Veilside Fortune FD build - All show...and some Go?!
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https://www.rx7club.com/single-turbo-rx-7s-23/hks-t04z-turbo-kit-dyno-graph-927841/
Also the water bottle is a temp overflow tank haha. Installing a permenant solution beginning of June.
11-21-11, 04:48 PM
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No up to date pictures, the owner lives 8 hours from me.
The car was at the SEMA show just a few weeks ago and was featured on Barry Meguiars Car Crazy TV show. Pretty cool stuff.
The car was at the SEMA show just a few weeks ago and was featured on Barry Meguiars Car Crazy TV show. Pretty cool stuff.
12-06-11, 03:04 AM
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Hey Guys,
Those of you like me who own a fortune kitted FD will probably sooner or later run into the issue with your headlight covers getting busted/cracked, scratched etc...
Happened to me and I'm in South Africa so I struggled trying to get new covers from VS, apparently they also don't sell the parts individually as I also ended up with a busted center spoiler and had to improvise there..
Anyway, got to the point where it all seems like too much hassle for a small thing, so I figured "Come on, how hard can this Sh£@ be?!?!?" So I made myself new headlight covers, it cost me R210 which I think is about $26 and they look good, plus now I have a couple of spares for the next time.
Was wondering if there would be any interest in sharing how I did it? It wasn't hard but it may save some of you a bit of time with some silly mistakes I made in the begining. If there's any interest inbox me or whatever and I'll mail you my process as I took some pics along the way.
If this is irrelevent, just ignore. For all I know in the US you guys can get original covers easily or for less. Anyway, just adding my little bit of help in case someone needs it.
Those of you like me who own a fortune kitted FD will probably sooner or later run into the issue with your headlight covers getting busted/cracked, scratched etc...
Happened to me and I'm in South Africa so I struggled trying to get new covers from VS, apparently they also don't sell the parts individually as I also ended up with a busted center spoiler and had to improvise there..
Anyway, got to the point where it all seems like too much hassle for a small thing, so I figured "Come on, how hard can this Sh£@ be?!?!?" So I made myself new headlight covers, it cost me R210 which I think is about $26 and they look good, plus now I have a couple of spares for the next time.
Was wondering if there would be any interest in sharing how I did it? It wasn't hard but it may save some of you a bit of time with some silly mistakes I made in the begining. If there's any interest inbox me or whatever and I'll mail you my process as I took some pics along the way.
If this is irrelevent, just ignore. For all I know in the US you guys can get original covers easily or for less. Anyway, just adding my little bit of help in case someone needs it.
12-18-11, 10:59 AM
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Hey sorry for the delay, had a lot of work and then a dog took half my thumb off, so I'm struggling to use a computer at the moment. had it sort of reattached, bloody headache.
Nonetheless, here we go.
So what you'll need is:
The original broken light. I will be uploading a template once I'm able to work the computer again which will save you the headache of having to measure and re-measure like I did.
You'll need some abs plastic sheeting 1 mm or thinner. 50cm x 30 cm
You will then need x2 (or more) pieces of 2mm Perspex, 3mm may be better but harder to bend.
A dremel or other craft/drilling tool that can be easily handled.
some plastic adhering spraypaint
2-3 hours.
So the first thing to do is make your template. Take your ABS thin plastic put your existing light on it. draw a border around it to use as a template, keep in mind that the plastic will need to flex around the shape of the light in the next step so be generous with your margins.
Once you've cut out the template tape it to the existing light. to ensure that it bends nicely and is wide enough to fit the light when it is complete as the light has a curve in it that we cannot manufacture, fortunately once the perspex is screwed down it will hold it's shape pretty well.
With your abs taped over the existing light re-draw the border, you'll probably have a bit more than you need so now is the time to trim that off and get a better fit.
after trimming the Abs just test fit it to the car if it's too big that's fine, rather too big than too small.
You're now ready to cut out your Perspex. Use the template to draw the shape onto the perspex cover, I kept my protective perspex coatings on until the last minute, I suggest you do that too.
Use your dermal or cutting tool to cut out the perspex template. I made mine a little big again on purpose which then meant more work later but I was erring on the side of caution.
Once you're happy that you've cut out your perspex piece to the right size you may want to peel off the protective backing so that you can see through it, line it up to the drill holes already in the car and carefully drill holes into the perspex, make sure they are in the right place as if you screw it up now it will be a headache to do over.
With the holes drilled , screw the piece into place. It may take some bending and persuasion to get it to fit, if it is too big, which it probably will be, you'll be able to see through the perspex where you need to trim it a little, take a marker pen and mark your new margins. you then need to take your dremel with the round sanding bit and carefully shave down the edges where needed, it's a bit of a headache to do but you really want the best fit.
Okay we're on the home stretch.
So you've now got the piece the right size. take some masking tape and carefully mask off the border on the perspex, this is the part you are going to spray black to give it a nice finish, i see that not everyone with this kit does this, but I think it looks nice.
The border width I used was I think 1.5 - 2 cm wide, but you'll see what looks best to you. Keep a ruler handy and as you lay down the tape around the border, just check every few inters to make sure you're still at 2cm, it doesn't take long, maybe 5 minutes to do the whole thing. Then tape up the inside of the border to fill the light, so you don't get paint on the clear parts.
