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#751 hoody99

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Posted 02 March 2015 - 11:14 PM

Hi chap did you use anything between the steel and glass when you done the headlight moulds ??



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Posted 03 March 2015 - 04:48 AM

Hi chap did you use anything between the steel and glass when you done the headlight moulds ??


Yes mate I sprayed the mould with some soapy water and lay cling film over it then pushed the water out. the glass separated perfectly

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Posted 04 March 2015 - 11:39 PM

Ahh iv used tin foil be for and it works a treat only some small bits stuck to the glass lol do the cling film come off the g/f ok?



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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:28 PM

Ahh iv used tin foil be for and it works a treat only some small bits stuck to the glass lol do the cling film come off the g/f ok?


Yes mate just peels off

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:34 PM

Update time

Got the doors and boit stripped fillered and painted in etch. Just hope the wife doesnt look at the grass


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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:38 PM

You filled the number plate light holes mate?

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:45 PM

You filled the number plate light holes mate?


Yeah not having one mate going for the semi smooth look to go with the smoothed bumper

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 07:54 PM

You filled the number plate light holes mate?


Yeah not having one mate going for the semi smooth look to go with the smoothed bumper
Same here.

Going to use those little light bolt things

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 08:06 PM

You filled the number plate light holes mate?

Yeah not having one mate going for the semi smooth look to go with the smoothed bumper
Same here.

Going to use those little light bolt things

Me too ive seen these on ebay i like

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 12:09 PM

great stuff, keep at it mate!



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Posted 10 March 2015 - 09:59 PM

Done a bit more. Ut as i cant paint the doors at nights ive made or remade the engine steady and also a gearbox one both are adjustable and just need a tickle with the grinder and paint

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Should get the brackets made in the next day or so

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Posted 12 March 2015 - 04:24 PM

Bit more done made the last steady bar

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Which goes here

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Then made the bracket to the gearbox

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And lastly made a littke bracket from stainless for my brake bias valve

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Posted 12 March 2015 - 05:35 PM

Great work Darren, Liking the brackets.



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Posted 12 March 2015 - 10:08 PM

And painted

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Posted 09 April 2015 - 02:48 PM

So it's been almost a month but I've been painting lately and finally managed to redo the back end that I rubbed through

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And painted all the other bits

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It's all very orange peel so I'll colour sand and compound once it's on the car




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