Elio Amazed
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Are you really that short? Damn man, you don't look a day over 10.
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Yes, the back window is not doable in Glass as a single piece. As a DIY project I'm allowed to use Heat-formed plastic.
I do one thing to make it easier for both glass and plastic. Just like Paul I figured an uncluttered view straight back is not an imperative, but I still wanted a view, so I split the back window. It adds strength too so I could do a top that swings out like a Messerschmitt.
The car has a modernized-nostalgic-classic look by design and that split harkens back to classic designs. The overall vehicle shares lines and forms with the 50's, 40's, maybe even the 30's. But like futuristic concepts it has a fully round and simplified unity. JMHO. (Flash Gordon would be proud lol)
Opps, I think I absconded this thread! May bad , I have to rein in my tiger.
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lol, Ely, he's 9 at that point. :-)
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Or some of the Corvettes!
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Is this Riviera a 1972?
Maurtis
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I think a 1973, due to the taillights in the bumper and not above the bumper. Gorgeous car.
This is a 73
This is a 1972
Yes, very Classy cars, and rockets, once you got them moving; they came with the 455
TCBronson
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No offense, but at this angle it looks like a water craft of some kind. How did you make the body and what materials did you use? I like the concept and the fact you did it your self!
To be clear;
It would have been more direct to just do a body and use glass over foam. But I decided my goal was for tooling so I could do small production. So of course this form in my garage is a full sized plug(male mold). The molds(standard reverse form) would be built using that.
So this plug is first a cardboard sandwich with 2" Styrofoam. Something like 80 stations, and a backbone of plywood. Sanded with ruffing hand tools. The layout was done in Sketchup graphics program. Then two-to-4 layers of glass/epoxy to firm up the surface. Most of my sanding hand tools are add-hoc custom designs.
Then a mix of micro-balloons(phenolic bubbles) and epoxy, all hand sanded down to 'best' lines, up to 1.5in deep. Then many-many latex paint filler/primer layers, hand sanded under LED inspection lighting. (steep angles in a dark room to show shadows)
Given that mistakes go into to every part pulled from it, the shape and surface had to be mirrored and perfect as possible. At least two years (in leisure hours) to complete, Hope that makes sense.
PS, I like the fact that kids say it looks like a sub, or a jet, or a UFO, or a fish lol.
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