Yet another supra

[ravan17]

what kind of putty are you using? get you some milliput man its great, i actually think it take tooo long to dry, lol. it will give you for ever to shape it the way you need

[rebirth215]

Im not really sure what brand it is. Its the only brand he had so i bought it. So I need some wheels do you know where I can get some nice one

Originally Posted by ravan17

what kind of putty are you using? get you some milliput man its great, i actually think it take tooo long to dry, lol. it will give you for ever to shape it the way you need

[rebirth215]

I had another slow day at work so decided to work on the supra. The body is starting to take the shape I was looking for. With the body now a little bit wider. I would like wider rims but didnt find any that I like just yet so I started looking through my spare parts and came across a set of R34 rims. I took it and mod it a little making it wider in the rear basicly just added a lip on in and for the front I kept it stock. I didnt have any tires that was wide enough for it so I took some rubber tires from my brother old xmods and slap em on. Tell me what you think

[rebirth215]

Just a couple more pic of the rims now painted gold. I will be hiting the car with some primer and light sanding if needed and hope to have some color on this thing by monday. as far as wheels i think ima go with Volks TE37. Tell me what you think.

FYI front are stock R34 rims and rear are widen R34 rims

[rebirth215]

Today I hit it with a couple coats primer and did a little more sanding and then a 2nd coat of primer on but still not smooth yet. How can I get it really smooth? Ive been sanding and sanding but still not smooth. Dose any one have tip or trick for me ??

[drunken monkey]

Sanding blocks and sticks.

make your own using small bits of timber.
you'll need about a 2x1 inch flat surface for general large surface sanding and then smaller blocks for well, smaller areas.

you'll also want to nab a bunch of them wooden stirrers from starbucks, cut them into (multiple copies of) a point and glue varying grits (600 and above) so you sand into openings and other difficult to get into areas.
Another shape you'll want is a good 90 degree so you can sharpen up some edges on lips or wing struts etc.
If you really want a complete set, you'll probably want to fashion a few curved shapes too.

For what you're building where there are compound curves, you'll want a cylinder shape.
I've got a whole load of old 35mm film containers that I have fixed sandpaper around the sides of.
Tamiya acrylic paint jars and micro sol bottles are also a good diameter for this.

[rebirth215]

Thanks for the info

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

Sanding blocks and sticks.

make your own using small bits of timber.
you'll need about a 2x1 inch flat surface for general large surface sanding and then smaller blocks for well, smaller areas.

you'll also want to nab a bunch of them wooden stirrers from starbucks, cut them into (multiple copies of) a point and glue varying grits (600 and above) so you sand into openings and other difficult to get into areas.
Another shape you'll want is a good 90 degree so you can sharpen up some edges on lips or wing struts etc.
If you really want a complete set, you'll probably want to fashion a few curved shapes too.

For what you're building where there are compound curves, you'll want a cylinder shape.
I've got a whole load of old 35mm film containers that I have fixed sandpaper around the sides of.
Tamiya acrylic paint jars and micro sol bottles are also a good diameter for this.

[drunken monkey]

also, you should think about getting some of these or one of these if you don't already have one.

I also find number 12 swann scalpel blades very useful

[rebirth215]

yeah ive been using the number 11 blade to scrape out door jams and molding

Originally Posted by drunken monkey

also, you should think about getting some of these or one of these if you don't already have one.

I also find number 12 swann scalpel blades very useful

[rebirth215]

So I woke up yesterday and got a nice suprise in the mail....



I waS thinking about putting the TE37 on the supra but its didnt look right with the wide body so I decided to use the other set.


Supra with 19" TE37


supra with 19" Kranze LXZ




I put the TE37 on a MKIII Supra i waz working on



I am still working on the body of the supra. It still need to be primed again and hit with some color. My next plan is to do a full rollcage and fix the single turbo set up. Please let me know what you think about my work.