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Old 07-09-2015, 08:33 PM   #421 (permalink)
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Am I the only one who thinks this looks like BDSM ecomodding. All that black 'leather' and studs...

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Old 07-09-2015, 08:36 PM   #422 (permalink)
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Am I the only one who thinks this looks like BDSM ecomodding. All that black 'leather' and studs...
HHahHa! But it looks goooood!
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I am SOOO tempted to do this to the fenders on my car...

What about the modification would you say caused the warping of the drivers side?
Give it a try! So, for the warping, it just had to do with the metal work. Basically, your cutting a piece of the metal out (a large one at that) and riveting custom designed pieces of metal in it's place, trying to fill the space of the original cut with pieces that match your design. There's a ton of drilling and sanding and hammering/tapping that went into the whole process. Honestly, I was surprised the passenger side went in so smoothly. I got lucky on that side, and it was actually the first of the two fenders that I did.
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Old 07-12-2015, 10:42 PM   #424 (permalink)
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Man your car has come a long way! Great work so far. I too have been busy with real life as of late so I haven't been on the site for awhile, hoping to get back soon with some updates on my car. Keep up the good work bro!
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Just thought of an idea! JDM front fender well gap fillers

It looks like you have some gap between your tire and fender on the front. Having gap fillers would block turbulence from escaping this area. Cleaner air moving across the vehicle is more mpgs

It would be good to make them all the way to the top of your new cutouts. That way all air entering will have no choice but to exit in the cutout and flow along the body.

I plan on doing this same thing, but your car would do good with it also and your craftsmanship would be top notch.
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Old 07-13-2015, 03:43 PM   #426 (permalink)
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Great job OG!!, your car is really looking super!!
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Old 07-14-2015, 08:53 AM   #427 (permalink)
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Thanks guys for all of the support. I've driven the VX every spare chance I have gotten, which has been few of late But, I've managed to put about 90 miles on the car and the new fenders seem to be working out great. I do need to still get the fender liners on though.

I suppose it does look a bit like some type of gothic project, ha!

As for the small fender gap atop of the tires, I don't plan on doing anything about it. I feel if I do any more, the car will have "too much" aesthetically, if that makes any sense. Kind of sounds weird to say that, even as-is!

Also, I do plan to (possibly) lower the car another inch at a later date, would should solve that gap I believe.
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Update: 7/20/2015- Bedliner Coating to Hatch Area + Headliner Re-Wrap

Hello all, I had a productive weekend on the project. I need to get the interior components back in. However, before I did so, the headliner needed to be re-wrapped. As previously mentioned, the Loctite Professional (irony on both fronts) failed, and the summer heat melted it like butter. So, I did some research and used a DAP Weldwood spray-able Contact Cement. Costs circa $12 per can, and is available at Home Depot. I used 1.25 cans to do the headliner. So far, this product appears to have done the trick. Apparently, this is the stuff all the pro shops recommend. It used to only be available as a liquid in can that would need to be thinned and then sprayed through a painters gun. Thankfully, capitalism won, and it's now available to DIY mortals like me in a convenient spray can format. Pics below tell the story.









Also, before the interior panels went back in, I handled a couple of other important items in the hatch area.

(1) Removed the rear seat bracket. Cut and grinded it down. I kept the base and spot welds present, so I didn't make any holes in the floor board.

(2) I laid down some Duplicolor Bedliner from Autozone. One small quart did the trick ($21) with a bit leftover to spare. Took two coats to get good coverage. Basically, brushed on the sides and tight areas, then rolled the rest with a small roller. Laid some painters tape down at the front to create a clean line there. The cars finished interior will go smoothly from carpet in the front to bedliner in the back, and there should be a nice black throughout the interior now (no red).

In addition to aesthetics, another important role for the bedliner is to dampen some of the road noise. I laid some down on my CRX project years ago and it does dampen considerably. Stating the obvious, this will now be a one-seater vehicle, and the car will remain partially stripped in the rear. All interior plastics will be present on re-assembly, but no rear seats/carpet/floorboard.

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Wow dude. That's freaking beautiful!
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Wow dude. That's freaking beautiful!
Thank you my friend! I was really surprised by the quality of the bedliner, given the price.

Hope your well!

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