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maybe. im not sure. i don't have any issues with the straight bit though. especially not when i have the circle jig attached as well. my freehand circles on the MDF were definitely rough. Thank you for checking it out. i don't feel as if i'm one of the more experienced though, as this is the first vehicle that ive done any fabrication and staging in. it's been a learning experience each time i try it. practice is making it better though. this will be the fourth time i think i've done my door pods, first time on the pillars 3 more times than I did my doors so far lol I just love the approach you have to your build, simple but committed until you get what you want, not to mention the attention to detail

I think I know what clean is trying to explain, a rabbeting bit perhaps? Build looks great man! I love seeing how the more experienced do things

Actually I take that back. Things arent working like they should in the metal department, thats a very optimistic time frame. Maybe set back a couple weeks

Im running out of time lol. Hopefully by the beginning of April I will be ready for color!

Some small updates, most of the major metal work is done, have some small patch panels to make for my inner door skins still. Bye bye cancer! started to prep the bumpers, need to get some SEM surfacer and adhesion promoter for other pieces too New rocker tacked in place The back bumper cover just didnt want to come off. Theres a nasty rust spot on the drivers side (opposite for common rust spot on this car) that will need cut out and replaced. Reinforcement and paint back there looks good still! Rocker panel in place Now I know these arent the prettiest welds, and since this is my first time doing body metal work, I think its coming out just fine lol On top of that I dont have our good 220 50 amp welder out here, just a little 110 gas welder . Cant get 220V service from a mobile home lol Then cleaned them up getting ready for body filler! Stupid photobucket wont let me rotate this picture for whatever reason

the more I look at these the more I think I can utilize one, or a couple. thanks for the great products steve!

looks awesome.I love the round over on your box man

Thanks man I can't either! Should be the nicest and cleanest the car will ever be, slowly but surely!

I also did some work on my door panels, used them as a test subject to get used to mixing duraglass. Much better than the 3m short strand filler so far. Also much creamier so it really gets in the nooks and crannies. I drilled a ton of holes to make sure it would bite into the plastic and it didnt cross my mind that it would bite this well lol Nothing major, just something funny id share with you guys.

Had to clean out dry urethane out of these roof rails before I could do anymore work on the roof. This shit sucked, never want to do it again lol Then I primed them in to cover up the bare metal spots Along with the side molding areas, also a very difficult area to prep Now to start the actual body shaving part, Filled both channels with duraglass. (only have picture of one side, i was in one of those get shit done moods) Cleaned up the excess on the edges and spread some rage Roof is probably going to need a whole skim coat just for safe measures, and so this blends in better. Just had to get started on these areas. This is all the progress for now, had a lot of other life stuff to take care of. Shortly will be starting on the metal work!

Made some decent progress this weekend. All the pillars are at the same stage as the body, just dont have good pictures of those done yet. Those roof rails channels will be getting filled in and shaved, never plan on having a bike rack of any of that shit. Thats all until this week. I have to run to harbor freight to get more supplies to clean up the side molding areas, orbital is just too big.

Thanks man, it sure is. The outcome will be well worth it though!

Had to move my sister back into her dorm Sunday, only got a few hours to work on it the past week, heres some progress before the weekend Had to clean out the shop vac filter. LMAO everything is turning pink! Ok now that the clear coat is gone and 90% of the paint is gone too, getting the rest down to primer isnt so bad. Only got 4 panels done that night. Had to fight 5 inches of snow before I could get to the garage Getting there! Im going to go ham this weekend and get as much done as I can.

Time for the fun to start! A little comparison of how badly faded after almost 20 years. Time to make her all ugly It kinda hurt doing this, but I know its for the better. Plus since day 1 I knew this car was going to need paint, well now the time is here Those 2 tools are what I used to get what you see. Thats just a once over. With 80 grit. Clear took a lot of color with it thankfully Now time to get to where it looks half way better. There is ALOT of red still lol That was where I ended my weekend. I only have a few hours a couple days a week to do this plus the weekend so It should be fun lol. Did this little bit just tonight

Thanks man! I have weeks of sanding in my near future lol

Picked up this little guy on ebay for $30 Little dirty but thats ok, ill take care of that in time. Not sure why these came out so blurry, but the internal strap fuse was blown (well missing technically), someone else was in there and jumpered it to fix it The jumper got warm and came unsoldered so it was quite a simple fix. Not the prettiest or my most proud work, but it serves its purpose and keeps the innards fused

Time to start prepping for body work! Interior really didnt need to come out but theres not much work into tearing down an entire car this size lmao, one down side I guess. Makes it easy to rip everything out and start over. Amps out Batteries out, my kinetic has finally died. Resting voltage less than 11V What a mess! Lol, This might be getting replaced with all sky high wire. Tired of reusing wire from systems years ago. Left with just speaker wires Whole interior (minus dash and headliner) is removed! (Again lol)

yeah man it seems like we had the same ideas! lmao. Its funny how close they do mirror each other. My neon is still a chicks car according to 90% of the people, I dont care. You and I seem to both make the best out of every situation. Its a blank canvas, its up to every installer to make the vehicle their own and to make it do what you want to do lol.

Thanks man! Just do what you can when you can. It took me over a year of doing alittle bit at a time on these. When it came to vinyl i just took my time and did one area at a time

Not audio related but it will help with the weight, My one side strut started to make noise, all original and the car is almost 20 years old so I cant complain. Rock Auto FTMFW! Ordered them on tueday, were here on thursday afternoon.

Took a vacation day from work and went to town with all the little things that have bugged me, Like my underhood wires, they never were ran like i wanted them to be and didnt look too pretty. Now onto my door panels...... Nice to have the patio back, While i waited for all my priming to dry I figured all the casings on the windows were metal and white, this ugly brown didnt match anything anymore: Little suprise for my dad, along with changing the 20 year old spot light to some LED floods Scored 5 yards of Marine grade vinyl off ebay for like $28. Decided to go that route since I was not going to be happy with a painted finish like my center console. Other side: After a long night of wiring: Next morning, can see all the imperfections but its my very first time wrapping vinyl all in one piece which was difficult on these panels, Im not an upholsterer, just someone who like to make things looks as nice as they sound / function. Ill be happy with them for now.