carro Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Hi all it's been a while since I started anything new and maybe I should finish something before starting another one but o well, im in no rush I work very slow time permiting . I atleast have most of the bodywork done , the first thing was to shave all the emblems both door handles and the body line that goes mid section from the front bumper to the rear .The hood I decided to cut 2 vents witch will have mesh inserts ofcourse ,its my first time doing something like that and altough I know is not perfect I am very satisfied with the way It came out, but then again I have no paint on it so is too early to tell.for the rest of the body I will be using the stock bumpers and for the wing im thinking a aluminum and carbon fiber 3 piece wing, for the wheels maybe the bbs style ones that came in the kit stripping the chrome off and painting them silver. For body color im going with a copper color and maybe some black thrown in there somewhere. Interior im thinking I'll make a roll cage for it some sound pieces and maybe a bottle of NOS, it all depends how crouded it looks. Thank's for looking!
Raul_Perez Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 It looks like you're off to a good start, Radames. I also get the bodywork done and ready for paint before I build the other parts, if I'm not making any major chassis, interior or engine mods. That way the paint has plenty of time to cure before I get around to polishing it. Regards,
carro Posted January 19, 2008 Author Posted January 19, 2008 well I finish the body work on this one hopefully time permiting I'll trow the base coat on it this weekend. I changed my mind on the wheels and chosed the ones from the 93 civic kit stripped the chrome of them and painted them charcoal and Im also using the seats from that kit, for the rear spoiler Im not using the 3 piece I was going to use instead im using the stock one . The roll cage is finished , just have to clean it up a bit before spraying it.
ajulia Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 Hello there friend! Very clean build up so far and the color should set it off- If you go with the blk maybe do the trimming this color should make the copper tone pop and jump at you even more Keep on wit the keepin on!! peace AJulia
carro Posted January 31, 2008 Author Posted January 31, 2008 well I got tha basecoat on this one finally, actually this is the second time I painted it being that I mest it up the first time around so I had to sanded down a bit an respray it. I was going to paint it charcoal but it ended up gold because I mixed the wrong color and didn't realize it till it was to late ,but I can live with this color so it's cool. I also sprayed some black around the vents on the hood altough is not perfect ,I might hide some of the flaws with some decals, and for the vent inserts Im thinking painting the mesh the same color as the body to bring some color in too the center of the hood. next to tackle the interior and more of the chassis parts. Thank;s for looking!
Nick F40 Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Wow, this looks real nice so far. I love the color. It matches what your going to do to it.
carro Posted February 24, 2008 Author Posted February 24, 2008 well I did a litttle more on this one , I already clear coated the car and polished it altough I havent taken pictures of it , I just have some small details to go to complete the body. The suspension parts are all painted and here is some work I done to the chassis just need a little more details painted. On the engine I just need some small details and Im waiting for the cover to dry completely so I can install the wires. The interior is 75% done the dashboard is done just need to drill a hole on it so I can put the RPM tach on it witch im waiting on the paint to dry. thank's for looking!
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