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<blockquote data-quote="Jr. Corvette" data-source="post: 237278" data-attributes="member: 1906"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>Well it's been a while since I've posted and there hasn't been huge progress, just lots of fiberglass. It all looks pretty rough right now but it has to get uglier before it gets better. </p><p></p><p>I'm getting close to finishing my rear quarter panels. There was a gap about an inch wide between the end of the flared quarter panel and the small section of the original quarter. Originally I was just going to clamp the panel and glass it in place but it took about 20lbs of force to close the gap and I was worried that glassing a panel under stress could create big problems down the road. Another issue was the fact that the body line of the flared quarters was an inch lower than the factory line. This wasn't a mistake I made when I attached the quarters as I literally couldn't lift the quarters up any higher because of the splash guards. The bottoms of the panels also line up perfectly so I know I placed it properly it was just poorly made. So to correct these two problems I cut the flared panel about halfway up and I scored the quarter on the existing body line and where the body line should be. That allowed me to alter the body line and move the quarter so everything lined up. Once that was done I glassed the backside of the quarter and then grooved and glassed the front. While I was grooving the front I also grooved the remaining seem between the quarter and the rear deck so I could fiberglass the seem to stop any cracking. The driver's side is all done, I just have to sand it down and fill any low spots. I still have to glass the outside of the passenger quarter. </p><p></p><p>I also spent 4 hours trying to align my new hood. It fits great along the passenger side and sits fairly flush at the front and rear on the drivers side but right in the middle of the hood on the driver's side it sits a 1/4" low! On top of that I noticed that the manufacturer installed RH grill 90 degrees off so the diamond grill runs horizontally instead of vertically. They also made a mess of the epoxy which I will have to fix. The manufacturer is sending a replacement grille which I will have to cut out and epoxy in... Nothing like paying extra for an under hood finish and the finish is crappy. Anyway, I've layed down five layers of glass to build up the hood but I'm still between a 1/16" and 3/16" low so I will have to lay more glass or build it up with long strand filler. Fiberglass is a more correct fix to me but filler can allow me to get the contour closer without a bunch of sanding. </p><p></p><p>One other problem I've dealt with is the quarter panel has a different profile then the door. So the body line of the bottom of the door runs into the quarter and it doesn't look proper. So I've cut out a little notch in the quarter so the body line carries on into it. I've glassed up this notch and will smooth it out but I think it looks a lot better.</p><p></p><p>One top of those things I've also fitted the front valance which required me to shave an 1/8" off the front RH side to get it to sit properly. I've also sanded down top of the door so that it aligns with the top of the fender. It's still not perfect yet but a lot closer then it was. </p><p></p><p>So I'll be finishing up the hood over the next week or so as well as he quarters and then hopefully I can start making some molds for the side skirts. I also have some Morimoto lights coming in and I'll be modifying them to make some one of kind tail lights!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jr. Corvette, post: 237278, member: 1906"] Hey guys, Well it's been a while since I've posted and there hasn't been huge progress, just lots of fiberglass. It all looks pretty rough right now but it has to get uglier before it gets better. I'm getting close to finishing my rear quarter panels. There was a gap about an inch wide between the end of the flared quarter panel and the small section of the original quarter. Originally I was just going to clamp the panel and glass it in place but it took about 20lbs of force to close the gap and I was worried that glassing a panel under stress could create big problems down the road. Another issue was the fact that the body line of the flared quarters was an inch lower than the factory line. This wasn't a mistake I made when I attached the quarters as I literally couldn't lift the quarters up any higher because of the splash guards. The bottoms of the panels also line up perfectly so I know I placed it properly it was just poorly made. So to correct these two problems I cut the flared panel about halfway up and I scored the quarter on the existing body line and where the body line should be. That allowed me to alter the body line and move the quarter so everything lined up. Once that was done I glassed the backside of the quarter and then grooved and glassed the front. While I was grooving the front I also grooved the remaining seem between the quarter and the rear deck so I could fiberglass the seem to stop any cracking. The driver's side is all done, I just have to sand it down and fill any low spots. I still have to glass the outside of the passenger quarter. I also spent 4 hours trying to align my new hood. It fits great along the passenger side and sits fairly flush at the front and rear on the drivers side but right in the middle of the hood on the driver's side it sits a 1/4" low! On top of that I noticed that the manufacturer installed RH grill 90 degrees off so the diamond grill runs horizontally instead of vertically. They also made a mess of the epoxy which I will have to fix. The manufacturer is sending a replacement grille which I will have to cut out and epoxy in... Nothing like paying extra for an under hood finish and the finish is crappy. Anyway, I've layed down five layers of glass to build up the hood but I'm still between a 1/16" and 3/16" low so I will have to lay more glass or build it up with long strand filler. Fiberglass is a more correct fix to me but filler can allow me to get the contour closer without a bunch of sanding. One other problem I've dealt with is the quarter panel has a different profile then the door. So the body line of the bottom of the door runs into the quarter and it doesn't look proper. So I've cut out a little notch in the quarter so the body line carries on into it. I've glassed up this notch and will smooth it out but I think it looks a lot better. One top of those things I've also fitted the front valance which required me to shave an 1/8" off the front RH side to get it to sit properly. I've also sanded down top of the door so that it aligns with the top of the fender. It's still not perfect yet but a lot closer then it was. So I'll be finishing up the hood over the next week or so as well as he quarters and then hopefully I can start making some molds for the side skirts. I also have some Morimoto lights coming in and I'll be modifying them to make some one of kind tail lights!!! [/QUOTE]
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