Electric window works now after some adjustments so I bonded the door panels today.
Electric window works now after some adjustments so I bonded the door panels today.
Originally Posted by Harri
Unbelievable thread. Can't wait to see it finished now!
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brilliant can you make a bonnet for my Twingo
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brilliant can you make a bonnet for my Twingo
Scaled the door today, it's 3450g now. Not sure about original weight since my scale is only up to 5kg. I just painted RH inner skin donator part. It's the final one still missing in my original list. I may need to start that roof thing soon.
updates updates updates..
LH door is now complete. On the rear door fits really nicely to the body. Front arch is way off and I should get the front as good as the rear after some adjustments to the arch. I also need to install new window seals since they got a "bit" damaged.
I've been filling and sanding donator roof and hope to make the mould before autumn. It's pain in arse to sand since the metal is so thin. I also made RH door inner skin mould finally today.
This is just mad
Yes, it's getting a bit out of control. Originally i only meant to do the hood
Door mould came out better than the first one. Only one small place to fix which is this time the door opening limiter.
I noticed today that pile of ruined doors for making the moulds has become quite big. Four doors so far
Had spare time today and decided to finish adjusting the LH front arch and adjust the hood and mask all the same. Looks much better now. Im going to make the front bumper attachments next and then i need to start fitting RH stuff.
Roof ready for paint, getting all the windshield adhesive off was something i dont want to do ever again. Quite lot of rust under but since Im using this to make a mould i didnt worry too much about getting it all out.
RH roof window rail/guides are now ready as well.
WOW?! You're still doing some amazing stuff in this thread Harry!!
Can't wait to see the finished car, it will be fantastic!!
My spare car is on my yard and I've been waiting for correct weather to paint the roof of it. Today the weather was just right, +21C, no wind and cloudy. So I painted the roof. Just need to sand and repolish it and I can make the mould which is hopefully last one I need for the exterior. I think only one pug found its way to the fresh paint
I made roof mould on Sunday. While making it I though "I must be crazy to do this". After removing it today I though "Im just crazy".
Well, in the end it came out really well.
that is a thing of beauty harri,
Good work Harri
Thanks, at least I can get rid of those "soon to rust" areas under the windshield and around wiper holes. I have massive amount of stuff to do for the roof mould before i can make a part out of it. Now after a week I found myself thinking about body side moulds
I did some finishing touches to tailgate today, fitted glass and adjusted the lock to work properly. I also replaced self piercing screws in the front door card with proper stainless bolts and alu rivet nuts. Looks much better now
All I will say is that after working with carbon fibre/kevlar in the last weeks, I know full well the amount of skill and time this has taken to develop so hats off to you Harri
Utterly amazeballs...
Quite tempted to do this to mine now
Had upper light trims clear coated to see how my early parts would look finished. Im quite satisfied with the result.
Makes a big difference Harri! Might even tempt Fordy
Yes, maybe even that
I found my original post about upper light trims in page two dated 17.6.2011. Didnt take too long7
Looks fecking awesome with clear coat on!
Shame carbon has to be so damn expensive
then again it being expensive and therefore rare material makes it desirable
True!
Im liking these upper light trims more and more after fitting them today. I can really now imagine how the car looks once everything is in CF and clear coated.
You can see the contrast between the Tailgate and the Light Trim after the clear coat, obviously noting that there is a bit of dust too.
Your car is going to look epic!
Fookin epic does more justice!
this morning i found urge to put piece of PS foam, 2 buckets of water, 4 rocks and other stuff i found on top of the roof mould. more to follow..
Good stuff Harri
oops..
RH door inner skin released, it came out really well even if the weave is bit disturbed in some areas. This can't really be avoided in this complex part. 1645g without trimming. Just need to do mirrors and roof now.
Holy sh*t! Just keeps getting better and better!
Keep going Harri. I just renewed my RTOC membership 2 days ago. You have til next Sept to get this thing finished and pics/vids uploaded. Chop chop
****.. i need to start working
Super
I needed to take her out in order to have room to work with the roof mould. Can't do it outside anymore since the winter is coming. Decided to pump out as much old gas as I could, put some fresh in and see if she starts. Took a while but in the end she was running like it was yesterday when I drove her inside. Once I drive her back in in a month or so I can fit all the RH stuff I have ready. Even the bumpers don't have RH side mounts bonded due to lack of space.
more pics..
Harri, have you got a final weight for the finished door and if so can you state what that weight includes? (glass, window mech, window motor/winder, central locking solenoid, etc.)
Woz
LH side door was 3450g, RH should be a bit lighter since im learning where to put material and where not. That is just the raw door without any stuff in it. Basicly replaces all the steel in the door.
It's not until recently that I realised that these parts not rusting was one of the big benefits associated with them.
Thanks Harri, my door is off at the moment and must weigh more than 10kg? I'll try to put it on some scales to get a bit more accurate figure.
I would say that mine is around 70% lighter, but I would really appreciate if you can scale it while it's without any components
Huge update
Up early Harri!
Eastern European time in Helsinki (2hrs ahead), so not quite as early as it looks
I forgot all about this Harri and have now put the door back on.
I never removed the window mech or locks or mirror so the bare door weight wouldn't have been accurate.
No worries, I just need to find scale big enough. I have plenty of rusty doors on my backyard
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