Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Members
Registered members
Member Map
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
What's new
New posts
All posts
Trending
Latest activity
New media
New Events
New review items
New Users & BDays
New User Announcements
Birthday Announcements
New classified ads
New showcase items
New classified comments
New showcase comments
Classifieds
New ads
New comments
Latest content
Latest feedback
Latest questions
Advertiser list
Search classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Events
New events
Donate
My CCF
Toolbox
Mailing Lists
My Shop
Reviews
New items
Latest content
Latest reviews
Latest questions
Brands
Search reviews
Showcase
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Members
Registered members
Member Map
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to thread
Corvette
C3 Forum
Final Winter Project 2020-2021
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jr. Corvette" data-source="post: 238801" data-attributes="member: 1906"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>So I've finished up all of the fiberglass work (for the most part). I've decided to go a different route with the side skirts and instead of making my own I ordered some LT skirts and I'll modify them slightly to work with the flares. This saves me a ton of time making the molds and casting the parts and I think it'll look better and tie the flares into the car more. </p><p></p><p>I've finished up the glass work on both of the quarters and have sanded them down and applied some long strand fiberglass filler to fix some areas. They're all ready for some short strand filler but I'm going to do all the long strand repairs before carrying on with short strand. I'm really happy with how they turned out.</p><p></p><p>I've also fixed the tops of the front fenders. As many of you know this is a common problem right from the factory where the tops of the front fenders don't align with the door or the hood. I know some have cut this section and fiberglassed it but the fender is actually narrower then the door so it's needs to be built up. I thought it would be better and easier to build up the difference with some long strand. It turned out really well though and the door, fender, and hood are finally aligned (for the most part).</p><p></p><p>I've also corrected the hood. I built up the lowest area with 5 layers of fiberglass which got me to within 1/8" of the fender. Then I masked off the fender and applied the long strand to build it up the rest of the way. Once that was sanded down I cleaned it up with some short strand. Through each step I expanded the area I was filling so that it all blended together and has the same contour as the other side. Next I took my dad huge orbital sander and knocked down the front of the hood with an 8" disc. This actually worked extremely well and I made sure the blend the hood in so I don't have any huge dips. </p><p></p><p>Now I've saved the best for last. I ordered up these Morimoto tail lights. They aren't for a Corvette so I had to cut the housings and remove the round tail lights as well as the circuit boards. The tail lights were slightly bigger then the holes in my bumper so I make a sanding wheel out of polyethylene. I don't have a lathe so I cut out the general shape with a hack saw and then made a homemade lathe with a drill clamped in a vice. Once I had my sanding disc I enlarged the holes but this thinned the fiberglass in a few areas. So much so that there were some pretty big holes which meant I would have to fiberglass the inside of the bumper around the tail lights. Bare in mind that at this point the bumper is epoxied onto the car so there is no removing it. I had to drill 6 holes though the bumper in order to remove the tail light reinforcements that sit behind the bumper. Once that was done I scuffed the inside of the bumper, cleaned it, masked off the frame, then fiberglassed around the tail lights. It was a little tight but not impossible. I also had to make some mounts for the tail lights out of aluminum and made them adjustable so that the style of the lights can be changed. I can alter the way they mount so that the light has more of a Ferrari look (like in the pictures) or I can adjust them so that they top of the light sits flush with bumper. I had little issue with one light when I tried to test it without the circuit boards. I put 12V to it....turns out the circuit boards reduce the voltage to 2.5V so I fried a bank of 8 LED's. I ordered some replacements, desoldered the old ones, and then soldered the new ones on. Each LED measures 2mm by 3mm and has 4 contacts so it took me few hours to fix it but it works now. I'm just building but some boxes right now to house the circuit boards. I won't disclose too much about this conversion because I'd like to keep it unique and I might do up some kits upon special request. </p><p></p><p>Next up I'll be finishing up any areas that need long strand fiberglass and then I'll be moving to short strand. My goal is to