GT_lenny Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Quality, 'tina of the highest order,you should deffinatly book yourself a holiday over here in line with a couple of shows,i'm sure all you'd need is a flight , as someone off here would probably put you up,and take you to the shows etc, that is of course if you help them out with their projects after they've now seen the standards of your work
andytechno Posted July 11, 2008 Report Posted July 11, 2008 mate thats just truely awsome.some $$$ spent there.
30psi MK2 CORTINA Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Posted July 17, 2008 more pics.... been at it abit lately. It is still in a ruff state and hasnt been cleaned up yet but is starting to look ok.
surfingturnip Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 this 'tina just gets better and better keep up the good work mate
30psi MK2 CORTINA Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Posted August 3, 2008 A bit of bracing. I have seam welded the rear shock towers so that they are now strong enough to cope with being used as a strut tower for the coilovers. I also added some x bracing to really give the rear some stiffness. P.s Im going to mini tub the bitch ! Its pretty straight forward with the wheel wells in this thing so it will be done. This will solve my problem of having to roll the inner wheel well out to clear the rims. Ill just cut it out
hellblue Posted August 3, 2008 Report Posted August 3, 2008 Very nice work mate, it is odd to see under a car of that age & see no rust just clean metal you should look under one of ours !!!
zetecmk2 Posted August 3, 2008 Report Posted August 3, 2008 i've joined my rust together with fibreglass!!! love the metal alternative
mk2dk Posted August 6, 2008 Report Posted August 6, 2008 This is an amazing car I just love the look and colour combination. Keep the pics coming
STUFORD Posted August 26, 2008 Report Posted August 26, 2008 Nice cortina looks wicked , have a look at mine ! mine has MR2 engine and ae86 gearbox ,Its got alot of rust work to be done though aswell as mechenical just cant find the time to do it !! seeing yours gives me inspiration to get on with it though http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/phpBB2/vi ... hp?t=71722
capri_350 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Posted September 10, 2008 Hi, loving the carbon work. Been thinking about giving it a go myself a wouldn't mind a few tips if you have time. When you had the ally/bog radiator surround did you just lay the carbon over the top, or create a mould from it to lay the carbon into? Cheers, Rich.
30psi MK2 CORTINA Posted September 13, 2008 Author Report Posted September 13, 2008 What i did was basicly make a mold. I made the top flat section out of alloy first. Then to get the rounded edges on the side idid this: I covered the radiator with a this piece of glad rap (not sure if it is called that over there? the plastic suff you would cover a open bowl with to put in fridge ) You need to make sure there is no wrinkles in the plastic as this will effect the end mold. Once this was done i layed the basic alloy plate i had on the radiator and fastened it down. I simply then used bog/ body filler to fill in the sides. and create the rounded edges. -- The bog wont stick to the plastic rap so you can make a perfect mold to the radiator! Once you have bogged the sides and any other places you want up let it dry then remove. I then used a file to shape the bog exactly how i wanted the cover to look. Note i had to do a couple of bog sessions to get the right shape so it was a bit of trial and error. Once i was happy with the cover i had made out of alloy and bog / body filler i waxed this up with a fibre glass wax. This is so when you lay the carbon over the mold and lay on the resin it wont stick to the mould. When the waxing is complete you simply lay the carbon over the mold and resin it. I used a high temp resin for my stuff because i made a carbon heat sheild on the bonnet. Carbon doesnt burn but the resin will. So if you are planning on using near extreme heat make sure you get the right type of resin I made my radiator cover as a "lay over mold" rather than a "lay in" meaning i layed the carbon ontop of the outside of the mould. I found it easier this way for the radiator cover as a i could make the mold easier this way. It did mean a little more work to make the finish product though. With a lay over type mold when you lay the reisn on you wont get a perfectly smooth finish to the showing surface. I had to file out the imperfection and then re-resin it. and file some more. Once i was happy i worked my way down to 1200 sand paper and then clear coated the final product. There mabe easier ways to make this cover but it was my first time with carbon or even fibre glass for that matter so i just did it how i though i should. It turned out pretty good in the end so my way cant be toooooo bad
caprinerd Posted September 13, 2008 Report Posted September 13, 2008 wow...just...wow... kind of sums it up what else is there to say
capri_350 Posted September 15, 2008 Report Posted September 15, 2008 What i did was basicly make a mold. I made the top flat section out of alloy first. Then to get the rounded edges on the side idid this: I covered the radiator with a this piece of glad rap (not sure if it is called that over there? the plastic suff you would cover a open bowl with to put in fridge ) You need to make sure there is no wrinkles in the plastic as this will effect the end mold. Once this was done i layed the basic alloy plate i had on the radiator and fastened it down. I simply then used bog/ body filler to fill in the sides. and create the rounded edges. -- The bog wont stick to the plastic rap so you can make a perfect mold to the radiator! Once you have bogged the sides and any other places you want up let it dry then remove. I then used a file to shape the bog exactly how i wanted the cover to look. Note i had to do a couple of bog sessions to get the right shape so it was a bit of trial and error. Once i was happy with the cover i had made out of alloy and bog / body filler i waxed this up with a fibre glass wax. This is so when you lay the carbon over the mold and lay on the resin it wont stick to the mould. When the waxing is complete you simply lay the carbon over the mold and resin it. I used a high temp resin for my stuff because i made a carbon heat sheild on the bonnet. Carbon doesnt burn but the resin will. So if you are planning on using near extreme heat make sure you get the right type of resin I made my radiator cover as a "lay over mold" rather than a "lay in" meaning i layed the carbon ontop of the outside of the mould. I found it easier this way for the radiator cover as a i could make the mold easier this way. It did mean a little more work to make the finish product though. With a lay over type mold when you lay the reisn on you wont get a perfectly smooth finish to the showing surface. I had to file out the imperfection and then re-resin it. and file some more. Once i was happy i worked my way down to 1200 sand paper and then clear coated the final product. There mabe easier ways to make this cover but it was my first time with carbon or even fibre glass for that matter so i just did it how i though i should. It turned out pretty good in the end so my way cant be toooooo bad Thanks for the in-depth reply. Looks like a pro job to me from the pics & I'd be well pleased if my attempts turn out as good. I've not worked with fibreglass either, but I've got a lot of patience so that should help. The term 'glad-rap' does sound familiar but it's more commonly known as cling-film over here, might save explaining yourself all the time.
30psi MK2 CORTINA Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Posted October 7, 2008 I have a few more pics of the my VERY slow progress on the rear end. To date i have finished underneath all welded and painted (black) and sprayed in the boot area and back seat. I haven't clear coated it yet but should get to that this week.It looks pretty sweet straight off the gun! My crap photos dont really do it justice. Not toooo bad for my first attempt at painting either i might add My bilstein custom coilover shocks for the rear have been ordered and i should see them early next week. Ill post some better pics soon. but here is a couple for now.
surfingturnip Posted October 26, 2008 Report Posted October 26, 2008 this car really is awesome, and you're giving me ideas for my mk2 estate
Grey Crayford Posted November 11, 2008 Report Posted November 11, 2008 Stunning cortina, what a car!!!
totus Posted November 26, 2008 Report Posted November 26, 2008 what a work of art keep up the exellent work
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