BERYLLIUM BMW 323ci.

[robola 46]

I took some pictures of the projects at the European Emma Final in Rotterdam.

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/90201-pictures-of-the-european-emma-final-in-rotterdam/page__gopid__1234691entry1234691

[robola 46]

I’ve been thinking and thinking but I’m still no sure how I am going to plant in the diaphragm into the trunk.

I’ve got a few idea’s in my mind, but I’m still not convinced that one of those idea’s will be WOOOOW.

Cause of that, I’m still waiting to begin, untill the good idea pops up.

Offcourse, I can’t sit still, so I had to do something else.

I also did the necessary thinking on this one, and today I visualised how it had to be.

If everything goes well ofcouse. I hope to post some pictures at the end of next week,

I’m thinking….it’ll be COOL

[sphinxbccp]

Everytime I see this thread bumped up by you I smile and get excited to see new pictures!... Now get to work and post new pictures!!!!!! lol

[robola 46]

Maybe you guys can remember, that when I cleaned up my engine bay, I was planning on doing something with it.

I look at it 5-6 times, but I still couldn’t make up my mind of what to do with it.

But now, I know what I want, but making this, will be another pair of …

The big problem is that here and there, there’s almost no room between the engine and the hood.

It’s also the meaning of concealing all what’s around it, all the stuff that no one cares about.

Another problem is that it’s difficult to make a 100% right molding, cause all of the things that are in your way.

Now I started, I know it’s going to be a hell of a job, and the idea of making it in a few days….ain’t gonna happen.

But hey, difficult is my middlename, and every disadvantage has an advantage.

Here are the first pictures of the job.

I made all the parts in fiberglass, and the meaning is to give them some more model with filler afterwards

To see where the hood touches when closed, I taped a little piece of foam/mush of 6mm thick. Then I taped the hood with tape, and put some black paint on the foam/mush, and closed the hood.

Now I could see where the hood touched., and I know where to abrade some.

Here you can see the watertank for the window-wipers. The tank in generel, was a strange model, but I gave it a treatment with the paint-stripper, and it looks a lot better already.

It’s the meaning of placing an aluminium cap on top, but first I checked how high I could come, and I did this in another way.

I just taped a piece of gum on it, and check the tip above. I closed the hood, and opened it again, now I could see how many place that’s between.

That this wasn’t straight, also didn’t please me much. Here you can see how many mm I’ve got left, so I shouldn’t be a problem of making this straight.

You can also see that I’m going down with the cover, I also made this from fiberglass.

The nice straight fiberglass plate is easy to make. You need a piece of glass for this.

Just add a couple of layers of way on it, and then put the layers of fiberglass fabric on.

Once this is all dry, I cut between with a cutter, and you can see how easy it comes loose.

The result is a nice straight plate of polyester.

[NRG]

I have read this thread from start to finish multiple times now and all i have to say is

SIMPLY STUNNING

attention to detail is german engineer type and craftsman ship with a router is WOW

Keep up the excellent work and post more videos

:clapping:

[robola 46]

This will be the cover of the drivers-side. It thought this would be easy, but that sure wasn’t it.

The other side is also looking pretty good. It give me a good feeling that it’s working out well, give me the strength to go one and make something special.

[Spitfire2k6]

another brilliant idea from a skilled artist

[Mtnbikecrazy55]

I cant wait to see more!!!!

Are you planning on covering the covers in carbon fiber?

also, will they be removable?

and what all will be showing when youre finished?

any issues with heat?

thanks for your answers!

[FieroGrande]

you sir do some fantastic work, that is all

[robola 46]

another brilliant idea from a skilled artist

you sir do some fantastic work, that is all

THX DUDE's