Check out this Gullwinged ITR

[mike@af]

I was cutting out the other door and look what happened!




I was thinking super glue to repair it. Any ideas?

[008]

Originally posted by GTmike400
I was cutting out the other door and look what happened!

I was thinking super glue to repair it. Any ideas?

Do you have a pin vise? Drill out the posts where it broke and insert a small rod or sewing pin in the joint. If you just glue it without reinforcement it'll be weak, if it stays on at all. If you don't have a pin vise you could epoxy a rod behind the posts where it is least visible.

[mike@af]

Originally posted by 008


Do you have a pin vise? Drill out the posts where it broke and insert a small rod or sewing pin in the joint. If you just glue it without reinforcement it'll be weak, if it stays on at all. If you don't have a pin vise you could epoxy a rod behind the posts where it is least visible.

Pin vise, eh? How much would one of those cost and where would I purchase one? What about a drill press with a small tiny ity-bity drill bit?

[mike@af]

MORE PICS! Here's the skeleton of the rear WBK so far. Kinda scary looking.

[CaddyOn32s]

Hmmm...ur right about scary...j/k its coming along. O and for the doors i would use super glue and be very careful with them...good job mike

[mike@af]

Originally posted by CaddyOn32s
Hmmm...ur right about scary...j/k its coming along. O and for the doors i would use super glue and be very careful with them...good job mike

Yea, I'm working on the other side right now, I need to get pics of it when I have the front kits on. Yea Im fed up with those doors. I wish they were metal.

[primera man]

...now this is one thread i'm going to look forward to seeing

[mike@af]

Originally posted by primera man
...now this is one thread i'm going to look forward to seeing

WOW Its great to hear that from such a high ranked person. Thanks!

[mike@af]

Another picture the front widebody is driving me nuts, it doesnt want to conform to the body right.



Sorry for getting my phone in the pic. oops.

[CaddyOn32s]

I kno thats got to drive u nuts..lol I don't think I would have enough patience It will come along for u tho sometime soon just keep tryin..o and don't throw none of it in ur yard ne more

[mike@af]

Originally posted by CaddyOn32s
I kno thats got to drive u nuts..lol I don't think I would have enough patience It will come along for u tho sometime soon just keep tryin..o and don't throw none of it in ur yard ne more

Yea its driving me insane, so i stepped away from it so i dont throw it again. (BTW if your intrested Caddy, I threw the teg a good 70+ yards. that things an air plain, now I know why the doors are called gullwings )

[CaddyOn32s]

HaHa Thats funny

[chipanggo]

COOL!

[appleseed]

coming along pretty good . the rear end looks very similar to how mine started out. i would suggest that you add the rear bumper on there as well before you add the putty. that way the body lines would flow much better. just remember to add the panel line back in when done sanding. on one final note, get rid of the slanted plastic card on the top of the rear flares... you don't need them. just cover it up with putty and sand it down to the desired contour. it'll work much better than trying to recreate the contour with plastic sheet.

great start!

a.

p.. did you remember to strip the paint from the body before you started the bodywork? putty would adhere much better to plastic than paint... and the paint will clog your sandpaper.

[mike@af]

Originally posted by appleseed
coming along pretty good . the rear end looks very similar to how mine started out. i would suggest that you add the rear bumper on there as well before you add the putty. that way the body lines would flow much better. just remember to add the panel line back in when done sanding. on one final note, get rid of the slanted plastic card on the top of the rear flares... you don't need them. just cover it up with putty and sand it down to the desired contour. it'll work much better than trying to recreate the contour with plastic sheet.

great start!

a.

p.. did you remember to strip the paint from the body before you started the bodywork? putty would adhere much better to plastic than paint... and the paint will clog your sandpaper.

Thanks for the tips. No i didnt strip the paint, oops.