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Old 05-27-2014, 08:48 PM   #119 (permalink)
RiderofBikes
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Pantry Boy Supreme (pbs) - '04 Volvo S80 T6 Premier
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Got fiber?

Sadly, i would of left the whole mold/fresh fiberglass canopy taped to the car and do some testing but i had to actually use my car as a car for once... and has never been back on since, tho i do have a good shell to work on and tweak and pliable in ways for me to reinforce at a later time to recontuor to the car form...

A couple weeks later, i had a second wind and started working on full wear wheel skirts and rear wheel boattails. Well, this went just as well as the full Kamm, was just able to make usable shells to reinforce at a later time.





^Utilizing the same wire mesh(BEST design tool EVER!)

After forming my shape and contours, i took the mesh off and laid fiberglass over them for the basic shapes.
The wheel skirt mesh, were left attached to car car for proper alignment and correct shape on layup...
The "mold release" i used over the mesh for all fiberglass work was aluminum foil(prevents epoxy run-through, and allowed me to really press the epoxy in bonding the 2layers for initial layup )



^I was never able to start on the side-skirts.. I was indecisive of shape and mounting routes

At this stage i was unable to remount anything as they just weren't rigid enough for daily driving and never caught back up due to losing job and getting ready to move after lease end. Also just having bought a 1981 GL1100, so priorities changed. while mostly enjoying 2wheels again too.
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