Well, it's been two weeks so I figure I better post some thing, to stave off loss of interest. I finally finished the backbone sheet metal. That has to have been the worst thing I have ever had to cover in my life. So sorry if this does not hold up to all of your high standards of my work. I plan to cover all the aluminum with either textured coating on both sides or paint / textured where you will see the aluminum. To me it looks like it was beaten into submission.
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I would personally like to thank everyone who replies to this thread you really do keep me going, because this isn't as easy for me as you all think.

Patrick

There now you all have the whole story, start date 11/04/05 the last post was made one week ago.

I moved the story over here because the original forum has been losing interest in my project and I need some new blood and opinions injected to help fuel my work. This is nowhere near an easy project and many times felt like passing it on. But kind remarks and support from others have kept me going to the finish. I'm nowhere near done and have a lot of work ahead of me, so come along and speak up and I will continue to update this thread until I'm done.
Patrick
Oh, I do have a roll bender I built it my self.
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No money for aluminum body how about lexan.

Keep at it, you sure have come a looooooong ways!!

woooah.. awesome build.. and super pictures and buildlog... but making the move here can be expensive... you will get crazy forced induction, wheel/tire ideas in no time....

love the shifter by the way, sturdy and well thought out idea, think ill copy it for my 65 mustang if you dont mind?

Holy Crap!!! This is an awesome topic, and I really enjoyed seeing it come together... I don't get on the forum too often anymore, so I think this is the first I've seen it. :thumbsup:

Nice work! Love the glass stuff.

Very nice build. And congrats on doing all the work yourself.:cheers: keep us posted

Great project and great work you do

but

its going to get lost and get no real credit as a fiberglass car. fiberglass cars are everywhere

to get real attn it needs to be aluminum.

my opinion.

sell the minivan and buy an aluminum body... :)

the wife and kids will get over it in time :)

An aluminum body for one of these is north of 20 grand I don't have that in the whole project to date. Now if someone were to come out with a clear lexan one complete with doors, trunk and hood, to show off all the work underneath it I'm there. Only way for me to get aluminum is to pound one out myself.
Patrick