January 1, 201115 yr Author comment_491840 Started the fiber glass mould today for the front bumper. Doesn't look the prettiest but it's only a mould, as long as the inside is nice. I'm thinking it'll get plenty of use!! :lolcry: Report
January 1, 201115 yr comment_491851 I reckon that it is going to be fairly hard to try to pull the bars out of the mould, when I made the skyline racebar the mould was made out of a flexible mould maker covered with a shit load of mould release and it was still hard to get the bar out. Report
January 2, 201115 yr Author comment_492136 Trev, i thought the same, but to my surprise it released really easily. Still had to use wedges on it but after splitting the bumper sides, it came away fine. The mould has come out better than i expected it too, i thought there would be heaps to clean up and repair. Report
January 7, 201115 yr comment_493445 Just a small update Finished the rear bumper mould tonight. and i have a front fiberglass bumper ready to come out of its mould tomorrow And the car goes in for its exhaust on monday. Report
January 7, 201115 yr comment_493446 Awesome, Hope that bar comes out of the the mould a lot nicer :P Report
January 8, 201115 yr Author comment_493722 Got heaps done today. Tony has cleaned up the front bumper and is now trying to fit it to the car. Grip taped the drivers floor, looks nice and clean. Found a place for the warning triangles to sit and velcro'd the OK boards to the inside back doors. Glassed up the rear bumper, so that'll be ready to come out of it's mould tomorrow. Screwed the front stone tray on for the last time and also fitted the drivers inner guard liner. Also cable based the battery cables down. And last but not least, the Corolla got it's DX badge!! :o Very close to having this on the road, i thinking within a month now, if not sooner. :yes: Report
January 8, 201115 yr comment_493808 :o wow mate looks great ur on the home stretch :wink: hope to see a vid of it driving soon :lolcry: keep up the good work !!! see ya jimi Report
January 9, 201115 yr Author comment_494079 bit of a slow day. Got the back bumper released from the mould and looks great. Strange thing is the bar ends don't quite fit as well as they should.(Taiwanese bar me thinks) Never mind Tony will smash them off!!! Loaded the car for it's trip to the exhaust shop as well. Report
January 9, 201115 yr comment_494116 You could put 10 airbags from steering wheels set in foam in the fibreglass bumper and have a "Ah f%#k - tree" Button! Report
January 9, 201115 yr comment_494140 mmmm that is cool, well done guys. don't need a spare service crew for the corolla?:P Report
January 10, 201115 yr Author comment_494318 Thanks Brad, but i have other ideas. :lolcry: Snot, i think there's better cars out there, but thanks for the vote. Dave, yip, you bet there'll be a place on the crew for you. Report
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