Im up for that

 

Naked FC...., I really cant wait to see this thing once its done. Youve inspired me to start my own little project

 

Hmmmm...that "Honda" bumper is a horrible fit. I had no idea though that they had a Porsche Turbo bumper for Hondas though. I'm trying to think of a car it'd look good on...well if you did something with the rest of the FC front end it would work, but I'm not sure about the rest though. FD it'd be fine cuz it's rounder.

 

Let's see it painted dude!

 

yeah man, very well done. you are pretty good at all that body work.. i showed my cousin your progress, he is going to make a body kit for his 85 318i... yes a 4 banger bmw.. lol

anyway, when he's done it 'should' look good.. or could be a complete goof up.

by any means. good work

-makrus

EDIT,,, My name name is Makrus.. not Markus

 

Any new pics of the progress??
Lars

 

This is some way cool stuff.. gotta love the diy

 

I am about to spray primer on the whole car. I spent the last week and a half fixing the dings and dents on the rest of the car, removing the doors, sanding down the door jambs, etc. Hopefully I will have a pic or two of the bumper on the car, all primed, in a few days.

 

sure am glad i have brake ducts from the factory :0)

 

lookin good!! sure you don't wanna make a custom front lip spoiler for yourself also??

 

I have thought about a chin spoiler. The main reason I didn't do one is because I want this damn car finished so I cut some corners.

I can't find a way to get the paint shops around here to find a color chip close to the color I wanted so I looked at factory vehicle color codes. You guys are going to hate me for this but I have decided to use Ford Zinc Yellow, found on late model mustangs. Sorry guys, but it is just a really good shade and I don't care if Mustangs use it!

This car:


In this color:


A mustang color on an FC . . MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

what is soo bad about that its only a color sure not all mistangs are cool but some are i could care less if it was pinto green its just a color

 

You can't be serious.... Those factory brake ducts are a joke!!!

~Sky

 

COme on Bro, that color is yucky!! Anything else man, if you want to be different paint it Hemi Orange!!! BTW, my first Ram-Air ducts left a lot to be desired. I am revising the forms now, and I need to buy more fiberglass..........

~Sky

 

The project looks good Jeff, I especially like your choice of GSL-SE wheels. But, how do expect to pass tech inspection at an autocross with the lack of a front reinforcement bar? Have you checked the rules to see if such a modification is allowed?

Isaac

 

I haven't checked but judging by the stripped and heavily modded Firebirds and trans-ams in CP where I will probably run, I would guess I would get through.

All the techs check for is battery hold down, wheel bearings tight, seat belts, no loose items in the car that will fly around and hit you in the face, etc. It is not as bad as I thought it would be. I breezed through tech with my integra even with a cracked windshield.

 

Thanks for the info. I always thought that a tech inspection would be more grueliing! If all goes well I plan to make a complete *** out of myself and run my 323 GT at next weekend's autocross. Are you gonna make it? It's here in Eugene at the Valley River Mall.

Isaac

 

I like the facia, but I think you should go w/ the ' 03 Monte Carlo SS Yellow! Any takers?

 

I liked the Hemi Orange idea!!

 

thats awesome, coming up with your own design and then you actually accomplishing it other than painting thus far. I just wonder if you have much experience with fiberglassing, it seems you do from what you were able to come up with. Can't wait to see the final results, good job bro!

 

Thanks. I have a little experience with fiberglass doing model airplane parts but nothing big like this. I just decided to take the plunge and go for it and it was actually more time consuming than difficult. The hardest part was just making the committment to keep working on it every day after coming home from work. It is all about persistence when you do projects like this. Skill comes from experience, but you have to jump in the fire and experiment sometimes in order to get experience.

Fiberglass is just like paper mache: You make a shape to start from, get the glass cut roughly to what size you need and then get it wet with the resin. Then you just put it on the form and smooth it all out with a stick and bondo spreader. The hard part is all the smoothing and filling later, when you are getting it ready to paint.

 

I can't wait to see it painted, you should make a mold and sell them.

 

I want to. I would call the company FCstyle.com and sell them for under 200 bux for a complete fiberglass skin to replace the OEM plastic one. But college is about to happen for me and I am too old to put it off any longer.

 

yeah man i'd buy one.

you shoulda used an S5 front bumper for it though, i just like the little lip that is molded into the s5 ones.

dude i cant believe you sanded that bitch down to bare metal. you're hardcore.

 

dude...where can I buy that front bumper for mine? I think with all the new stuff going into mine, that is just the look I am after (tongue pertruding through cheek)