Tranquil

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I saw this on a mustang at a local autox and I've been meaning to try it out for so long. I've had the garden liner from one of my neighbors since the spring, but I never really got off my *** to try making it.

Today I did, and I'm actually more than pleased, and I really expect it to work out well. Worse case scenario is... well there isn't. Because I didn't pay for any of it. I just made it.

Huzzah!

Viking War Hammer

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killam

lol
no offense but that **** is ghetto sorry

SIXSERIESCSI

I agree with that top post. / \
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FBsliderseven

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maybe if it was a lip. it looks too high in the center.

mar3

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Too weird...might be the beginning of something if trimmed up and then built up with some FG work...

DarkKnightFC

You have got to be kidding me. And I thought I was cheap. Thats just plain shitty with all those zipties and I can't imagine that would last over about 60mph. If I saw that on someones car I'd laugh, in fact I'm laughing right now.

64mgb

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estevan62274

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NO, NO, NO!!! Someone take his 7 way!!

woodonastick

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nice attempt but i gotta say..total fail. more power to ya if you like it tho.

mazda6guy

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New meaning to Function>Form. Good try though.

MontanaKid

A 50$ "homemade" front lip. You'll get it man. Just do your own thing, don't copy someone else. Performance over style, cause performance is always in style!!! Yeah boy! Oh and yes, silver is sublime on these cars. Good choice.

MontanaKid

or is that white?

Richard Miller

tuck the landscape edging under the fascia and pop rivot that SOB in there

808rx7GTUs

Glazedham42

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Montana Kid, you forget that everyone here doesn't have the Midas touch like you do. Nice work on the homemade front lip. I might try that one of these days when I run out of projects. Just a quick question for you: How did you melt/mold the bends into the curved pieces that go around the front fenders? Heat gun? Tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

Jamie

Glazedham42

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BTW, this reminds me of the Honda guys that put black base cove molding on their front bumpers to make a lip. You know, that rubber baseboard stuff that you see in schools and hospitals and the like? I've actually seen it look good on some cars, but this lawn edging idea looks like it was thrown together a little too quickly...

MontanaKid

Exactly. Heatgun. Made a mock up from cardboard then copied the curves I needed with the 1/8" abs using the heatgun and fingers. It's really that easy. The hardest part is making your cardboard mock up. You'll need a jigsaw too. the bottom piece is 1/4" abs. same with the middle. And then I used an 3/4 aluminum tube to fit under the middle to stiffen it up. Lowes has them.

83RxV6

hey montana kid were those things partly molded already or did you get some kind of box and cut out what was close to what you wanted and wheere did you get the ABS for it i like the spoiler you made it looks great

mar3

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Looking at your pics again after that description, I see what you're talking about now, MontanaKid...outstanding work...you need to do a step-by-step with some pics on a small demo canard, if it's not too much trouble.

PercentSevenC

It's definitely JDM M4d TyT3!

But hey, if it works.

Rx7carl

Tranquil, you need to do some serious work on that spoiler. Either make it a straight down airdam or do something else. I like the smoked lenses though. Tint in a can?

Nice work Montanakid. Where did the flares come from?

Scott1982

Looks good....
Scott

MontanaKid

The plastic just comes in flat sheets. All the bends are done with a heat gun and hands. That's the beauty of ABS and why it is used in vacuum forming. When you get it hot it does what you want, and then when it cools it stays.


http://www.rplastics.com/plasticshee...FRY9YQodQQMTzw

http://www.professionalplastics.com/...-Forming-Grade


A couple good links to plastics and glues.
These are they guys I've ordered stuff from.


They came from my brain.

I wan't too, but it's just finding the time and drive. sometime though.

Directfreak

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Same brain as the one who came up with a V8 in your car?