Puttying and
sanding, the body began
to take shape. I made an extension to the boot with styrene sheet till
the back of the seats.
I added head guards on the
boot from a 1/32 plane fuel tank.
18 September
2010:
I added the
rear diffuser that I made
from styrene sheets, then made putty and sanding and a check primer
coat.
I
also made a front spoiler from
styrene sheets and trimmed to fit in place.
19 September
2010:
I made fog
lamp housings from an old
metal ball-point pen refill.
21 September
2010:
I cut the
windshield frame for a lower
height, and made channels both in the frame and the body to house a
steel
wire for rigidity. I fixed the wires with CA glue.
View
with the windshield frame
fixed.
I
cut the floor panel and the door
inner panels to the new configuration. I also cut the panel behind the
seats from styrene sheet and fixed it in place.
22 September
2010:
Since the
chassis had to be cut due to
shortened body and the leaf springs would no longer fit, I changed the
rear suspension to coil spring and trailer arm type.
23 September
2010:
I painted the
body with automotive
acrylic paint and clear coat.
Since
the chassis was shortened,
the exhaust pipe had to be re-made. I placed the muffler sideways, it
will
have two outlets at the rear.
25 September
2010:
I applied
flocking to the seat cushions,
door insides and the floor.
26 September
2010:
For the
manufacturing of rear lamps; I
scribed the lens divisions on a piece of thick acetate. then made a
wash
with aluminum paint to give the effect of metal partitions. After
painting
orange and red on the back side, I fixed the lens inside a headlamp
bezel.
I compiled the
internal elements and
fixed them inside the body with epoxy glue.
I
painted the rear reflectors with
chrome silver. For the rear diffuser grille, I cut a part from an oil
trap
grille for fryer tops. After cutting the holes for exhaust pipes, I
fixed
the grill at the inside.
I
used the same material for the
front spoiler intakes, then painted the headlamp reflectors and the
background
for the front grille.
I made the exhaust pipe tips from
styrene tubing, covered the ends with BMF and painted the insides flat
black.
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