have the car primed this month and sent off to paint. I'll be busy trying to meet this deadline so I'll posted again before and then after I prime. I'm changing my mind on the color and I might switch to a dodge viper billet metallic. I'm interested to hear what you guys think. I'll post some pictures of the gunmetal pearl and billet metallic below. The gunmetal actually looks almost black in day light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jr. Corvette, post: 238801, member: 1906"] Hey guys, So I've finished up all of the fiberglass work (for the most part). I've decided to go a different route with the side skirts and instead of making my own I ordered some LT skirts and I'll modify them slightly to work with the flares. This saves me a ton of time making the molds and casting the parts and I think it'll look better and tie the flares into the car more. I've finished up the glass work on both of the quarters and have sanded them down and applied some long strand fiberglass filler to fix some areas. They're all ready for some short strand filler but I'm going to do all the long strand repairs before carrying on with short strand. I'm really happy with how they turned out. I've also fixed the tops of the front fenders. As many of you know this is a common problem right from the factory where the tops of the front fenders don't align with the door or the hood. I know some have cut this section and fiberglassed it but the fender is actually narrower then the door so it's needs to be built up. I thought it would be better and easier to build up the difference with some long strand. It turned out really well though and the door, fender, and hood are finally aligned (for the most part). I've also corrected the hood. I built up the lowest area with 5 layers of fiberglass which got me to within 1/8" of the fender. Then I masked off the fender and applied the long strand to build it up the rest of the way. Once that was sanded down I cleaned it up with some short strand. Through each step I expanded the area I was filling so that it all blended together and has the same contour as the other side. Next I took my dad huge orbital sander and knocked down the front of the hood with an 8" disc. This actually worked extremely well and I made sure the blend the hood in so I don't have any huge dips. Now I've saved the best for last. I ordered up these Morimoto tail lights. They aren't for a Corvette so I had to cut the housings and remove the round tail lights as well as the circuit boards. The tail lights were slightly bigger then the holes in my bumper so I make a sanding wheel out of polyethylene. I don't have a lathe so I cut out the general shape with a hack saw and then made a homemade lathe with a drill clamped in a vice. Once I had my sanding disc I enlarged the holes but this thinned the fiberglass in a few areas. So much so that there were some pretty big holes which meant I would have to fiberglass the inside of the bumper around the tail lights. Bare in mind that at this point the bumper is epoxied onto the car so there is no removing it. I had to drill 6 holes though the bumper in order to remove the tail light reinforcements that sit behind the bumper. Once that was done I scuffed the inside of the bumper, cleaned it, masked off the frame, then fiberglassed around the tail lights. It was a little tight but not impossible. I also had to make some mounts for the tail lights out of aluminum and made them adjustable so that the style of the lights can be changed. I can alter the way they mount so that the light has more of a Ferrari look (like in the pictures) or I can adjust them so that they top of the light sits flush with bumper. I had little issue with one light when I tried to test it without the circuit boards. I put 12V to it....turns out the circuit boards reduce the voltage to 2.5V so I fried a bank of 8 LED's. I ordered some replacements, desoldered the old ones, and then soldered the new ones on. Each LED measures 2mm by 3mm and has 4 contacts so it took me few hours to fix it but it works now. I'm just building but some boxes right now to house the circuit boards. I won't disclose too much about this conversion because I'd like to keep it unique and I might do up some kits upon special request. Next up I'll be finishing up any areas that need long strand fiberglass and then I'll be moving to short strand. My goal is to have the car primed this month and sent off to paint. I'll be busy trying to meet this deadline so I'll posted again before and then after I prime. I'm changing my mind on the color and I might switch to a dodge viper billet metallic. I'm interested to hear what you guys think. I'll post some pictures of the gunmetal pearl and billet metallic below. The gunmetal actually looks almost black in day light. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Corvette
C3 Forum
Final Winter Project 2020-2021
Top
Bottom
You're browsing as a
Guest
. Please register to receive all manner of go-faster benefits on CCF. Click
HERE
to login or register.