I know all of this looks super rough but thought sending some of the process would be enjoyed. Not promising perfection but fine tuning is coming soon.

Everything that is currently wood (dash and lower dash panels) are just "plugs", I will make fiberglass molds of these plugs and then make proper fiberglass parts as the final piece.

Made a quick cardboard template of the glove-box-delete panel and intended to make a wood mold from that....the cardboard ended up straight and stout enough that I decided to skip the wood mold process for this very simple part.
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Some radius work with filler.
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A splash of filler primer for a final sanding.
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2 layers of 1.5oz mat and 1 layer of cloth.
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Fast forward quite a bit and have this panel mounted in place. Fair bit of work to get the flanges to hold this piece. Still lots of clean up to be done but making this panel easy to access and remove was important as I'm going to mount some electrical behind it..

And really paying attention to the panel gaps here to account for .090 for 2 layers of leather or alcantera - keep the interior guys from hating me later.

Taking every opportunity to keep ingress/egress for your feet at least reasonable without being a yoga instructor. Not much room with the door bars but compromise is always part of our lives!
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Pulled the passenger side of the center console off it's mold so I could reinforce some of the sections.
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This is like magic for me. Amazing.

Don

Thanks Don.

More of the process; getting the flanges for the glove box delete panel all spaced properly so the gaps will be correct when the real parts get covered.
The glove box panel and the center console sides are the final parts, all others will get molded and lightweight parts made from there. Soon.
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The fuse block will be accessible behind this panel so it needed to be easily removed.
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Was a balance of making the panel cover as much of the evap as possible but still leaving some room to swing your feet through.
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Engine is getting close.
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:thumbsup:

Nice work, looking good!


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Yep, absolute Wizardry

The interior is really taking shape and I am looking forward to seeing covered in leather.

Looking great man. Love the progress.

This is the plug for the panel below the steering column.
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The plug smoothed and primed with plastic hot-glued in place for a flange in the 2 piece mold.
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The mold completed, with the plug still in it.
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Same, other side.
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Breaking out the plug from the mold.
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All broken apart.
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Mold cleaned and ready to laminate the part.
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Yes, lots of work for a one time use mold...for a part that is getting covered and will basically be hidden from view.
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I would pay admission just to watch and learn. Awesome stuff!

I'm there with you. A lot of skill and knowledge being displayed.

Thanks gents! Honestly, no voodoo here - glass is easy stuff for the talent in this group!

Laminated.
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Here the part out of the mold.
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Amazing craftsmanship! You are an artist! I can't wait to see the interior finished.

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Man, finished reading through the end of August on pg. 66 I think. When I went out of the thread it now only shows 3 pages and stops in June. Weirdness going on here.

Great build. I can't believe you've stuck it out this long. Patience of a saint to build it over 10 years. But, then again, that's also why it's so nice.

You might try logging out of the site, clearing cookies, and re-log in.

Set the engine and trans in this weekend. Not permanent, have some details to work out with the dry sump and the headers. It was pretty satisfying for sure!!
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Looks incredible.

Not going to lie. I completely forgot how good the chassis work was on the car, lol.

looks fantastic and I want more pictures.

Random pics because I'm not producing anything noteworthy!
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Adding some dimension to the waterfall, more coming.
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Adjusting the storage compartment.
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Filler doesn't stick great to this soft plastic but good enough to just be a final smooth. Pretty sure I'm going with leather cover here. Like the rest of the interior parts I've built, just trying to give the interior shop a baseline to work with, then let them sprinkle their voodoo on it.
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Hung the center section just to measure for the axles.
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Looks fantastic buddy. This thread is where I got a lot of inspiration from early on in my build.

Had some challenges on my plate this last year, mostly under control now...so glad to be back in the shop.

Adding some dimension to the waterfall.
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Put down some black epoxy to give the wrap a good surface.
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Had originally planned to do these inserts in carbon fiber but the shapes have tight enough 90's that the only right way to do is make molds and vacuum bag them....going with wrap instead, either carbon look or brushed metal look.
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Working out the center console insert.
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Glad you're back on this, John. Love seeing this one come together.

Great work as usual. :thumbsup:

Looks great like everything else. Glad to see you’re making progress.

I wanted to move the leg bolsters out a few inches and add some better lateral knee support. Template first.
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Using plastic for the mold to extend the fiberglass. While prep'ing the seat and grinding the existing glass down, found that Cobra uses a layer of Kevlar embedded in the fiberglass. Little hidden cookie, nice!.
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Created a rolled lip to match the rest of the seat. Will 'glass them this week.
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Gelcoat done
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Glass'd the seat extensions
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Broke out the make-shift mold pieces and swept a little filler.
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Primed to seal it up. Paint later. Interior shop can redo the foam.
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Final test fit of the seats, belts and center console.
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Tested my rearview mirror. It's the commercial version of the mirror in the current Cup cars. Real nice piece, had the price that you would expect! The camera is motorized and you can adjust from the mirror. Image is crystal clear and video appears seamless, at least from what I could see with the car in the shop, trees were moving in the wind and it was smooth.

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Started the final steps to the door panels, adjusted the path a bit. Plastic welded most of the shape, this is the inside of that addition, a layer of plastic was laid on top of this.
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The arm rests were originally 2 pieces, didn't need to be so I made them a single piece. Better with no seam.
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Looks like a lot of bondo (Everglass) but it's a relatively thin skim to get the shape accurate so the leather lays flat. Filler doesn't stick well to plastic at all, even with adhesion promoter. I would've preferred no filler but just can't get it perfect with the plastic iron and sanding.
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John, I can't believe all that you are doing to this car and I look forward to seeing all your posts.

Hi guys. Hope all is well.
Started making the molds for the 3 lower dash pieces.
Made some mounting boards and did some final touch up filler/sanding.
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Just some rattle can black epoxy to give a solid/glossy finish on the plugs, helps the mold not get stuck on the plug.
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Made some mold flanges out of sign makers plastic. Held on with hot glue. Made the round, cone shaped flanges for the AC ducts on a 3D printer. The little mold locating nubs are just sticky back cabinet bumpers with a little clay to smooth out the transitions and fill voids.
PVA mold release.
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Gelcoat down. When you have white gelcoat and you want to make it red with dye but don't purchase enough dye, you get a pink mold.
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First 2 layers of glass down. This will cure overnight and 3 more layers tomorrow.
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Amazing work!!

What the Heck !!

This car keeps getting better and better and better. I can't wait to see your next post.