Project...... 'PHAT' Rover!

WAS... going to 'wrap it' .....but paint is now the order of the day
the beauty of wrap is you can bodyfill sand and just wrap over, if it bubbles, lift fill sand and restick!

heres one I did earlier!

interesting picture, looks million dollars too.
how does wrap sick to the body?
how does wrap form to a curve?
how do you learn how to do it?
is it cost effective campared to painting...labour and materials?
that will do for now...:rolleyes:
Peter
 
interesting picture, looks million dollars too.
how does wrap sick to the body?
how does wrap form to a curve?
how do you learn how to do it?
is it cost effective campared to painting...labour and materials?
that will do for now...:rolleyes:
Peter

Hi Peter.

It's sticky backed....and you use heatgun to shape....
and in todays world, if you want to see how something is carried out, you have to look no further than You Tube and its all there for the world to see!
its only cost effective if you are buying the wrap or paint supplies and doing it yourself.
each process left to experts these day is costly, goes without saying.
a cheaper alternative I have used on 3 cars to date.....is FABLON...
ah brings back memories.....of how we used to revamp our old kitchen units with this!!!
all the best for xmas

Ray
 
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Hi Peter.

It's sticky backed....and you use heatgun to shape....

and in todays world, if you want to see how something is carried out, you have to look no further than You Tube and its all there for the world to see!

its only cost effective if you are buying the wrap or paint supplies and doing it yourself.

each process left to experts these day is costly, goes without saying.

a cheaper alternative I have used on 3 cars to date.....is FABLON...

ah brings back memories.....of how we used to revamp our old kitchen units with this!!!

all the best for xmas

Ray
hi Ray, thanks for the info.
I too remember Fablon, recovered my homework bench in my bedroom, when 14 yrs old, did a perfect job, then started looking around for anything else to cover with the left overs :) my bike mudguards look nice in pale blue with little spots, the only one in the school bike sheds! :rolleyes:
 
Hi folks......Still chipping away at this.....took it onto street for first time in years to just turn around...as can only work on one side at a time! and i wanted to see what it looked like!...and run like and did it stop! ....



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it's not far off, but i have said that for years now!

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before anyone asks.....its for flipping up the rear number plate for shows...as i hate plates!!!

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but as is my usual way...a simple idea becomes more involved as i didn't want the plate to show when flat from rear!...so the fuel flap mechanism had to go through the floor....would have been too easy for it to just fit to the floor wouldn't it!!!

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good for going through red light cameras , the harbour toll bridge , and all toll motorways here in Ozz, but just dont
get caught, or its Long Bay for 20 years and a diet of 10 day old prawns.....
 
Well here I am 7 years older....and wiser....
well that's debatable!

I had a dream...and here it is....sometimes, many times in fact it became my nightmare...always staring back at me...and there was many an hour I spent just staring back at it....I know lots of you know the feeling!

It was never intended to be a show car...and it isn't, just a challenge....and it was in so many ways....and I wanted it to be different sat amongst todays modern cars!

Thankyou to all those that followed its creation over the years, and left positive comments that spurred me on.
 

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Nicely done!
I will admit, I had reservations about how this was going to end up, and happily, it has turned out great.
There will be some who don't like it, and that's OK, each to their own. The wheels make the stance look seriously purposeful.

How does it handle as far as the road noise and in twisty bits?
 
Indeed yes. I like the simplicity of the lines, very unfussed & clean. The front treatment is ubër cool (any hidden lights?), the colour is great. The mostly unmodded black S1 interior is great, the modded doors too. And l even like that steering wheel.......in that car. And you beat me to the all red rear lights too (is the wiring standard?). It has real road presence.
Very well done.
 
Nicely done!
I will admit, I had reservations about how this was going to end up, and happily, it has turned out great.
There will be some who don't like it, and that's OK, each to their own. The wheels make the stance look seriously purposeful.

How does it handle as far as the road noise and in twisty bits?

When you build a car without interior, I guess it will be loud, but I personally like that, can't comment on roadholding just yet, but the show season will test it.
 
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