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Do it ur-self Bodykit??GTR...GTR...GTR 07-11-2004, 10:09 PM lucky bastard. Are they gunna fit? Or are you gunna have to do some custom work to 'em? lkailburn 07-11-2004, 10:47 PM deffinitly gonna take some custom work to make em fit. weld and drill for the front, relocate the mount points on the rear bottom cushion, and cut away about 6" and the rear back rest just to get it to fit, then i need to worry about getting it mounted in and hinged nd all that hahah. magicalbum 07-11-2004, 10:56 PM Wow, going throught this topic and seeing the work on these cars is amazing, inspiring, and unique. So I think i am gonna try this i just wanted to ask, if you guys had any tips i should know about before starting. lkailburn 07-11-2004, 11:39 PM make sure you use fiberglass cloth, not the mat. i can't stress that enough. just take your time, think things through, make sure you know what you want it to look like. draw up designs cuz once you start its gonna be hard to switch between designs. eckoman_pdx 07-20-2004, 05:06 PM Luke, I'll try to get some pics this week if I remember to take a camera to the shop with me...I will get pics up eventually...really...lol. lkailburn 07-20-2004, 09:35 PM james, check it out: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=260402 HondaGui4lfe 07-22-2004, 01:55 AM well i have been watching this thread and well...THATS F|_|C |<EN AWSOME!!!!!!!! lol althogh me being the lazy half japanese guy that i am ill proly just end up buing a mugen style front lip lol well congrats to all of you who took the time to buold it yurself thats awsome!!! GTR...GTR...GTR 07-22-2004, 01:24 PM what's being half japanese have anything to do with it? I'm white and lazy as hell. LoL lkailburn 07-22-2004, 01:34 PM ^^ hahahah :p eckoman_pdx 07-22-2004, 03:20 PM Luke, good job getting those done so quickly. I haven't made it in the the upholstery shop yet this week, though it should take much more than a week for me to finsh up once I get in there. Claudinho3 07-25-2004, 06:38 PM if you get a square piece of foam, to put it on the car, u gotta shape it like the car right? can you sand the spray foam that people use to insulate parts of houses? lkailburn 07-25-2004, 06:41 PM yes you can sand the spray foam. you can't get super crazy with it. using a metal file works well. and its easier to just cut with a knife as best you can .. i did it when making my rear lip. here's pictures of my rear lip i fabricated from scratch but threw out because its way to heavy(used mat instead of cloth) and there are also pictures of my mugen front lip replica i made(i made a fg replica of the mugen lip i bought. its 3 layers of cloth. very light and very durable) http://www.rit.edu/~ltk6260/lipsforjoo.html if you've got any questions fire away! Claudinho3 07-26-2004, 05:11 PM thanks man. btw. is it a good idea to put tape around the place before i spray the foam so it doesn't stick to the car or break off when i go to take it off? lkailburn 07-26-2004, 08:59 PM yes mask off the car first RSLaser 08-05-2004, 02:36 PM Look at my cardomain for my pics... i havent got to work on i in about a month...so its still sitting in atrailer waitin for me...i ghave yet to even start the rear or skirts. I used some spray foam after rough shaped blocks, considering, that the blocks of foam ar hard to get the exact curves of the car. RSLaser 08-05-2004, 02:39 PM lkailburn im not sure about this but a friend of mine was sayin that theres a type of putty that you can use thats kind of like clay. He said that if i used it on the foam i could get the details better, thus less sanding later...have you ever heard of this stuff? lkailburn 08-07-2004, 01:51 AM you mean like bondo? bondo is a two part clay kinda textured material. but be careful how much bondo you use. the more you use, the more likely you will get a crack later on. be sure to keep weight in mind. hold your stock bumper in your hands so you can get an idea of how heavy your finished peice can be -Luke RSLaser 08-07-2004, 11:02 AM no, its not bondo...that would work. But its to put on the foam to smooth it out better. He was saying its like a white colored plumbers putty or somethin i wasnt sure. lkailburn 08-07-2004, 11:56 PM hmm. don't know what it is then, sorry bro Damienwc 08-08-2004, 07:32 PM This is the look I want to create for my 92 Accord LX. I dont know how to post pics in the message so here are the links. Let me know what you guys think. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitSide2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitRear2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitFront2.jpg eckoman_pdx 08-08-2004, 07:38 PM This is the look I want to create for my 92 Accord LX. I dont know how to post pics in the message so here are the links. Let me know what you guys think. