Too ambitious?, Want to make my own body kit. |
Too ambitious?, Want to make my own body kit. |
Apr 15, 2008 - 1:14 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
I guess the first thing to do is make molds of my existing parts to use as a template...
Does anyone know what kind of material I need (or will need) to do this? What's the cheapest practice material I can use to learn how to do this? Thin aluminum sheets? Foam boards? Paper mache? And where is best place for me to shop for fiberglass, carbon fiber sheets, etc? Just last week, I used bondo for the first time and it seems to me that with enough practice (and money), anyone could create their very own body kit out of these materials. -------------------- 2002 SC430 (WC) - 19" SSR Comp-H, Daizen swaybars, Sparco Demons, JDM Soarer conversion, carbon fiber spoiler, Injen intake, front strut bar, drilled/slotted Brembo rotors 1997 Celica ST (DD) - 17" ADR, ViS Zyclone CF hood, ViS CF hatch, K&N intake, Invader body kit |
Apr 15, 2008 - 9:00 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 5, '08 From houston Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
D-man is on point. You the foam is the best way to go, as it is easy to sand an shape. I would use a heavy duty hot glue gun. I use it when I make my molds at work. I manufacyure carbon and fiberglass aircraft parts, eeevvveery day. Its fun sometimes. I would cover the car in sections . Use bondo to seal after you acquired desired shape then paint. When you get to that point I'll walk you through the rest. Are you intending on reproducing or doin a one off?
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