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Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/3/23 7:24 p.m.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Now that you mention it ... they are kind of Lotusish! Most of the rest of this is definitely too heavy for him.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/3/23 8:13 p.m.

In reply to RoddyMac17 :

I would definitely like to, but since the "doors" are fixed, I don't have a solution for mounting side windows and still being able to get in. Thinking about having them scissor up, but I don't have a good solution at the moment.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/6/23 11:43 a.m.

Finished the leading edge of the rear deck. I'll cut vents into the front of the tunnels, but the caps will provide the frames for the screens.

wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L)
wheelsmithy (Joe-with-an-L) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/6/23 6:48 p.m.

It is confoundingly awesome how easy you make all this look.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
1/6/23 6:58 p.m.
NOHOME said:

You know...I had my doubts about this one when it started.  Not your capabilities, but rather the flavor....But not no more.

It certainly had the potential to be done poorly, if were being done by someone with poor ability.

Looks rad.  

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/6/23 8:01 p.m.

Thanks. I'm learning tricks as I go along. It's mostly figuring out how to make a shape out of something that I have and then putting fiberglass over it. for the front edge that I just did, I layed up fiberglass on a plastic table to give me a flat sheet, then cut it into the right shape. Taped it on with masking tape. Fiberglassed it where the tape wasn't , then pulled the tape off and glassed the rest. 

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/20/23 3:38 p.m.

Back from a golf trip and back to my fiberglass. I didn't like the area at the top of the hood where it transitioned into the dash area, so I cut it out and glasses in a new piece. I like the new shape much better and it will smooth the transition from the fenders into the tops of the doors.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/23/23 11:39 a.m.

Building a spoiler for the front.

made the shape from pink foam,

Then covered it in making tape to keep the resin from melting the foam shape, and covered it with fiberglass.

 

TurboFource
TurboFource Reader
1/23/23 3:51 p.m.

I may copy that as I want a bigger spoiler for TCST

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/23/23 5:17 p.m.

In reply to TurboFource :

If you copy one person it's plagiarism... if you copy everyone it's research!! Go for it!

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/24/23 12:15 p.m.

Spoiler is finished for now. I'll wait until I have finished body working the chin before I do the final fitting, but I'm happy with how tightly it fits now. And I'm sure it will add at least a pound of down force to the nose!

TurboFource
TurboFource Reader
1/24/23 3:31 p.m.

Or at least a pound......of weight

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/24/23 5:21 p.m.

In reply to TurboFource :

Yep... that's the pound I meant!smiley

TurboFource
TurboFource Reader
1/24/23 6:56 p.m.

Looks good!

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/29/23 2:34 p.m.

Fine tuning the fender flares.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
1/30/23 5:50 p.m.

Stiffening the front clamshell.

Loweguy5
Loweguy5 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
1/30/23 10:50 p.m.

This is so far beyond my skillset that I feel I should pay a fee for the education!  Really impressive!

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
2/4/23 5:22 p.m.

Setting up to repair a headlight bucket.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
2/5/23 2:22 p.m.

Headlight glassed in.

I love this project. I have nothing else to add.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
2/6/23 4:24 p.m.

Rotisserie? We don't need no stinkin' rotisserie!!

TurboFource
TurboFource Reader
2/6/23 4:28 p.m.

Awesome progress! Any more work done on the flares?

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
2/6/23 4:34 p.m.

In reply to TurboFource :

The flares are done except for the final body work. I'll post more photos when I get it back together.

Sofa King
Sofa King HalfDork
2/8/23 11:22 a.m.

Starting the fine tuning.

TurboFource
TurboFource Reader
2/8/23 3:22 p.m.

Awesome looking!

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