss you up here in the North West Coast hurry back RBS2 is running low on body parts !
It's not the energy at all, we senior citizens have all the time to play with toys and nothing else to do About Arlington, not this year the reason is I'm tweaking things over and over nothing gets finished.
Edit to add my Reply.
I am still up in the air about which county to live in, but having a house with a huge shop and no landlord is really tempting. I would miss you all in Canada horribly, but it would sure be nice.
Now as to the body parts, I am not sure if you were joking or not, but if you check on our local forum, there will be a complete free set of body panels and interior bits here soon. Tristen aka Romeo, bought a parts Fiero so he can rob the drivetrain for his 86GT. Yes believe it or not, he is coming back to the fold. He has already posted once he gets the cradle out, the rest of the car will be up for grabs for free. So I am sure RBS2 could get any needed transplant parts from their.
Well I should be back in Canada at least for a month or 2 around the end of April. Maybe longer. Hmm, I just thought of something, could you PM me Clynts contact info. I am going to be needing to move a large amount of items soon. Wonder if he still has his moving Truck.
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As a suggestion, I find it very helpful to take some primer and paint everything, you want to confirm, the same colour so you can see the true lines on everything without the distractions of the sand lines and different colours of pieces etc.. These additional distraction in the body work tend to take your eye away from the lines you are trying to see.
Good thing about primer is that you will end up sanding it away again anyway so no issues on further levels of putty not sticking correctly afterward. Really makes a huge difference in the look. The Photoshops done here are good but can still get you distracted. A thin coat primer does wonders for the evaluation phase.
What happend to the modern Caddy tailights? Not that those look horrible or anything.....
Thanks for asking GBglide, I won't be using the CTS Caddy Taillights and the Caddy rocket taillights I was just playing with photoshop I'm still looking for taillights
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Originally posted by 355Fiero:
Car-Lo;
Car is looking great.
As a suggestion, I find it very helpful to take some primer and paint everything, you want to confirm, the same colour so you can see the true lines on everything without the distractions of the sand lines and different colours of pieces etc.. These additional distraction in the body work tend to take your eye away from the lines you are trying to see.
Good thing about primer is that you will end up sanding it away again anyway so no issues on further levels of putty not sticking correctly afterward. Really makes a huge difference in the look. The Photoshops done here are good but can still get you distracted. A thin coat primer does wonders for the evaluation phase.
Keep up the great work Don
Thanks Don for your suggestion that's a great plan and I'll do that next before anymore tweaking, she does look camouflaged now
Today is the last time in her old garage, Clynt and I moved everything over to new home, RBS2 is home alone waiting for tomorrow.
Also many thanks to Clynt for moving all my family over to new home too
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something like the sample below
again it's not EVIL enough 
, it's got to be more MAD MAX 
, at least we tried 
thank you.
sand cut areas and fibreglass
no GO FAST GOODIES for now 
the reason is I'm tweaking things over and over 
nothing gets finished. 
for your suggestion 
