**Progress of my next model! - Page 3

ChopinPorkChop · 04-08-2003, 08:41 PM

warm up the blade and make it like a hot iron to butter, makes it glide thru the plastic

and pork man calm down we were jus playin

ShOrtyOC714 · 04-08-2003, 08:42 PM

Oh ic, so its just like melting the plastic and cutting at the same time?

ChopinPorkChop · 04-08-2003, 08:44 PM

yes it makes it very easy but can be dangerous if u dont follow a line and sand it up after cuz u know ur melting plastic, its gonna run down side a tin bit

.porkchop. · 04-08-2003, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by ChopinPorkChop
warm up the blade and make it like a hot iron to butter, makes it glide thru the plastic

and pork man calm down we were jus playin

playgrounds are for playing, forums are for posting, there is a fine line.

:flash:
And yes, you got the techinique correct

ShOrtyOC714 · 04-08-2003, 08:49 PM

Hey did u need to sand ur hood when u did it? Cuz i looked liked u didnt.

.porkchop. · 04-08-2003, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Shorty4859
Hey did u need to sand ur hood when u did it? Cuz i looked liked u didnt.

It is not sanded in the pictures, but i have since sanded it. I'm trying to avoid repainting the body, so far so good.......

.porkchop. · 04-08-2003, 09:20 PM

and no, i didnt cut the lights out......

i will be reconstructing the top part of the headlights to make them look real with plastic sheets

ShOrtyOC714 · 04-08-2003, 09:58 PM

Oic, nice job, thaxn for the tips, ull be seeing my ITR swap into my EG in a couple of weeks or so....

integra818 · 04-08-2003, 10:00 PM

Not that it matters much, but do you guys know the engine bay area of a EG civic and integra type R are VERY different. There's a pretty big difference.

It's comin along great.

.porkchop. · 04-09-2003, 11:03 AM

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Originally posted by Shorty4859
Oic, nice job, thaxn for the tips, ull be seeing my ITR swap into my EG in a couple of weeks or so....

you are doin the swap too? grr...

Mean_B16 · 04-09-2003, 04:30 PM

Keep up the good work!! here is a pic of mine, maybe this will help motivate the finished product

.porkchop. · 04-09-2003, 04:50 PM

Engine bay is almost done..still need to make the radiator fit.
I've moved it fwd as possible, and got the firewall to line up with the window frame. First coat of paint has also been added. details to come!

Still need to make the light covers.......
I've also added a cross member (if thats what u call it) across the front of the bumper, between the lights. i just couldnt stand to see that huge gap there, it just didnt seem right.

see the gap?:

and now that i added a cross member

Mean_B16 :
I have definately used yours as motivation. I actually searched for the thread in which you posted that so i can see how you lined up your engine bay, as you can see on mine, i've moved it fwd as much as possible.

ShOrtyOC714 · 04-09-2003, 05:42 PM

Coming out pretty well, looks really hard, i might think it over, of doing the motor swap...

or not.

ChopinPorkChop · 04-09-2003, 05:51 PM

dude theres like no room lol

.porkchop. · 04-09-2003, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by ChopinPorkChop
dude theres like no room lol

Yeah everything is a tight fit, here is another angle, still room for the radiator! the cross member looked bigger in that other shot.

Shorty4859
As long as you have patience, theres no stopping you. This took alot of cutting and trial and error fitting. What is left is probably only 70% of the ITR engine bay, everything underneath, what you cant see, is cut out to fit.

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