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Josh and Bow, thanks for the support. The new pictures are of rear wheel well, the front bumper and the buck used to form it. My last attempt to complete the wheel well opening out of one piece of sheet metal failed, as the piece started to twist in a corkscrew fashion. So I am going to break it down is several parts.
At this point, the center part is the bumper is flat and has a slab appearance. I am hoping as I finish the intercooler opening and the cut the openings for the turn signals the slab appearance is broken up.
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Tim Millward Last edited by Steve Hamilton; 06-06-2014 at 07:38 AM. |
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Hi Tim nice progress.
My son had one of these with a super charger . I dont think you will loose the slab look when the cooler goes in. Its the outside edges they have no shape ,most bars or splitter spoilers cut back in. It gives it a waist . Jim
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Looks real nice Tim!
The front looks nice also!
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Tim...
You are not going to let the new body work you are putting on be inspired by the Super Silhouette Cars? You know those monster aero, fire-belching beasts that raced in Japan in the 80's...
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Jim - Good eye. All body kits do have a waist. A small splitter looks good and is tasteful. Hum, I am going to re-think the front.
Bow - Super Silhouette Cars? Had to google that one. WOW. Yea, not my taste. HnB - Thanks for the support. It funny how this thread has kept me going at points. So far the body kit by Garage Zeal is the one I like best. I did not see this kit prior to starting the body panels. http://www.86garage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1114 The problem I have with most body kits is the wheel well area. They usually have a lot of gaps making for poor fitment. Trying to build these panels is pretty humbling, which makes it worthwhile. It looks like FJ62 front trans seal went out, so my progress on the project may be slowed.
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Here's the latest pics. I ended up re-doing the rear wheel arches as the rounded appearance did not match the car angles. The car has a bend that angles inward at about 33 degrees. This line runs the entire length of the body. The new rear panel have that same bend(close enough). The plan is to have the line slowly vanish prior to meeting the round corner.
My initial thought for mating the lower rear panel to the rounded corner was to roll a step 1/16" into the rear most verticle edge of the panel. Not sure if this is the way to go as it will probably be a bear(as the step will straighten the panel) and the two panels are sure to rub if the body flexes. Tim Good to be back at it!
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Tim Millward Last edited by Steve Hamilton; 08-07-2014 at 10:06 PM. |
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Spent the last month or so re-working the front bumper. Pictures 4 and 5 are an idea on how to round the corner so to say. The middle part of the bumper was form by bending slightly raked "C" on a brake. At some point the hole for the intercooler will be cut out. Each protusion/splitter (lack of a better word) are two pieces steel which were bent 90 degrees and then a shrinker/stretcher was used to put the radius in. The last three pictures are of how the lower splitter was welded on. Having 1" cold roll plate kept the gap. I wish I would have had a similiar spacer for the top protusion. The quality of the bottom shows. The bumper attaches to the original mount holes. Also, a 52" stomp shear would have been nice during this stage.
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Tim Millward Last edited by route56wingnut; 10-09-2014 at 07:31 PM. |
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very cool project, the ae86 is one of my favorite older (pre-'90) Japanese cars.
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Here's the latest pictures. I've been struggling with the section that wraps from the front tire to the front bumper. Going to change the approach to see if I break through. Some positive news, I was able to ox weld the corner sections on the rear bumper. Last time I attempted this I destroyed two pieces.
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Tim Millward Last edited by Steve Hamilton; 11-17-2014 at 05:21 PM. |
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Latest Pictures. Two of the pictures show how some of the front quarter panel is being made. The first bend is done with a brake, the second bend is done using: a table, vise grips, dead blow and a piece wood. The table top is not attached(floats). The floating top has come in handy several times.
Once the two bends are done the front is shrunk. A second panel will match the top creating an approx. 2" wide ridge. The plan is to have the raised ridge disappear just before the wheel opening flare.
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Tim Millward Last edited by Steve Hamilton; 01-29-2015 at 10:25 PM. |
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