Keep spending that much time on your project and you'll END UP single!!!!


Tony

 

Yeah, the missus is starting to get pretty annoyed...but the prospect that she can watch Friends (*ugh*) when riding shotgun seems to calm her down pretty readily.

 

man oh man, i'm glad the 4th gens dont have to go thru so much trouble.



But yours will look 100x better.

 

 

wow .... dont have other words to describe how your project is lloking... kee it up man !!

luigi

 

u're almost there man.. it looks great

 

Thanks to all for the continued support...I should have some more pics up on Saturday...looks like the final product should be completed by the end of next week!

 

How come I don't get credit for inspiring you in the first place . I am really glad that you decided to do it, especially considering the amount of time you're putting into the rest of it. Keep it up.

 

wow, alot of work, i thought i did good with reupholstering everythign, but sh*t, very nice

 

Okayyyy...it's time to start finishing this beast of a project up! I started the day by making nice and smooth edges for the monitor and the HU. I used a straight-edge in order to level off the edges as best I could...



...and here is how the edges came out for the monitor...



...and for the HU...



...and here's how it all look together!

 

Here's how the monior looks in place...



...and on the HU WE STILL HAVE THE EFFING GAPS!!!!



So I went back for a final time and added body filler to the HU only, so this is the last use of body filler I ever hope to see again! I am going to do what I can on the gaps a third time, and if it's not as good as I want it to be, I already have a back-up plan in mind.



I am going to try and work on this tommorow, although I think I am just going to work on the mounting frames for a change of pace.

 

Looking good, love how the moniter fits and all...

I assume there is a trim piece around the HU cuz i see some gaps

 

Negative, brotha...that's why I have to go back and try and fill the gaps, AGAIN.

 

is this car daily driven? how long have u been driving around without a center console??

lol nevermind i forgot u still have your stock one in there :

 

Keep keep on chuggin Dan, the end is near. That monitor looks SICK....

HU will look the same soon enough, patience is a virtue.

 

progress looks good. you're gonna have some huge arms after this is said and done from all that sanding

 

Ironically enough, I HAD some decent guns until I undertook this whole project back in February. I have not been to the gym since the project started...ugh my arms are so small now, here's how they were last winter (don't mind the pic, we were all **** azz drunk; I'm on the bed) . I will say that my stamina is up a bit, at least...

 

Thanks, man...I know it will, it's just getting mo tedious. Glad to see you're finally fronting your system in the sig.

 

maybe they got toner so it looks smaller? i hate missing a workout too...it's too much of a habit to go the gym for me now

maybe if you attatch buncha wrist weights around your arm while you sand...

 

Ohh sorry man that last pic didn't load for me... sorry but ya good work

 

Amazing work, turn out will be well worth all the work. Keep it up!

 

MONEY SHOTS!!!


...it's lookin' good!!! I should have all of this done and ready to be painted after THIS weekend...(how many times have I said THAT? )

 

May I be the first to say SWEEEEEET

 

niiiccceeee, what color is it gonna be? body color? black? looking gooood.

 

Dude, LOVE your car...awesome fiberglassing!!! I am going to be shooting this peice and my amprack in a week or two gloss black.

 

Looking good man

 

that looks freakin sweet!

 

no coin tray

 

its the price he paid, he doesnt have any coins to collect anymore, he spends them all

 

is the face of the climate control just goin to be painted over, so itll just be black without and indicators/letters or numbers on it? clean

 

I'm tired jut thinking of the sanding. Great work

 

After sanding my amprack for literally 3 weeks straight, this is cakework. I am going to purchase the fasteners I need tonight, finish up with the framing, do a little bit more spot filling, sand, prime...then RELAX.

 

good job. no, great job

 

looks great

but what are those that blue tint in those pics?

 

Just thought of something dude. It looks like you still have some room for your hazard button under your climate control. Is that where its going?

 

3M Glazing Putty. It's used to fill small pits...consider it to be the baby brother of body filler.

I think so, although I might just mount it somewhere else altogether...it's going to be a nightmare cutting through all that wood, fleece, and filler.

 

UPDATE


Ok, so over on ca.com a couple of people were warning me that the body filler would not bond with the plastic climate control and the whole thing would crack. So, yesterday I did a sand with the following grits: 60, 150, 300, 500, 800, 1500, and 2000. And wouldn't you know it, IT STARTED TO CRACK. Soooo, it looks like I am going to have to extract the climate control, clean up the area, and reattach using a 2-parts Rigid Repair Epoxy...damn...I was getting so close...

 

daam bro, WORK must be your middle name

 

man....hang in there, i see light at the end of the tunnel

 

Rock on dude, your lessons will earn you a sticky on how to do it right the first time, that is of course if you share your mistakes and experience. Nothing but respect for you efforts...

ONWARD, THROUGH THE FOG...