openshot

Hi every one i have not been working on my car for 2 or less weeks because i have school (DAMN YOU SCHOOL) but i been working on the side skirts this week end. so we took them off and started to make them out of metel. because the fiber glass is not strong enuff. we are done one side and half done the other but i only took the left side of them so here are some pics.

-xlr8planet-

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nice

I love sheetmetal work

openshot

here is some new work. (sorry if they are big i had to use another host)




now some puddy

-xlr8planet-

iTrader: (3)

props to you man!

love the way it looks

trochoid

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Starting to look good there. Kudos for the effort and design. I hope you're using a fiberglass re-enforced putty/filler. Make sure you make a cut between the front of the rockers and the rear of front fender. Once you make the cut, you can fill it back in with seam sealer after primer/seal coat. Keep up the great work.

openshot

nope no fiber glass at all. it will take a car at 40mph to take this side off. all we did was weld sheet metel (look at my first post) then bodyed filled the rest then all we did was shape it. we took off all the fiber glass.

FBsliderseven

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the side skirts are nice!!!
now fix your front spoiler!

openshot

i am thinking of making it into metel but i dont wanna see all that hard work i did to get token off. but i will think about it.

SayNoToPistons

I guess your paper mache "body keet" didn't work out too well either.

openshot

that was for shaping

mikewoodkozar

This looks pretty wild, i cannot wait to see more of this project

JIMMY54

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what color are you gonna paint it?

jshiz

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that looks really good. Now make a rear bumper that's flush with the rest of your car.

mikewoodkozar

^ good idea and i would say that its definitely within your skill ability

Dan_s_young

iTrader: (1)

Hmmm not going to lie it's coming together pretty well. When I first saw pictures of this thing I had some huge doubts, but it looks like you are actually thinking things out a bit more.

I agree something has to be done with the front end, you need to incorporate in a REAL front bumper, function over looks.

Just happy it's you doing the body work and not me. I pull wrenches on a daily basis and cringe at the thought of the endless hours of sanding and bondoing.

openshot

hey guys thanks we are taking off the back bumper and make it out of medal. i am hoping tomarrow to get this fc i been eyeing for a month now because it has a s5 in it and does anyone know if i wan swap suspension. sorry i dont have any new pics right now. but i got my seats in right now to make room. but with that fc i mite be geting i mite swap them.

JIMMY54 - i am going to paint it blue i mite go with daytona blue.

jshiz - it takes time to shape and get it right but it will be done.

jshiz

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lol, i know
would you mind doing a write up so i can save it and try it when i get out of college?

openshot

on a custom body kit? i will when i am done remind me when i am done.

JIMMY54

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openshot, daytona blue.... it's gonna look nice!

You are gonna buy another rx7 ???

To answer your question about suspension swapping it's No... first gen and second gen suspension isn't inter-changable. You could swap motors though! There are write-ups for that, but it isn't easy.

keep posting up more pictures!!

Anyhow good luck and keep up the good work.