widebody itr progress

[simdel1]

WOW...what more can i say

[appleseed]

fullbloodchop01: thanks for the comments. i hope its okay to post this with the rest of the thread as others may ask the same questions. i'll try to explain what i can...

fullbloodchop01 wrote on 03-20-2003 10:12 AM:
hey, i just want to say, awsome work on ur ITR wodebody project, like i said in ur thread, im also workin on my own ITR widebody kit. i just want to ask you a few questions on ur car if thats ok?
1) what did u use for the actual wide body kit? like did u use pieces from existing kits? or all custom styrene work?
2) what kid of putty did u use?
3) what did u make the body line on the rear bumper. where the bumper connects to the body? it looks VERY clean and mine look very off.
4) can u explain to me how u made the rear bumper? and the hood?

thanks alot, now i know this is alot and u dontneed to answer all but ti would be very apreciative of this

1. the widebody work is made from scratch. it is mostly styrene laid on top of the existing body. however, you'll want to make the styrene a block skeleton. what i mean is to make it just over the wheel arches. this will give you a frame in which to apply the putty. my experience is that putty is easier to carve than styrene. i use polyester putty for this project. don't try to use this stuff if you don't have a respirator! the fumes are very hazardous to your health!

2. as mentioned earlier, i used polyester putty. i would recommend any type of polyester putty. the fumes are very hazardous as i've stated but they work wonders on a plastic model! it doesn't shrink nor does it go through an exothermic reaction. the biggest plus is that it is ready to sand in about 25min from the time you mix the hardener to the putty (shorter if you add a bit more hardener). again, don't use this stuff if you don't have proper ventilation and a good respirator to work with.

3. first lay down a couple layers of tape for the panel line to scribe. this will give you a guide so that your tool will not 'travel' out of the area in which the panel line should go. for the actual scribing, i used a sharp pin to 'scratch' out a rough groove and then used the back of an exacto blade. be careful here as putties may not work as well for scribing panel lines and may chip. styrene is the best material to scribe on. but on my project, i decided to give it a try. if it didn't work, i would use a very thin layer of styrene(.005 styrene sheet) to make the edge and sand it flush with the body. that would probably be the only way to go if the scribing failed.

4. the rear bumper extensions are made by layering the styrene sheet and sanding them down to conform to the rest of the car so that it flows with the natural lines of the car. making the wheel arches flow and even with both sides along with the front flares is the hard part.

hope this helps and i hope to see yours up on the boards as well!

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[Blowncivic1320]

I love it...do you have a planned color yet???

[appleseed]

planning on doing it metallic blue and silver.

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[fullbloodchop01]

what size styrene did u use for the rear and sides? and how did u get the clean bend around the rear bumper?

[Jay!]

I like your jackstands.

[appleseed]

I like your jackstands.

heh heh thanks! was messing around with the scrap sprue and suddenly it became a test vehicle for heating and bending plastic. it slowly evoled into jack stands!

the bumper utilizes .100 plastic sheet glued in place and sanded.

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[zangief]

no kidding about raising the bar

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very nice wrok .....cant wait to see the result and to see what the others can get against ur work..


again nice job

[Zwaag]

Your ITR is gonna be tight. It will be tough to compete with that

[supratuner]

all i have to say, is that that is the best looking ITR ive seen yet

[RyanGiorgio]

Perfect! I love the rear valance and the metal exhaust pipes! Can't wait to see more.

[appleseed]

thanks for the positive feedback guys! i've done nothing that hasn't been a topic of a 'how to' thread on here so anyone can do this. besides, i'm the only one who has posted his/her work for the contest so far. as time ticks down, i'm looking for some excellent itrs to show up on here as well!

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[SpoonMan Dos]

Great custom work! Have you done this before??

[Honoturtle]

Nice widebody kit, looks like good craftsmenship, should look awesome when finished! Jackstands are cool!

[appleseed]

orignially posted by SpoonMan Dos

Great custom work! Have you done this before??

would you believe its my first custom body kit? all the techniques i needed to learn for the mods i've learned on this board. so i guess i should be thanking this forum esp. all those who have contributed to the 'how to's

i plan on having the mirrors and smoothing out done by next week... hopefully all goes well.

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