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Alright....real quick....this is what the molding now looks like with the new hinges.
Now on to the bigger stuff. Today, I had to fit the quarter window trim to the new fiberglass body. First issue was to test fit the plastic and mark where to cut the body.
Next was to trim the excess fiberglass and also trim the lip of the plastic trim.
This is what the trim looks like if I used the stock mounting locations.
This is after some spacing and adjusting.
This is what the piece should look like with the proper height in relation to the decklid.
While I was working on this, I was letting the panel adhesive dry so that I can blend the rear and front fenders into the sill plates to make the car really "flow".....I'm not a fan of seeing too many seams where one part meets the next. Also, since this is going to have a race car theme, the Dzus fasteners arrived today for the hood....
Coming along slowly.....
Now on to the bigger stuff. Today, I had to fit the quarter window trim to the new fiberglass body. First issue was to test fit the plastic and mark where to cut the body.
Next was to trim the excess fiberglass and also trim the lip of the plastic trim.
This is what the trim looks like if I used the stock mounting locations.
This is after some spacing and adjusting.
This is what the piece should look like with the proper height in relation to the decklid.
While I was working on this, I was letting the panel adhesive dry so that I can blend the rear and front fenders into the sill plates to make the car really "flow".....I'm not a fan of seeing too many seams where one part meets the next. Also, since this is going to have a race car theme, the Dzus fasteners arrived today for the hood....
Coming along slowly.....
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A quick Saturday update.....Just to get back into the feel of this build, I decided to test out the logos for the hood. The first pic is the negative masking decal that I will use to paint the logo on.
The next pic is of the Pontiac logo that will go on the windshield....this will just be a decal, no paint on the windshield.
Just to get a feel for the lettering size, I made the whole logo set from decals to see how close I am to the original. This is actually hard because I only have smaller pictures of the original car so everything has to be measured and converted to real scale......this is much easier to correct before paint
More updates tomorrow as the saga continues..........
The next pic is of the Pontiac logo that will go on the windshield....this will just be a decal, no paint on the windshield.
Just to get a feel for the lettering size, I made the whole logo set from decals to see how close I am to the original. This is actually hard because I only have smaller pictures of the original car so everything has to be measured and converted to real scale......this is much easier to correct before paint
More updates tomorrow as the saga continues..........
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A company in Morgan Hill, CA made them. I think they still can, but they're almost a $1000 a piece or something..
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Thanks, I'd pay that for some authentic race car rims. Only thing I would worry about is being able to fit my vette brakes behind them. There must be enough clearance for larger brakes.Series8217 wrote:A company in Morgan Hill, CA made them. I think they still can, but they're almost a $1000 a peice or something..
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