I could have 3 months ago but now I'm booked solid till January.

That's a great problem to have Vince :yes:

John to bad you are on the other side of the country :cool:

what made you go with the fat lip instead of a step lip?

John, I feel your pain. Pick your builder carefully as you can pay good money and still not get good product as goes w/anything in life you hire out, can be absolutely frustrating at times. Good luck and can't wait to see your car finished.

John, just got my 67 kinda half done (well enough to be able to drive and parts not fall out) last week. I know time is tight with work and little ones (I am burning the midnight oil myself, with work, and want to spend free time with my little ones), but consider tackling some of the stuff yourself if it is more reassembly and you have the skills. I would be glad to help on some stuff if you get to a tight spot, plus having your ride locally will give you the extra motivation. I know a ride taking a while to get built takes steam away, but hang in there. Several killer rides are being built here (i.e. your Maro and Lenies are great examples of inspiring kick ass builds), so again, hang in there!!

Talking about motivation, got the car "ready" enough to drive to the United show last weekend with the Blue Angels. I know it has to come down a couple feet :) I will pass by your store and give you a ride! Fun stuff, 400 plus HP with power brakes and lap belts :P The to do list is still huge, but will tackle stuff slowly while building the vert on the side :)

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There is an end in sight! She has the front on finally.

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John that is BAD ASS progress!!! Gui

This is how I want my Dash looks awesome. :thumbsup:

I agree that dash looks Sweet!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

John did you find someone to finish the car??

Looking good John.

Nevermind.....

Edited based on John's note of miscommunication.

did you find a shop ?

Its at the same one its been at still.

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Did some thing happen to your car John???? was looking at geberhard's post.

John since you pulled the trigger and posted two threads about a vendor on the internet, why don't you tell the whole story?

You may or may not save someone else significant problems.

Theres no issue with any vendor. Just a miscommunication.

:thumbsup:

Went up there to check progress today and took some pics. Im not digging my taillights anymore. Probably going to sell them and pick up some black ones instead. Do you guys think turbos near the carbon fenders will melt my inner fenders?

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I agree on the taillights. They pop too much!

I'd powder coat the outer part of the housings gloss black, leave the center polished, and paint a red pin stripe on the outer raised edge of the housing!

Travis

Back tires on that car are HUGE! I like it!! Agreed...the tail lights don't fit the vibe of the car.

Depends on how close you are and if you plan to run any heat shields. The basic answer is yes - you will see damage from heat. Once the surface temp exceeds the cure temp of the resin in the panel - it will soften and then the resin will begin to boil off leaving dry fabric. If the temp gets to close/high you will set the resin on fire. You'll need to use protective wraps or heat shields of some type.

If the original cure of the panel was at room temp, or cured at high temp, or post cured at high temp will tell you what the temp operating range you should protect th surface from.

Jim

It looks great John.

you can always get the tail lights coated translucent black. :yes:

John. Who makes those tail lights? I bought EMS ones that I'll be milling down a bit around the edges to give a little cleaner look

They are Fesler lights.

add another one to the list of "dump the lights"
they stick out like a sore thump... i prefer the look of the marquez lights myself, not just for finish reasons but they are much more detailed and aesthetically pleasing.

Defo agree.. those lights are too much.

I would go for some anodised black ones myself.

Re the carbon, you should be fine. Consider F1 cars that are made of carbon and the exhaust run through the bodywork.

but worst case, fab up an stainless heat shield?

John,

You should listen to what Jim has to say. Carbon composites is one of his areas of expertise. He has worked as a production and training manager at a carbon composites company. His information isn't just opinion.

By the way, the car is looking amazing. I can't wait to see it finished!

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Hey John, Looks like you are going to use a carbon Hood too, will the Heat from the TT's & exhaust headers distort the hood as well, just wondering, project is looking good:thumbsup:

Agree, or anodyzed? they actually cheapen the car, John, I agree, go black on that bad boy! She is looking sexy!!!

Gui

If the hood has not had any additional post curing since shipping from Anvil the heat from a regular n/a engine will start to cause distortion.

Matt

I think Anodized would be tough on such a large part. You could get blotching.

My powder coater does an almost clear, not quite clear but black. It really pops on polished parts. Similar to what Rushforth does to his rims with the smoke finish. I have been trying to find pictures.

Just info on the above. As the exhaust exits the body work on indy cars (dallara this year) it exits thru a removable/replaceable carbon insert. It's removable because at the end of the race the resin has all burned away and most teams pitch them in the trash. But since they are 700 bucks each, are serialized and have a RF tracking tag installed in the part so you can't replicate them yourself (or sell them cheaply to others) - some teams will attempt to soak the area with resin, vacuum bag the part and refinish the part to be reused. I have no experience with F1 cars in this situation. Not arguing with anyone - just trying to be helpful to the OP. Thx and let us know how it goes !

Jim

Well that sucks....

Maybe I can spray a high temp clear coat on all my carbon parts?

I know ceramic clear is good to about 600

What do you mean by "post curing"

aging it in the sun