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29th August 2013, 11:05 AM #16Senior Member
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Starting some work with mr2 build on rear bumper, space for lights and some shaping
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wooden piece placed
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fixing holes for wooden pins drilled
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pins glued and inserted (this way I can work with parts straight away without waiting for glue to dry)
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ready for shaping
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some space for lights
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29th August 2013, 11:24 AM #17Senior Member
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some work on boot lid
glued
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grooved to fit
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marked for drilling holes to hold boot lid with wooden pins
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fits perfect
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shaping
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mock up for rear lights and grill
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so, after some time learning and tweaking around my mr2 build I discovered Indian/African mahogany wood
Check out this Mahogany & Pine wood sign.
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29th August 2013, 11:37 AM #18Senior Member
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chopped of the top part of car for a bit more precise work
so now
trying to figure out the best way to connect front and rear using best possible measurements
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floor/chassis that will join front and rear
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front part goes on
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rear end on, hello front
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marking lines for so called firewall, a must have piece in this car
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and some stuff/sanded out
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firewall test fitted
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trying to come up with something that will keep engine bay cover in place
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cooking up hinges for cover,mahogany the best wood to go for
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once that's in place had to make new sides for engine bay cover as previous ones where no good[upgraded to hardwood]
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everything fits and works perfect, so far so good
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firewall test fitted, few adjustments and priming will be done next time
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underside
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29th August 2013, 11:49 AM #19Senior Member
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trial alloy(wood) made
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putting together center piece for gas tank tunnel and everything what will go on top of it.
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floor went in as well on the go
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underside view, managed to cut off rear bumper somewhere along the way
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center tunnel piece coming together, it works as frame that holds rear and front piece of car as well
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primed to see errors
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stay tuned and look for my Delorean build
good luck lads
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29th August 2013, 12:12 PM #20
Awesome. Love the popup headlights. Would love to see you take on the 70's Charger.
Bret
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29th August 2013, 11:44 PM #21Senior Member
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Cheers Bret, can't wait to finish this mr2, hinges and stuff that opens takes most of the time to figure out and construct.
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