I've added a little vid here which may be easier to look at, but it's basically just showing me doing the finishing coats on mine.
Continued in next post ----->
Nonetheless, here we go.
So what you'll need is:
The original broken light. I will be uploading a template once I'm able to work the computer again which will save you the headache of having to measure and re-measure like I did.
You'll need some abs plastic sheeting 1 mm or thinner. 50cm x 30 cm
You will then need x2 (or more) pieces of 2mm Perspex, 3mm may be better but harder to bend.
A dremel or other craft/drilling tool that can be easily handled.
some plastic adhering spraypaint
2-3 hours.
So the first thing to do is make your template. Take your ABS thin plastic put your existing light on it. draw a border around it to use as a template, keep in mind that the plastic will need to flex around the shape of the light in the next step so be generous with your margins.
Once you've cut out the template tape it to the existing light. to ensure that it bends nicely and is wide enough to fit the light when it is complete as the light has a curve in it that we cannot manufacture, fortunately once the perspex is screwed down it will hold it's shape pretty well.
With your abs taped over the existing light re-draw the border, you'll probably have a bit more than you need so now is the time to trim that off and get a better fit.
after trimming the Abs just test fit it to the car if it's too big that's fine, rather too big than too small.
You're now ready to cut out your Perspex. Use the template to draw the shape onto the perspex cover, I kept my protective perspex coatings on until the last minute, I suggest you do that too.
Use your dermal or cutting tool to cut out the perspex template. I made mine a little big again on purpose which then meant more work later but I was erring on the side of caution.
Once you're happy that you've cut out your perspex piece to the right size you may want to peel off the protective backing so that you can see through it, line it up to the drill holes already in the car and carefully drill holes into the perspex, make sure they are in the right place as if you screw it up now it will be a headache to do over.
With the holes drilled , screw the piece into place. It may take some bending and persuasion to get it to fit, if it is too big, which it probably will be, you'll be able to see through the perspex where you need to trim it a little, take a marker pen and mark your new margins. you then need to take your dremel with the round sanding bit and carefully shave down the edges where needed, it's a bit of a headache to do but you really want the best fit.
Okay we're on the home stretch.
So you've now got the piece the right size. take some masking tape and carefully mask off the border on the perspex, this is the part you are going to spray black to give it a nice finish, i see that not everyone with this kit does this, but I think it looks nice.
The border width I used was I think 1.5 - 2 cm wide, but you'll see what looks best to you. Keep a ruler handy and as you lay down the tape around the border, just check every few inters to make sure you're still at 2cm, it doesn't take long, maybe 5 minutes to do the whole thing. Then tape up the inside of the border to fill the light, so you don't get paint on the clear parts.
I've added a little vid here which may be easier to look at, but it's basically just showing me doing the finishing coats on mine.
Continued in next post ----->
12-18-11, 11:00 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GeI-...mlg4FbyaMw0PiY
I think that's about it. Let it dry nicely, you can do the front and the back if you like. I did.
Then take your windowlene or whatever you have, give the light a good clean, then carefully line the inside of the light with double sided tape, you'll do the same to the back end of the perspex just to try and get a good seal. the screws will hold the perspex down anyway but this helps to keep things flush. On mine I know i need to trim a little more and maybe add an additional 2 screw holes to the top to hold the one light down.
The last thing to remember is to recess your holes in the perspex, so you'll drill your holes for the screws but then take a bigger drill bit and dill again about 1/2 way through the perspex just so that the screws don't stick out too much. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL TOO DEEP! I went overboard on the one and drilled clean through, luckily the screws on either side hold it down otherwise I would have had to start from scratch. Don't use a sharp drill bit like a wood bit, use something blunt like a masonry bit so you don't split the perspex, take your time and go slow with the drilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzP8O...lmddt08HH_SbIi
Well that's it I think. I hope that helps anybody trying to do the same thing out there. I think mine came out pretty well and I honestly can't tell the difference between the original and my new one. Good luck.
I think that's about it. Let it dry nicely, you can do the front and the back if you like. I did.
Then take your windowlene or whatever you have, give the light a good clean, then carefully line the inside of the light with double sided tape, you'll do the same to the back end of the perspex just to try and get a good seal. the screws will hold the perspex down anyway but this helps to keep things flush. On mine I know i need to trim a little more and maybe add an additional 2 screw holes to the top to hold the one light down.
The last thing to remember is to recess your holes in the perspex, so you'll drill your holes for the screws but then take a bigger drill bit and dill again about 1/2 way through the perspex just so that the screws don't stick out too much. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL TOO DEEP! I went overboard on the one and drilled clean through, luckily the screws on either side hold it down otherwise I would have had to start from scratch. Don't use a sharp drill bit like a wood bit, use something blunt like a masonry bit so you don't split the perspex, take your time and go slow with the drilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzP8O...lmddt08HH_SbIi
Well that's it I think. I hope that helps anybody trying to do the same thing out there. I think mine came out pretty well and I honestly can't tell the difference between the original and my new one. Good luck.
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