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitSide2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitRear2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitFront2.jpg Here ya go, consider your pics posted. OKAY EVERYONE, THESE ARE Damienwc'S PICS: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitSide2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitRear2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Damienwc/BodyKitFront2.jpg MrCas 08-09-2004, 03:02 AM k. so the back is going to look like the front of a car? playing mind tricks very clever. lkailburn 08-09-2004, 07:45 AM uhhh.. no comment? if thats what you like go for it man.. GTR...GTR...GTR 08-09-2004, 02:25 PM uhhh.. no comment? if thats what you like go for it man.. :iagree: Deadboy 12-13-2004, 02:41 PM well finaly i am done:P i may have taken a lot of time but itīs done ...exept the paintjob. But that will be in a week :smile: here the primed pics ....sry the pics are not good caz i took em with my phone. http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1551.jpg http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1552.jpg http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1553.jpg http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1554.jpg http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1555.jpg http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/12-12-04_1556.jpg and here is a pic when i started to build the bodykit http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/P10150012.jpg if pics not working then here the link Click here (http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/autob/) RSLaser 12-14-2004, 12:41 PM Alright man! Finally got that thing finished and it looks great. lkailburn 12-14-2004, 09:14 PM pics don't work? im so glad this thread didn't get lost in all the confusion :) edit: nm got the pics to work. rock on man ur kit is awesome for diy. its incredible. style wise i really like the skirts, like the front, not feelin the rear but quality wise everything is precise. i remember seeing ur pic of ur fg cloth z3 inserts u made and damn look at it now. awesome job man u worked ur ass off for that and it shows. can't wait for more pics of it painted :naughty: Deadboy 12-31-2004, 06:43 AM Well i got my car back from the paintshop and it look like a miljon$ :naughty: http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010173.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010174.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010177.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010178.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010179.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010185.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010191.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/P1010195.JPG If pics do not work then the link is http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman6/auto/ 8 first pics thx for the help and hope that ur car comes out nice too :) lkailburn 12-31-2004, 12:40 PM wow man that is incredible. hard to believe u made it all yourself. i really like the front end it looks great! i don't like the back end but i'll still give props to you for making it all yourself! toss out a guess at how many hours you spent fabricating RSLaser 12-31-2004, 01:05 PM ...Damn you!!! now ive got to go dig mine back out and start workin on it lol. Motivation. Like ikaliburn said, how many hours, and overall cost? Deadboy 12-31-2004, 03:55 PM hmm dont know how many hour it took ...maybe if i would have worked 24/7 on the car ...maybe half of a year......or less it took me 2 years because dident have the right tools and was short of funds for some time but it finisht now ......ou and happy new year from Estonia...its 12:00 :D and the new year is here lkailburn 12-31-2004, 04:07 PM wow.. thats some dedication and determination. well congrats on getting it done. looks like theres plenty more projects to do on the car. goodluck with everything :) Silverbolt 01-07-2005, 09:48 AM Deadboy... very nice! Post up some final pictures... with the car completely put together... with taillights, headlights, bumperlights, rims... Lets see the completed car! :) eckoman_pdx 01-08-2005, 02:22 AM Wow, turned out pretty nice. Very impressive you made the body kit and then did all that body work yourself. Good skills. I'd like to see pictures too once it's put back toghter and headlights, bumperlights, taillights, rims, windows, etc are put on. Turned out real nice, I'm glad you came back and posted finaly pictures of how the DIY kit and all turned out. BodyKits 01-17-2005, 04:18 PM THERE IS A COMPANY CALLED ECPERFORMANCE THAT WILL MAKE YOU CUSTOM BODYKITS ON ORDER AS LONG AS THERE IS LIKE 10-20 ORDERS FOR THE KIT.. