howre my over fenders looking?

[E30Nova]

Props, man. I started to fiberglass an E46 center console a while back to get it to match up with the front E30 section and I got lazy and stopped halfway through. Not only is it time consuming work, but you have to have patience to do it.

Can't have A.D.D. like me or you'll nev--ooh, shiny red ball!! :D

Matt

[Stephen]

I like box flares and widebody myself. I think you should try and do the front a lil better. And use a satin color, because the one posted above looks plasticy too me. Just my 2 cents anyway.

[Jand3rson]

That looks great! I love race/track cars with huge flares. :up:

[AndrewBird]

The guy with the car posted above used spandex, not fleece. Fleece would leave a pretty rough surface that would need a lot of sanding to be able to pull a mold off of it. It's better left for building solid object like speaker boxes and such.

[shiboujin]

ironically... closes walmart is an hour away lol.

[speedminded]

that fiberglass forum never sent me the activation email :(

I did see that write up on fiberglass but it didn't st feem to work that well for me. Plus that fleece is hard to find around here. I'm just giving it a go and see how this turns out.

Thanks for the encouragement guys:)

You can get fleece by the roll at Wal-Mart for next to nothing...I know Northern Virginia has Wal-Marts!

[shiboujin]

that fiberglass forum never sent me the activation email :(

I did see that write up on fiberglass but it didn't st feem to work that well for me. Plus that fleece is hard to find around here. I'm just giving it a go and see how this turns out.

Thanks for the encouragement guys:)

[NJGreenBudd]

That's awesome, there is a big advantage when using fleece to form the contours compared to building a plug from foam or clay. Both will work, just takes soo much longer to do with foam.

Checkout some fiberglass forums, there's a ton of info to be found and those boards tend to be a bit more responsive to this sort of thing.

http://www.fiberglassforums.com/

[AndrewBird]

That car has been posted here before. Pretty awesome stuff.

[speedminded]

Ok, the idea is there but I think the process used is...awkward and time consuming. LOL @ people that think you're going to rock foam fenders though haha!

Here's a blog I ran across with some of the best DIY fab work on an e30 I've ever seen. Highly informative...

http://projecte30.blogspot.com

[NJGreenBudd]

What made me laugh was all the ignorant comments, people really want to say something even if they don't know what they are talking about.

FG work is tedious man, it takes time and effort to get it looking good. The nice thing is that you can rough it in as you go along, the foam is fine for a plug. I think you'll be happier as you keep going, like you said the FG is easier to get right than that soft foam. Just keep layering, sanding, filling until you get a nice strong shape with smooth surface. You could look into using rivets or Dzus bolts to adhere the panels to the body. I give you credit for trying man, most people won't even attempt something like this, then again they don't usually have 350hp and custom widebody kits..... Good luck and keep us posted.

[shiboujin]

Like I said, I know you're doing something with it, but tell me you can't imagine how crazy that shit looks. I mean, that first photo just slayed me. I do hope it works out, and props to you for going for it.

you mean pix like this?

[Dave McLaren]

Thanks? I was actually doing a tried and true method (not 100% correctly) but hey, its my first stab at it.

Like I said, I know you're doing something with it, but tell me you can't imagine how crazy that shit looks. I mean, that first photo just slayed me. I do hope it works out, and props to you for going for it.

[stumble_t]

Youre the second person to suggest that. You sure they will hold well enough?

I use this stuff every day in applications I have to warranty. It is VERY tough.
Its important how it's applied (substrate prep) and that you let it "bed in" usualy 24hrs before putting any serious load on it.

[shiboujin]

if you're looking for something to attach I'd suggest 3M's "VHB" tape.

Youre the second person to suggest that. You sure they will hold well enough?

Dude, I know you're planning to do something else with that, but I just want to thank you for posting those pics and to some of you other guys for the replies.

That was, hands-frickin-down, the funniest shit I've seen around here in a while.

Thanks? I was actually doing a tried and true method (not 100% correctly) but hey, its my first stab at it.