08-06-2008, 09:31 PM
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Go up to post 127. It pretty much still looks exactly like it did there, except the forward edges are trimmed. 
Tomorrow I'll get some new pics.
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08-06-2008, 10:09 PM
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Woo woo good luck with the primer! I think this is going to be pretty good-looking.
What method are you going to use to paint it?
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08-07-2008, 06:01 PM
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Using spray cans. Apparently one full can per coat! :O
Here are a couple of pix after the first primer coat. The edges are mostly finished, but still lots of filling & smoothing out to do. (Flat grey primer hides a lot in a photo!)
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08-07-2008, 06:11 PM
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That is fff-ing sweet I love the way it looks on there. Good Job Darin!!! 
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08-07-2008, 07:55 PM
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Looks very nice Darin (even if the picture helps). |
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08-07-2008, 09:15 PM
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That is turning out well.
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08-07-2008, 09:24 PM
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Make a mold!!!
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08-07-2008, 09:55 PM
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Thanks, guys.
More pixxors!
The home-made brackets. Flattened & bent copper pipe, aluminum rivets. Yes. I drilled into the hatch. The sweet, pristine hatch! Oh well. I need to seal with silicone and paint these black.
Detail of the underside. I glassed in that cross member to stiffen things up. The trailing edge was a little flappy over bumps before I did that. I'll just be brush painting flat black under here. You can't see the crossmember standing behind the car - you have to get underneath and look up.
Detail of the leading edge. 5 screws up top, and there will be 2 or 3 screws per side as well. Hopefully I can find some kind of trim button to put over them to make it look a bit more pro. (Pro would have been fasteners on the underside only...) That's a strip of black duct tape on the side to protect the paint because I've been un/re-installing this multiple times while constructing. |
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08-07-2008, 10:29 PM
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Flattened & bent copper pipe, aluminum rivets.
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OMG! Scrapper alert! First they steal your fuel, then they steal your copper 
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08-07-2008, 10:46 PM
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wow, looks amazing.
Have you considered putting a 3rd brakelight on the kammback, so that those in taller vehicles know when you are braking?
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