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THEM OUT THERE WEBSITE IS WWW.ECPERFORMANCE.4T.COM riccimangan 01-21-2005, 06:01 PM looks cool, well done Caz&Effect 02-21-2005, 11:05 PM Thats pretty nice man. I like the fenders and that front end (and the black is tight). I started mine for my celica a year and a half ago and only got the lip done :P I m just gonna get stuff off of a gt-s. Im probbably gonna make a fiberglass kit for my 3rd gen civic, though. I found a chunk of foam at the beach and carried it home. What tools did you use for cutting the foam? A wire-foam cutter or just a knife or mini saw? and For the spots where there were air pockets, did you just 'open' them up and fill them with resin or glazing and spot putty? Deadboy 02-23-2005, 04:54 AM Thats pretty nice man. I like the fenders and that front end (and the black is tight). I started mine for my celica a year and a half ago and only got the lip done :P I m just gonna get stuff off of a gt-s. Im probbably gonna make a fiberglass kit for my 3rd gen civic, though. I found a chunk of foam at the beach and carried it home. What tools did you use for cutting the foam? A wire-foam cutter or just a knife or mini saw? and For the spots where there were air pockets, did you just 'open' them up and fill them with resin or glazing and spot putty? jep....u can use the tools acutaly u can use any tool that cuts foam. and a nother good thing is sandpaper size 40-60 . I used it and at some time it was better then the saw and knifes. Deadboy 05-03-2005, 02:30 PM Here are the last pic of my car the color is not final ....i was gone be red at fir looking by some parts :icon16: and then it was gone be black so it came ot someting in the midel....but ill change the color of the reed parts http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/auto/CIMG0028.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/auto/CIMG0029.JPG http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/auto/CIMG0021.JPG here are all the pics http://www.zone.ee/deadhitman7/auto the pics are a bit big ...so if u clik on the pic remove ?2 from the end of the link and it will auto resize it. RSLaser 05-03-2005, 08:27 PM Alright man, mines still just a chunk of foam that still needs alot of work, but its inspirational to see it all come together. Great Job man! Deadboy 11-30-2005, 06:25 AM So has anyone started to make theyr own bodykit ? Looks like ill be making a new rear bumper soon after i get my new engine eckoman_pdx 12-01-2005, 08:23 PM So has anyone started to make theyr own bodykit ? Looks like ill be making a new rear bumper soon after i get my new engine Didn't you already make a rear bumper? Or was it just the front and sides you were doing? Deadboy 12-02-2005, 12:03 AM Didn't you already make a rear bumper? Or was it just the front and sides you were doing? Yes i did make a rear pumper but it does not lookt that good on the car so ill make a new one :biggrin: kokanee27 12-04-2005, 02:57 AM whoa, i just caught up on this 2 year old thread nice work deadboy, like the front, and love the sides, and pretty happy to hear your goin to redo the rear, but an exhaust is dearly needed but i have to say i think that all that labour and time was well worth it. very few people can say they made their own bodykits. i know ill be very lucky to ever attempt this and complete it well enough to actually display on my own car lol and if anyone else has done this id love to see as many pics as you have and please keep me posted deadboy, just saw your project today but must say, im very intrigued Deadboy 12-04-2005, 07:32 AM whoa, i just caught up on this 2 year old thread nice work deadboy, like the front, and love the sides, and pretty happy to hear your goin to redo the rear, but an exhaust is dearly needed but i have to say i think that all that labour and time was well worth it. very few people can say they made their own bodykits. i know ill be very lucky to ever attempt this and complete it well enough to actually display on my own car lol and if anyone else has done this id love to see as many pics as you have and please keep me posted deadboy, just saw your project today but must say, im very intrigued thx :biggrin: But i do have a better...that is bigger exhaust :naughty: http://www.hot.ee/deadhitman/156.jpg Here are some last pics of the car before i started to work on the interior and engine......still working on the interior and engine.If im lucky the car will be ready 100% by the end of january or somewear in the midle of february http://carrating.org/car.php?115 kokanee27 12-04-2005, 07:05 PM looks good, cant wait till your done the interior/engine Bismeelah 06-02-2006, 03:08 PM Hey wusup guys im also going to try to make a custom body kit of my own (inshallaah).So far this is one of the best threads on this site id like to keep it going.Me and my cousin own a custom automotive painting and airbrushing business if you guys want you can check out the website at www.endemikdesigns.com (http://www.endemikdesigns.com) and we will be updating the website as we go along (inshallah). ill keep u guys posted and ill try to get some pictures on here soon (inshallah).... 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