Project "off the Rickst'er Scale" begins by Bozzie
Started on : 01-26-2012 05:45 PM
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Jul 31st, 2013
Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Working on getting the tail lights straight. What i had done was just a close mock of what it was supposed to be but now its time to get them straight and true. First i routered out 2 templates out of wood for the shape i wanted and screwed them to the back.
You can see by the spacing that i need to fill with glass and sand a bunch !
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Its definatly alittle off !! Dang my eyesight !
Taped off you can clearly see what needs to be done. Going to glass in the inside and fill in the outside and make some smooth curves
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
getting a look of how its coming.........
My helper prepairing to glass !
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Sanding............
Filling in the inside
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Taking shape
Decided to take a line diagnal to the corner on the outside taillight
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Man... cant stop this girl !
The center line drawn and sanded to .
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Working both sides to get them equal
Sanded / shaped and primered...............whew !!
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Aug 1st, 2013
RCR Member Posts: 4467 From: Shelby Twp Mi Registered: Sep 2002
Pretty cool...
Bob
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johnyrottin Member Posts: 5520 From: Northwest Florida Registered: Oct 2007
When I come visit my folks I would love to swing through your area and come see your car in person. I love the work ou are doing!!!
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exoticse Member Posts: 8656 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
Boz any chance we can get some full side and angle shots ? The car looks incredible.
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Aug 2nd, 2013
Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Johnny....my door is always open. Let me know for sure and Tony , i'll get some more pics up soon for you, as im watching your build now for more ideas !
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Aug 5th, 2013
Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Oil Cooler installed, very tight fit !
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
LED, taillights installed....these things are BRIGHT !!
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
07:13 PM
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Aug 6th, 2013
exoticse Member Posts: 8656 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
Amazing ! I sure hope you are proud of your handiwork.
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RCR Member Posts: 4467 From: Shelby Twp Mi Registered: Sep 2002
quote Originally posted by Bozzie: Oil Cooler installed, very tight fit !
Everything looks great, Bozzie.
Question about the cooler....It looks like the one(s) I'm going to use out of a Cadillac. Is it?? Also, how did you mount it??
Bob
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infinitewill Member Posts: 2364 From: Overland Park, KS U.S.A. Registered: Mar 2009
Excellent work! I love the styling cues
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doublec4 Member Posts: 8289 From: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2003
Looks like a lot of time has gone into it! What LED tail lights are you using?
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KVCFIERO Member Posts: 153 From: USA Registered: Aug 2009
quote Originally posted by doublec4: Looks like a lot of time has gone into it! What LED tail lights are you using?
They look like the ones you get at the truck stops for the trailers.
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nightonfire Member Posts: 1015 From: San Diego, Ca. Registered: Feb 2004
Did you buy an actual hood, or did you find similar vents? I have been looking, but only option so far was an entire hood. Thanks for the info!
quote Originally posted by Bozzie: Here is a pic of my hood. Its a mustang cobra hood idea i got from another PFF member....i believe his car was purple.
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Aug 7th, 2013
Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Hey, night, the hood is a fiero hood. I bought a 04 mustang cobra hood and cut the center section out. Then i narrowed it to 1.5" between the vents and then cut and bonded it to the fiero hood. There a similar vents out there but i thought this one was the best, thou not the cheapest.
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Aug 8th, 2013
nightonfire Member Posts: 1015 From: San Diego, Ca. Registered: Feb 2004
As for the cobra vents being the best, I completely agree, I dont mind so much the cost of the hood, but shipping on top of it
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Sep 7th, 2013
Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Time to cut and never look back....god knows !!
After the cut i pulled it in 3" which cracked up alittle by the roof because of expansion, will glass that as well.
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Now to cut the lower quarter window edge and move that in.
Outside for a quick look before i cut the other side. The rear roof spoiler will be taken off and trimmed to fit the narrower roofline
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
quarter window moved in and the gap filled to lay the glass down.
BOOM !!
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Rear view
in primer after alittle filling and sanding. Outside for a look and clean
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Wash rinse and repeat to the other side. Took alittle longer because it had to be the same as the other side. I ended up triming off 1" off each side of the rear lid to accomadate it to open. I will add what i cut to the car to fill in the gaps. As for now i narrowed the roof spoiler and lowered it abit from the height it was last time. Was alittle to high and from the front it looked wierd. Now lower you can barely see it from the front and the side view looks swooping.
This is my friday night !! LOL
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Sep 8th, 2013
exoticse Member Posts: 8656 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
Nice tweek Bozzie !
I have been eyeing my car and was leaning again toward doing the exact same thing (more hip)..
I had specifically asked Dean to do it, but he was convinced it would not look good and did not do it.
Boz did you have to remove the clip and glass on the underside ??
BTW thanks for my new screensaver for the week !
[This message has been edited by exoticse (edited 09-08-2013).]
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Bozzie Member Posts: 1188 From: Plainville,Ct. U.S.A Registered: Oct 2007
Hey Exoticse ! , Glad you like it. I wasnt sure at first and i think i have only seen this mod done on chop tops. I actually really like it. I did not remove the rear clip to glass the inside. I glassed all around it and its plenty strong. I used 3 layers of matt on all bonds, and sometimes maybe more in places. Its prob a good thing Dean didnt do it cause you might not of got'n your beutiful ride back ! Your timing was perfect with bringing her home. There are more tweeking ideas in the mist and would love to see what you may do with it.
P.S. Think we might both be getting our wheels around the same time !!
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Fiero Thomas Member Posts: 4677 From: Round Lake Beach, IL Registered: Jul 2005
I will say that you have some MAD SKILLS
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Sep 9th, 2013
jb1 Member Posts: 2147 From: Tullahoma, Tennessee Registered: May 2003
Very nice work , great imagination...
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Sep 10th, 2013
iluvsd619 Member Posts: 1036 From: san diego, ca Registered: May 2005
WOW! Very nice! Looks like something I wanted to do along time ago! Great taste!
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