Plastic Fantastic tew

[silver_bullet]

Support the 2nd... pew- pew- tew

[SuperBuickGuy]

More Covette
so the old shelf was this size

still haven't decided whether I'll just fiberglass these boards or make aluminum.... tomorrow's decision

radiator mount

[SuperBuickGuy]

now it's getting somewhere... not sure where, but some. where


now a full dry fit





hood latches

easiest way to find the bottom of the hole


and then


success, red thingy in the hole


hood line up... what a pain

with a shim, I got one side pretty close, still need to do some kind of block on the other side




not quite done with the radiator... now I need to block all the ways air can bypass the radiator. If I don't, it will overheat

[irsa76]

I recommend you roll some beads/ribs into the new rear section. That's a fairly large piece of metal with relatively minimal support, it will flex and drum/rattle. The beads/ribs will stiffen it up nicely.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I recommend you roll some beads/ribs into the new rear section. That's a fairly large piece of metal with relatively minimal support, it will flex and drum/rattle. The beads/ribs will stiffen it up nicely.

there are ones already there - all of the panels have bends in them along the edge. I may put more decorative rolls on them, but once they're glued and fiberglassed; they're not going anywhere. My camera sometimes takes a picture but doesn't store it... which means that the time I spent fitting either edge doesn't exist. I'll try to remember to take a picture of that before I glue them all down.Everything but the center door is going to be permanently attached. I have plenty of room under the car for access - and adhering the panels will seal the cabin better

[SuperBuickGuy]

the bent edges... there could be another bend or two before this is done


back apart to clean the edges for gluing, screwing and riveting

and removal of unneeded pieces


best way to remove undercoating.... irony is I'll reapply sound deadener once this is all together



goes here, notice also the undercoating is gone


ugh



inner fenders (or how to make flat metal curvy)


but it looks better in the end


other than a bunch of dirt, it doesn't look like I did much of anything... and for the record, the left front had far less coating...

[Captain]

Like what you are doing !!

[SuperBuickGuy]

make it pretty, waiting on rivets, otherwise I'd have glued this down tonight

time to fill the last hole


layout

getting close


upper radiator block
first fit

close

[SuperBuickGuy]

More aluminum work


then cad work



chop chop


then aluminum



back to the radiator

who knew I would get excited when rivets arrived


CAD overs

[SuperBuickGuy]

In news, I ordered different accessory brackets for the motor. I need to move the power steering pump up to clear the rack, then it interferes with the alternator... so I'll move it to the other side... hopefully that stuff arrives next week.
Onward
air cleaners... I sure have a bunch of options... and another on its way.. i really, really, really don't want to cut on the hood... and I think I can get away without it... crossing fingers


radiator
first step is rebuilding the bracket

then melting stuff

then more welding


and more test fitting


closer

now bolted in place... still need to do something about the ends to make them pretty, but it's functional now


hood pins
the line (dark) is where the pin needs to be

now it is


other side



need to finish that up... it's becoming warm enough that I may be able to glue panels in place tomorrow... once that dries then epoxy the holes up... the coat the floor with sound deadener...

[SuperBuickGuy]

of course what that means is I start body work and wiring... I would love to outsource the bodywork;... but where's the fun in that?

[ejs262]

Looking good!

bleh, wiring. I'm working the same stuff on my car...

[DanStokes]

Aaron - you could do the sir filter like I did the Volvo - using a blower hat and remote filter element. Super low clearance required and it seems to work fine.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

Aaron - you could do the sir filter like I did the Volvo - using a blower hat and remote filter element. Super low clearance required and it seems to work fine.

Dan

I have 3" and I'm going to use every inch of it

go away FGZ

[Captain]

Like what you are doing !!

I didn't send this !!!
I'm going to change my password now !!

Sorry, hope no other threads have been attacked.