Well I was inspired a while ago by our very own 88IntergaLS to try my hand at fabbing. I've had a bit of experience with fiberglass before, but it's been a long time since I've done something this big.

I just thought I'd share, to prove that if I can do it, than ANY of you guys can.

Sorry I didn't take pix earlier but I didn't think about it, mainly because I'm an idiot.

I must repeat, this is still in the EARLY stages, as you will be able to tell by the amount of sanding it needs.







Don't be too harsh

- Ryan

 

hmm im baked but i dont know what to say about that.... not that i have any room to talk, ive never tried doing anything like that

 

Hey, it looks promising. Best of all, it'll be unique when finished.

 

hey good luck on done wiht my hoods and getting closer to getting a few copies popped out and then im on my way to making a full on bodykit after that assuming all goes well.....

 

big props man, looking good

 

wait ur in vancouver...lool im in portland about 20 minutes away...maybe i should chck you out one day...and the other guy with the bumper is in corvallis...why is it the only guys doing this stuff are in the same general area

 

Yeah, I'm in northern Vancouver, if you take I-5 or I-205 north you'd get off at the 134th street exit, basically the north end of 205 where it runs onto I-5.

- Ryan

 

There is another Vancouer other then the one in BC??? hm.. never knew that.

 

Wow!!!


Thanks man. There is something about the Pacific Nothwest and composite builders. You, me, and the guy with the reverse hood scoop, not to mention Lancair aircraft corp. over in Redmond, OR, and Stoddard Hamilton (makers of Glasair kits) up in Washington. These last two companies make kits for some of the most awesome homebuilt airplanes in existence.

That is a good start and I encourage you to follow your imagination and intuition. Only you know how you want it to look . . . just massage the shape right out of it.

 

man too many of us here.....i live off of i-5 and barbur

 

Damn, once that's done, and installed, a front-end collision would be considered weight reduction.

Dont get me wrong, Im not knocking your ability or anything, but, what exactly is the point?

To have something everybody/nobody else has? Well, you will have accomplished that, no doubt.

 

jeez all ya had to say was ya didnt like it. I personally liek the stock look, but way to go man. Practice makes perfect.

- James

 

actually, I didnt say I didnt like it. I said it looked pretty damned heavy/bulky/easily torn up. You have taken a part that could take much abuse while weighing just over 15lb and made it into something that will crack if you lean on it the wrong way or bump a parking curb and weighs probably twice as much.

But I applaud the effort, individualism, and to a degree, the design.

 

well i know how i see it considering i was somewhat in the same boat not too long ago with all the bondo.....bes got some serious anding to do to get it to shape the guy is in the early stages u know so let him get his shot....my hood turned out pretty descent but if you would have seen the thing in the stage that this guys has his hood ud have been saying the same thing....but then again you do have a point hypnotist........wi th all that bondo and it NOT being a master or plug and actully putting it on the car the possibility of the bondo cracking is good......Unless....he puts a layer of fiberglass on top.......but then again it is gonna be heavy as hell...like the hood i made, i actually screwed up the latches taking pictures of it on my car it was sooooooo heavy....so i i were him.....id make that thing.....make a mold of it....then go onto making a copy and sticking it on ur car.....and if anyone likes it then they can buy one off of you and you just made up for your cost and time

 

Hah, I did neglect to mention that this is a mold for fiberglass, not the thing that is going onto the car! Hah, boy do I look stupid.

Yeah, I realize that pasting a bunch of bondo onto the bumper would be stupid, it would take about three drives on the freeway and that thing would have tons of cracks on it. I just needed to get the shape of it out so that it would be easier to lay some fiberglass on, that's why I was so liberal with the bondo.

It started out as the bumper, but as I realized what I wanted to do with it, it unfortunately became a mold.

I'll be sure and keep you guys updated on the status, and I'll take some pix of it when I finally get it worked out.

- Ryan

 

2¢

Round off the bottom of the middle opening in similar fashion to the lower outer corner of the smaller openings.

 

lookin' pretty sweet, man... but, think about your application when designing your ducting... those oil cooler/brake ducts are HUGEMONGOUS... are they going to do either, or both?? i like the rad duct, just fab a thin and flexible cowling (with that stretchy type of fiberglass epoxy... i can't remember what it's called, but it makes it really tough to chip/shatter/break) to maximize the air you're drawing in...

and how about a splitter for the bottom of the air dam?? those are sooo hot. just make it stocky, beefy, and follow the curve of the nose... that'd rock the mic.