Well I wanted to do something with my sun visors as they are just too boring. Was in Tesco (where all my epiphanies happen) doing the big shop and saw some funky PJ bottoms, was going to sticker bomb the visors like I did part of my bonnet but these where only £12 so far cheaper. Got them home got me needle and thread out and made some covers then put more of the material on other boring parts of the dash and on my newly bought wheel too, got some carbonfiber vinyl for the facia and speedo and other bits and made a new foot rest out of an old ally oven tray I chaved from a previous employer and popped on some skate board grip mat. Covered all the wires that where once hidden by carpet with some split loom to tidy it up a little too.
Since fitting the fibreglass bonnet (ill probs pop up a thread about how I bodged this next time im bored) I wasn’t happy with the front grill, looked on tinterweb for a smoothed one and while looking thought to myself, I have body filler, I have expanding foam, iv bodged up holes in things before how hard can it be to make a smoothed grill? Well after three attempts im still not 100% happy but im sure a few more coats of paint and it will look fine and if it doesn’t I’ll use it to make a cast for a fibreglass one.
I started by making a plastic support for the filler
This didn’t work the second time so duck tapped over the front of the gap where the bonnet badge once rested
and pushed the expanding foam knob in through the hole in the back where the securing bolt went. Whipped the tape off once the foam had set, trimmed it all up and started layering on the body filler, after 3 layers and feck loads of sanding I was mega happy with the shape. Sprayed it black, got 2 layers of paint on at the mo and you can see that it has been filled, hoping once its stopped being stupidly windy I can put a few more layers on and it won’t show.
The hole in the grill started off as a few holes drilled in just below the inlet, one day I went a little OTT and drilled 20 more holes in it and split between the holes. Bugger! So I got about making a new hole and using some mesh that I had to fill the hole. I think it looks alright and lets shite loads more air into the intake.
oh cool that would be wicked, where are you based then?
Since fitting the fibreglass bonnet (ill probs pop up a thread about how I bodged this next time im bored) I wasn’t happy with the front grill, looked on tinterweb for a smoothed one and while looking thought to myself, I have body filler, I have expanding foam, iv bodged up holes in things before how hard can it be to make a smoothed grill? Well after three attempts im still not 100% happy but im sure a few more coats of paint and it will look fine and if it doesn’t I’ll use it to make a cast for a fibreglass one.
I started by making a plastic support for the filler
This didn’t work the second time so duck tapped over the front of the gap where the bonnet badge once rested
The hole in the grill started off as a few holes drilled in just below the inlet, one day I went a little OTT and drilled 20 more holes in it and split between the holes. Bugger! So I got about making a new hole and using some mesh that I had to fill the hole. I think it looks alright and lets shite loads more air into the intake.
(31-10-2012, 03:59 PM)Matt Wrote: Well if your heading up to Xmas meet can convoy with me. Only down the road anyway
oh cool that would be wicked, where are you based then?