Please doGGy pimp my ride....., Online Diary, fixing Edo's Car.... Options

[doGGy]

Nope, hes already got one from GT4 i guess

looking good doggy are you going to do a rear bar?
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[edo17982]

looking good doggy are you going to do a rear bar?
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I already have it made by DG performance

This post has been edited by edo17982: Apr 14, 2005 - 3:51 PM

[shin]

wow.... the strut braces looks good. will look perfect after chromed.

[TomPoz]

Boooo, no update - I was waiting whole day to learn about progress and nothing....

[Slowrider]

respect

wath for a brand is the duplex muffler

[doGGy]

Ha ha.. we all do stupid things then we are young

It is gone already, Apexi N1 style muffler will take the place now

As for update, i will update today - this will be the best update ever - Making side skirts - the proces write up.

respect

wath for a brand is the duplex muffler


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[droptopGT]

one word... awesome i wish i was as skilled as you

[vangSTa_celica]

Bumpity Bump, waiting for the update.

[kevstir]

yeah doggy come on stop teasing us

[playr158]

i actually like that exhaust for sum reason

[mikew04]

i actually like that exhaust for sum reason
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I do too, alot.

[Sev408]

edo's is exhaust is sick i would have left it.

[doGGy]

Oooooook sorry for the long wait, but few last days i'v been working on Edos var for about 12 hours a day so i dont want to turn my PC on then i get home - just nice warm sleep.......

But.... as i promised - here coes the MAKING THE SIDESKIRTS:

Lets start from the point, that is nessesary to build some simple shape sideskirts. First of all i bough a sheet of metal thickness about 1 mm, then i vent to one metal shot and asked them to bend the shape from it, like i arleady knew what shape i want so i just drawed scetch and let them do they job. After this, then the metal shape was ready, i lay fiberglass inside it, basicly i use about 4-6 layers of fiber fabric, to get the right thickness and strenght.

Here are the pics of the metal shape and right next to it - removed one piece of fiberglass shape, ready to be used in making basic shape of the sides. The reason i use metal shape, that it is the fastest way to get the fiberglass product out of it, it wount requires any mold relising chemical, and it is easy to work with it.



After i got one straight piece, i cut the top till needed height, and then im fitting it on the car. As long as we all know that the celica side is curved, so you cant use one long straight piece, so im making 2 straight pieces of fiberglass shape, then im fitting one on the straight place (there the doors area), another piece im cutting into 2, and fitting them from the ends.




It requers sanding to fit the other 2 pieces to the sides, cuz the shape of the car is not straight at all, so after sanding them till the needed form, im just fixing them to center piece by aliuminium plates and some screws together. Im using aliuminium plates on the inner side too, just to get the strenght in these plases. Well, then all this done, im removing them from the car, and glassing the iner side (note: Im leaving the aliuminium plates inside, i just glass over them, just to have some reinforcment.).



After the glassing is done, im cutting the shape to the right lenght, and try to fit it again on the car, just to see if everything is alright. As you can see in this photo, the car is all taped up with covering material, yes it is cuz im ready to move to the next level now.





After i fit them tight on the car - i glass them on the gar, just to have the best fit, and to rise the ends of it higher on the body of the car. The epoxyd removes easy from the covering material, so after its all dry, just pull the scirts out a bit - and here ya go:





Well, after some sanding, cutting messuring - i got one side almost done, sure you can see in these photos what it looks lie for real, but they will look pretty nice and simple. After some desidions i cutted the small vent on the end of the sides, just to ruin the plain design, still need to make somthing on the front of the sides, but i will see what will come to my head then i install the front extensions...













Later yeasterday after whole works, i finally tryed installing SSIII extensios, just to see is the height of the sides is atleast the same as extensions - and bingo, it is Well, as for more works to come on the sides, they are still unfinished, so stayyyyyyyy TUUUUUUUnnnnnned for more updates and dont judge the unfinished product.

Thanks you all guys

[Coomer]

Awesome! I love getting updates on your work Romas...the car is looking really good.

[vangSTa_celica]

Its gorgeous. Finally, I can go to sleep in peace.

[Batman722]

I attempted to do some body work because of this thread.

thank you Romas

[Fietsbel]

Keep it up, awesome!

[Zoiks]

you my sir are a legend.
I wish you could do a bit better write up into an artical for the bodykit. Specificly working with the fiberglass (cutting the vents and stuff)

Also looking at the picture of the rear of the car at the top of the page. I think the celica is gorgeous without the wing. Is there any rear bodykit or anything changed about the car in that shot? Lights, Lowered etc. It just looks so good.

[edo17982]

Also looking at the picture of the rear of the car at the top of the page. I think the celica is gorgeous without the wing. Is there any rear bodykit or anything changed about the car in that shot? Lights, Lowered etc. It just looks so good.
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I'll keep those JDMs light, the only thing I'll do is to remove the orange bulb cover inside the light once my car will be back home
As for the rear nothin will change except the N1 style single muffler
That's it
And Bro,,,,,,A W E S O M E WORK!!!!!!!!! U ****in' genious, I always said that!!!!!!!!!!

[Zoiks]

i ment current mods at the moment. Why not keep the dual dual exhausts? I think that dual exhausts look awesome as they seem to balance the rear out.