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Jul 22, 2021 12:15:27 GMT
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made the spoiler now 2 cm smaller, like always i have to see, best in one colour to get a feeling for. So i painted the tape to get a impression from.  made it with the numberplate, here you are able to compare before and after   like the s-line from side profile  still total rough, but in my opinion decent enough any feedback will be welcome, don't matter if someone don't like, so positv as negative ones! |
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Jul 22, 2021 17:59:03 GMT
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Am seeing hints of tvr griffith and aston martin zagato, so thumbs up here.
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Jul 22, 2021 19:21:01 GMT
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The shape of this looks so good that I know it would genuinly confuse me if I saw it on the road. I like that.
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Jul 23, 2021 17:36:01 GMT
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Frankenstein Monster is alive!  shaped it to fit as well as possible to the contour, rest will be done with filler to be complete integrated. Will start with fixing when left side i started is total equal |
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Jul 23, 2021 18:36:46 GMT
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Superb work. I always thought the MX-5 would respond well to a coupe treatment.
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jpsmit
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Superb work. I always thought the MX-5 would respond well to a coupe treatment. Which is interesting because I think this project looks soooo much better than the actual MX-5 coupe which looks hideous to my eyes at least |
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Jul 25, 2021 17:17:57 GMT
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I assume you are familiar with the rare Japanese market -only factory Miata coupe? I would love to do an Ls swap into one of these.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 25, 2021 17:19:39 GMT by bjornagn
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Jul 25, 2021 18:15:59 GMT
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I assume you are familiar with the rare Japanese market -only factory Miata coupe? I would love to do an Ls swap into one of these. Nope. There’s one I never knew existed- so much prettier |
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Jul 25, 2021 22:52:13 GMT
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I was fighting with myself the whole weekend. Even a couple of people waiting for the bodykit will hate it , but i will change the marked area and the wheelarch. The front should look after a little bit more light, the shape with more character. While changing the wheelarch will be done new in one step. Hope it will be worth the effort, on the rear shape it was successful so i ques the front should get a more characterful line. Calculating about 2 weeks for  |
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Think it already looks nice, but there is a thin line between nice and annoying.
Nice is a faint praise, we have a phrase here in Germany, try to translate with my bad english: "Nett ist die kleine Schwester von Scheiße" means about " nice is the small sister from curse word"
Thats why i have to work again on the front sideline, looking at should create a dirty grin in my face, not only a smile.
On the rear i already have that grin, lets look if i can catch that for the front too!
Only the first cut in the body hurts, later on there is no way back...
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Jul 26, 2021 19:53:40 GMT
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Started the rework to implement the front spoiler. Side of the frontwings is more flat and straight, spoiler is roughly fitted and glued,  Try to check how the front looks without the round indicator  Changing the wheel arch  |
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Jul 26, 2021 19:56:46 GMT
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a lot of shaping has to be done before the look is where i want it.
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Jul 27, 2021 13:26:19 GMT
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You are able to see how i work, first i try to shape very rough the lines, iam not able to say before if the idea i had is looking like it should.
Next step is always to cover it to have one colour, otherwise iam not able to see mistakes from the lines.
When i have at least something it starts to be easy for me, improvements are my world, so step by step iam coming closer, sometimes iam finished after second turn, sometimes it takes 8 and more to be happy with.
When i have the lines the work i don't like starts, finishing to a nice level is something i already hate.
Respect for all prepairing a car for a nice paint job !
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Last Edit: Jul 27, 2021 13:27:35 GMT by theomk2
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Jul 27, 2021 16:29:46 GMT
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Had to close the gap between the wheelarch and the tire, will later on drop the upper line a little bit more, so the car looks already deep even it has the standart suspension  Next step is to fill the area with fiberglas bondo with a normal filler  Now its time to correct the shape, problem with the changed front it creates a effect i call it "chipmunk effect"  so i have to work on the side of the wings to get a more sporty look  its going in the right direction, but still not as good as i like, so the only way is to cut away the areas not looking as they should and build the area again new  The line has to go more inside, the end of the wheelarch has to follow, so tommorrow i will take care about that area. When looking good i will sort out all defects and finish the nice lines from the spoiler where it meedts the wheelarch |
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Jul 28, 2021 18:45:53 GMT
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reworked today the shape of the wheel arch, a little bit lower so for vintage look serial suspension is possible. for restomod lowering about 15-25mm will look cool and still has enough travel for the springs.  shape is coming closer  still a lot of work , but already comming bettter and better  next will be the wheel arch and the end of the spoiler, ok from side but not from front view  looks like the spoiler ends in nothing, the end has to be visible from front view otherwise it looks strange, lesson learned |
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Jul 28, 2021 18:52:43 GMT
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have to decide to use no indicator (integrated in the LED headlight), the original JAG E type ones like the Nembro Spider, or the round ones, will be a hard decision  would be cool to use 1 original item or a modern version from a light like this........ |
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mk2cossie
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Jul 29, 2021 16:56:08 GMT
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From my point of view, I'd stick with the headlight with indicator incorporated inside. That would save having to make a pair of symmetrical holes in the front, and then getting the curves right again  (But then again, I hate working with fibre glass, or filler. So it would save hours of rubbing down too  ) |
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Jul 29, 2021 17:19:18 GMT
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The symmetrical holes are already there, so that would not be the problem, i filled the holes with styro and covered it with 1 mm filler, so reopen them would be easy.
Its more about styling, can imagine long small additional clear lights, would be look a little bit like a bumper, or at least i would place them in the area normally a bumper would be.
On the other side the E type indicator would be a nice original item, special because the inspiration for that project was the Jaguar. Could be with the restomod they will look wrong, will only find out if i try.
By the way, i already hate sanding, working with filler is ok, easy to work with, but all that dust is horrible.
if i would know before how much mess you create with that sanding i would not start that project, so maybe its sometimes good if you don't know before.....
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Jul 29, 2021 19:34:19 GMT
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glued a sheet of plastic to see if that would improve the look from the front  made a kind of mould to try out  now i have something i can work with  look from front view is improved, would be better if it would be 20 mm lower, will be added in next step |
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Jul 30, 2021 11:44:42 GMT
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so the front of the spoiler is 20 mm shorter and the rear at the wheel area will be now 30 mm lower, looking at i could see 20 mm as planed is not enough. again i made a helping template to fill the area needed  quality was bad that time because not enough filler used, so it was running away...  not that problem, so i filled my holes and starting sanding to get my shape  view from the front now  back on the wheel to check the look  |
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