Speechless. And great perspective offered above.

what's the target weight on this project, nathan?...

More pics of the bumperettes in the works. The grey ones are the prototypes and the white ones are the first ones out of the mold http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1617849711.jpg
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Honesty I haven’t been fixated on weight however we have opted for lighter materials and modifications wherever and whenever applicable. I am a bit anxious to find out where we cross the finishline at though

ok, ok 2 piece molds now and all by hand!? Your composite guy is a beast, some serious tricks of the trade in these photos.

The bumpers were dry layup of carbon (and kevlar) under the bag then resin pulled through via vacuum infusion? Damn

Yes and yes. I’m also constantly amazed and impressed by his work

I should say that the bumpers are incredibly light

Special thanks to Sbell here on the forum for this custom badge

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1618550414.jpg

Hope I get a badge for my Birthday next week !!
Steve

Glad I could help, I can't wait to see it on the car. Thanks Nathan

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Smile it’s the weekend!!

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Some pretty cool pics that my buddy took from our open house/Porsche and coffee meet from a couple of weeks ago.

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Cool article that AutoConduct did on our shop and this build
https://www.autoconduct.com/places/cc-collision-speedline

Headlights look great Nathan

Thank you. Bezel is ready for plating we ended up making it out of steel. I will post the process soon

The headlights and profiles of the bumpers give this car longhood 993 vibes.

Looks fantastic, but I'm still hoping for side skirts. ;)

This is my favorite thread so far, amazing craftsmanship!!! I often dream of working in a shop like this, looks way more fun than my desk job! I look forward to more updates.


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Not skirts per se but modified fender and quarter profiles. This is just a cardboard mock-up and then me doing a color-in on my iPhone lol

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Thank you. Send me your resume :) you never know. We have desks as well ;)

Interview test: here's some carbon fiber and resin, make your own desk. :)

Lol good idea. By the way did you ever get a chance to compare that ice green metallic sample that I mailed you?

I haven't but it's on my list for this weekend so I'll let you know. It's funny that it's different from the Spies, Glasurit and PPG.

It was the formula in the system so I’m just curious

That's what's so interesting, all them it's just the formula. The Glasurit is Easter mint green and they put a bigger metal flake in, the Spies has a slight pea tone to it which looks very German but not entirely correct, the PPG is in the middle of those. I have to find my cards too.

Yeah for me a formula is just a starting point. Hopefully one has an original sample to then adjust to get it right.

Bringing in the bottom of the rear turbo flares as they are super square and a bit awkward relative to the front fender and the rear of the quarter while also giving a lower profile to the quarter at the same time http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1619936186.jpg
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That's what I've been wanting to do for years. Have a rear quarter with new profile flare in clay that I still have to put on a car to see how it works with the tire. Looking forward to seeing your final result.

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Given the opportunity, that would be awesome. But I would not stop with just a desk. I see double wide filing cabinets !!!!

Progress report on the custom headlamp bezel that we had to make as we sloped the lamps back about 15 degrees. Initially we thought we were either going to make it out of brass or worst case carbonfiber plated with chrome however we successfully stamped it out of steel and hand-hammered the return flanges. Now off to the plater for a thick plating of acid copper that we can finesse them just prior to to the final chroming.

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This pic is prior to hammering the flanges. This is fresh off the press.
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Almost finished product. Just needs some finessing and plating
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That must have been a pain in the arse to get right ...

Bump.

wow

wow.....very cool.....

This is what the hobby is all about.

Nathan, great job! Mind if I ask what kind of material is used for the black flanges around that bumper molds? Looks like a thin ABS style plastic. How are they attached it to the bumper, so it doesn’t fall off?

Thanks.

It has been way too long since i've posted on pelican or on this thread. The Subtle Stuart build had to take a bit of a back seat but now its full bore to completion. Here's a pic of the custom headlamp bezels as that was the last thing I posted
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Custom wheels made by Alter-mann. Definitely wanted something more aggressive due to the theme of the build being my rendition of a 1973 RSR street car.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1752010398.jpg

Custom gauges done with Carbone, myself and John Bell. Many hiccups but they are almost perfect. John was the only easy part of the equation for what it's worth

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Finally a few pics of the freshly painted body. This is a custom darker version of Porsche GT Racing Silver

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a quick peak of front suspension and brakes. KW Coilovers with onboard raising and lowering, 964 RS spec components, BBI 993 uprights, custom 996 calipers. Not completely finished but gives you a good look

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That is BY FAR the best duck tail ever. Bravo for bold!!