Falcata Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) Can't have a GT3 type car without a decent wing . I was going to just buy one , but then i would have to modify it to fit the car anyway ,there aren't many wing over 72 inches that I can afford , so I had this old wing hanging around the shop I think it's from a Mustang . The shape is close except for it's 2 feet too narrow . so I am going to take a mold of the middle and copy that twice and add a foot to each side , I know it sounds easy right . I will probably cut the ends off and make Aluminum plates or Carbon ones Edited January 21, 2021 by Falcata 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The front has an alfa giulia vibe about it. What are the tail lights from? I thought corvette when I first saw them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Just wondering what rims do you have in mind to fill those arches with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, LRF4N said: The front has an alfa giulia vibe about it. What are the tail lights from? I thought corvette when I first saw them the tail lights are from a 2017 Camaro , the ones on the car right now are the stock ones ,they were brand new take off's which I picked up to build the car with .these are the lights that will go on the car when it gets assembled . They are sequential ,they also come blacked out . I am a dealer for them now and they are a little expensive so I didn't want to use them for building the car. Edited January 22, 2021 by Falcata 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, ShortPaul said: Just wondering what rims do you have in mind to fill those arches with I have picked Savini wheels , I went to SEMA in 2018 and saw these there . (I have never seen so many wheels in my life in one place) The rears are 22 X 13 and the fronts are 21 X 9 1/2 with tires they cost $6800.00 Canadian . So that's why I built wooden ones to work on the car , the wooden ones are 24 inch ( but no tire the blue foam represents the full size ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Back to the rear deck lid or trunk , I needed to make a copy of the deck lid trunk area so I can build the trunk lid top and bottom off the car , it's so wide that it's just too awkward to build on the car . So I prepped the area with wax and PVA as usual , but something went wrong , still not sure what happened , as I was laying up the fiberglass on the third layer, I was half way down the lid and it started kicking off and I wasn't going to be able to steel roll out the air !!! So I was freaking out thinking it's going to be a big mess with air pockets and voids !!! I would have to grind it all off so I pulled all the layers off and tossed them away , leaving a bunch of little glass hairs everywhere to deal with . I got it cleaned up as best I could and re glassed it. Here you see popping it off the car Here you can see the blue foam melted from the heat and some resin got past the plastic and tape , and the part was not great and needed a ton of body work to rescue it I built a base for it , makes life so much easier to work on it . so now this will get glassed and become the the simulator for the rear trunk area , so I can work on building the lower and upper halves of the trunk lid with out hanging over the car for hours . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 the trunk area copy , now this will be easier to walk around and work on . Here is glassing the part Yes another base this one is important because it will also hold the part at the proper angle so it will look right on the car . Here are the two pieces being separated from one another . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Your wooden Jigs are as impressive as the fibreglass So are you making molds of all parts so you can make extra parts should you damage anything while driving it? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 15 hours ago, Falcata said: $6800.00 Canadian . Assuming you're in Canada then? Where abouts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 hours ago, P15UL T said: Your wooden Jigs are as impressive as the fibreglass So are you making molds of all parts so you can make extra parts should you damage anything while driving it? Hi I am planning on making really good tough durable molds , I have a buddy who wants one , plus you are right about being able to make more parts in case of a crash or something . Thanks for your interest . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, DoogyRev said: Assuming you're in Canada then? Where abouts? Hi DoogyRev Yes I am in Canada , I live in Victoria on Vancouver Island . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 35 minutes ago, Falcata said: Hi DoogyRev Yes I am in Canada , I live in Victoria on Vancouver Island . Awesome, I am the other side of Chilliwack at the arse end of the Fraser Valley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Started using the new foam , its going to help a lot , I can cut the foam with the new saw I built and then run it through the thickness planer to what ever thickness I need . Here you can see how malleable it is when thinner . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 So this is how I make patters sometimes with thin door skin wood , rip it into strips about an inch to one and a half and glue gun the pieces where you need the shape . Then trace it out on paper then transfer that onto the material your using . This is to make the pattern for over the tail lights , and you use the same one for both side ( of coarse ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 So All the parts I made with the blue foam has to be replaced with the new foam , lucky for me I saved all the patterns and jigs for the router table . Here I am remaking new foam parts that go on the roof , I call them the batman humps , there purpose is to make the roof stronger and provide some more height around the trunk area . First pic is the 1/4 inch plywood pattern Running the foam through the thickness planner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Really great, lovely to see the skills that go into this build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Should have a look at the hood . I mocked this up with the blue foam , was a long time ago now , this was the original plan for the hood , Vintage Maserati kind of style . The two outside petals were going to cold air intake slots underneath were the air box's are . but as time goes zooming by and the amount of work to build molds for all these parts is just unrealistic , it's been over 2 years now working every day . The other thing is it doesn't make any extra room underneath for extra goodies . But I really liked it !!! Edited January 23, 2021 by Falcata 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcata Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 This is the bottom half of the hood , makes lots of room for goodies , I plan to buy another Zed later and build a beast with a supercharged LS3 6 or 7 hundred horsepower , full cage , bare minimum , so I want some room for stuff , this new hood design will allow room for twin turbos or LS style air intake . So I had to build this with the blue foam , so happy to done with the blue foam , it's truly a pain in the butt ,having to seal it up with foil and tape . now remember is is the bottom half .....so the top will be a lot different 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Being a fellow bench joiner/ carpenter&joiner I can really appreciate how long these jigs can take to make. Being old and decrepit the best I can do is a Mason's mytre on a kitchen worktop .will watch this with upmost respect. Keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 hour ago, pintopete58 said: Being a fellow bench joiner/ carpenter&joiner I can really appreciate how long these jigs can take to make. Being old and decrepit the best I can do is a Mason's mytre on a kitchen worktop .will watch this with upmost respect. Keep it coming Can you do a mason mitre out of square? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I did say with upmost respect Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Out of square is easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 It's like a clock you start at 3 o'clock & rewind to 5 two 3 or 5 past 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Truly AMAZING!!! Love the skill and passion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Really enjoying watching this come together. What stage are you at at present and when will it be complete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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