Streamline Carbon Project Clio 172 Cup

[bic]

bonnet and spoiler at the bodyshop awaiting some paint, then back to me to finish off. Steering wheel thumb grips off and being moulded next week, we are going to try and go for moulded edges to retain exact oem fit and look, nothing but the best

Door mouldings going for lacquer on Monday too

 

[tommy g]

door mouldings will look sweet!

 

[bic]

I think so too, going to drop the originals off today, is it door card off time ?

 

[RichCup]

I think so too, going to drop the originals off today, is it door card off time ?

Nope, they slide out There's a guide in the guides section I think.

 

[bic]

Some progress today in the garage

First job, Merv had kindly laminated the moulds off of some clio dash inserts last week, left in them was the sheet waxed used to create the thickness of material that will become the actual cover to go over the oe part. The sheet was needed scraping off, then acetone the residue, then flat, polish and apply the usual release agent

Original parts sat in the moulds, showing good clearance for the covers when made, which will be out of 4x4 twill 280g backed up with 203g plain weave

The first of 7 release agent applications

Driverside door moulding removed

Passenger side

Door badge removed from moulding

I now realise I used too much adhesive last time ...

The badges were still mint but wasnt happy with some imperfections i missed last time, so scotched up and ready for more lacquer tomorrow

The funny bit, I thought about taking this out but then didnt first time round, so instead removed complete driverside doorcard to realise how easily the door mouldings come off, lol

Idiot lol

I wish the rears would come as easily, I have tried a little but i think I am just going to whip out the rear seats and doorcards to get better access from inside and not risk any damage to outside panel

Isn't this how the last car started, lol

How i left her tonight

This week she will go back together with new side mouldings in carbon, bonnet nad spoiler back on all colour coded, and hopefully get the wheel off tomorrow niight ready to mould the thumb grips as this will make the job quicker and easier

 

[drhowser]

here are a few for you bic, just remembered i was supposed to send you these a while ago.....

i still need to fit the spoiler though....

 

[bic]

good man, you mean that spoiler still isnt fitted lol

 

[VeinAST]

You have quite alot of competition with the covers for the dashstrips.

Alot of people cover them with real CF twill at pretty good prices.

Cups looking ok. I'd order some numberplates if they had standard UK font.

 

[bic]

VeinAST - The dashstrips arent primarily for retail, but more of a stepping stone while other things are finished before starting the actual dash (then the blue dash trims will be fitted to the carbon dash) but we are more than likely going to add them to our product range as with everything else we develop and if they sell, thats great, and they could be part of our interior package we have nearly finished, consisting of:

steering wheel badge
thumb grips
gearknob trim
clock/dial surround

If you are after some plates, they can be easily produced with the font you want, just send us a pic of your plates to be sure they are spot on, we can then match the font with the system used by our vinyl peeps

 

[bic]

Bonnet prior to paint, now done and collecting tomorrow then will flat and polish and refit bonnet and spoiler tomorrow night

Some pictures arent showing anymore as i have created sub albums on the photobucket account for the new section on our website for projects, customer cars, products etc, sorry

 

[bic]

Pictures above will get updated, it is because I have reorganised albums etc, our website will also be taking a stream direct from the photobucket albums so our projects section being added soon and will be mega up to date

Anyway straight out of the booth today and ready for a nights worth of fettling tonight

 

[DannoTheGreat]

nice buddy, real nice

 

[kevin.s]

love it from what ive seen. shame about the other pics like you say. might have to have a look on the ol` website

 

[bic]

cheersfellas,howdo I edit a post on this forum, cant find the button

 

[VeinAST]

Thanks Bic, I may just do that

Bonnet and spoiler look spot on.

 

[bic]

Well finally finshed half hour ago, was certainly a mission to do but all done and on the car. Will perfect the alignment of the bonnet in the daylight and when its not so windy, lol

Flatted with 1500 and then followed by 2000 grade paper

Machine polished with G6 rapid grade, followed by Meguiars 105 on blue waffle pad, then Meguiar's 205 on grey 5" pad, finally with Meguiar's no. 7 Show Car Glaze applied by hand

Next up, the rear spoiler which is nearly fully flatted to 1500, then follwed up by 2000, then same process, also got to do a lot of work on the side mouldings as the moulds were s**t and we have salvaged what we could with the parts, but going to take lots of tlc to get them nice and flat, along with lots of lacquer no doubt.

Cheers


Bic

 

[Gray]

Top work!

 

[Dave..]

Top work!

I hear carbon fibre is quite light? Fancy saving more weight?

 

[bic]

Few better pictures in daylight

 

[bic]

The usual little bit of progress form last week:

Spoiler:

Destickered and 'Cup'd ready for revised livery

I have started to block flat the door rubbing strips and as I knew they would, need more lacquer to take out the ripples from s**t moulds and s**t trims we used to bond the covers too

 

[skatedemonuk]

cars coming on nicely now bic, bonnet looks alot better with abit of paint on itcant wait to see finished article

 

[bic]

thanks, will get the door mouldings finished this week I should think