need help

[outlaw035]

hi...im attempting to build a replica of my 35 chevy 3 window coupe...its a resin body kinda on the thick side...im not sure how to replicate the side panels any ideas would be grt8ly appricated...hope u can see the pic of the panel i had to brighten it up and i outlined it in white....thanks...neal

Edited July 15, 2008 by outlaw035

[CAL]

hi...im attempting to build a replica of my 35 chevy 3 window coupe...its a resin body kinda on the thick side...im not sure how to replicate the side panels any ideas would be grt8ly appricated...hope u can see the pic of the panel i had to brighten it up and i outlined it in white....thanks...neal

The resin part is out of focus...

Are you talking the indentation?

I be glueing styren sheet on the side to build up the raised part vs trying to sink the lower part.

[Jairus]

That's a vent.

Lots of ways to do this. None of them easy.

1. If the resin is too thick to cut through then replace the side panels with .020 styrene which you will cut the side vent out with a sharp #11 blade.

Then added some thicker sheet to the back side forming the edges.

Lightly sand the joints and prime.

Fill any imperfections with putty, sand and prime.

Then trim the outside edges to match the resin hood and remove the resin sides and put your new, thinner and better looking side panels.

2. Another way is to carve a mold and vacuum form the vents into two flat sheets. Trim the panels using the resin as a pattern cutting one left and the other right and then use these to replace the resin side panels.

3. Another way is if the resin hood sides are thick enough is to use the dremel to cut into the hood sides and sand and form the vents in the side panels WITHOUT REGARD for the forward edge.... which will be replaced with a thin .010 piece of styrene once the sanding is done.

Any one of the three will work just fine, just takes time and a little modeling skills.

Edited July 15, 2008 by Jairus

[outlaw035]

jarius...thanks for taking the time to give me 3 options...gonna try #1 first and if that dosent work...#3 sounds like 2nd best option....neal

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

That looks exactly like the ZZ Top eliminator side panels, on the monogram 34 ford. You could probably adapt them to work. There wasn't much difference in the ford and chevy panels.