NEW DOOR CARDS/A-PILLARS PROGRESS THREAD #2

[CMF_Marshal]

the other one was gettin full
well last few days
- windows in and working passenger included
- top section base cut out
- streached material over the arm rest (not sure wether i like it any more)
- secured window switches in arm rest.
now if i decide i like the arm rests i can get to glassing the entire thing then filler
enjoy!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

re-did the arm rest today and got one layer on each side,
i brought it foward so its more ergnomically friendly and then extended the back so its aesthetically pleasing too.. still might do something with the flat sections to make them cooler. hmmmmmm
enjoy!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got the kicks done and 1 layer of glass! i decided to use the flush mount ring cuz it had a smaller OD and it looked cooler, this means i can use the grills but it will be worth it, also gave another layer to the bottom and top half of the doors...
enjoy
somebody needs a shave

 

[mik]

hehe you truly are the rembrandt with fibreglass looks neat!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys
got the kicks in body filler, primered and then spot putty
the top part of the doors were sprayed with expanda foam to make my padded armrest
the lower part of the doors are trimmed up and shaped.
enjoy!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

shaped the arm rest, think i will pull the expanda foam off and use proper foam....
the kicks are done besides the trim, sprayed the inside ring black so it blends with the speaker. still have to re route some of the wiring to get around the new kick pod.
cut the upper door in 2..... lol i decided that i want from the handle foward to be painted, so i cut it out, put some strips of mdf on back to give it a ledge to sit on and thats as far as i got
enjoy!

 

[CMF_ndxxx]

looking sweet man, fibreglass professional or what?

 

[CMF_micratech]

Top stuff as always Marshal. Exiting results..
You got skills dude!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

update
doors are all sanded back and ready for upholstery, besides the handle which wil be painted and is yet to be mounted properlly, i am going to use some threaded rod to mount them so there strong, padded part of arm rest still has to have foam put on then its done. all the gaps are smooth and nice.
enjoy!!!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got the mounting for the handle done today. its threaded rod glued to the handle held by a nut on the back of the door card, very sturdy. also got it in filler and sanded back both doors are now 95% done just a few imperfections to fix up test fit and then trimmers,
enjoy!
back of the dor card where nuts are

threaded rod

 

[CMF_Marshal]

bit of work done over the past few days.
both doors fitted up, need to make a few changes but there fitted and working, and they sound awesome!
started on boot, got the sub rings and amp boxes made, also started on the boxes them self have a few layup ideas in mind but cant decide, feel free to choose which one you like or make suggestions. the subs will be inverted, help me decide!!! personally i like either layup 5 or 3 but i cant decide
enjoy!

layup one

layup 2

layup 3

layup 4

layup 5

P.S REPLY WITH YOUR FAVOURITE LAYOUT!

 

[CMF_sikK11]

first oz show micra hey... Good work.

 

[CMF_Walker]

Nice I like the first one!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

planned to get more done today but got hit by a massive storm, and had trees down everywhere, it was a mess next door neighbour had a 5 metre tree uprooted, half of albury is still without power, and now we have fires as well, any hoo i got the mould of the sides done yesterday and today, glassed some rope in for strength, nice and strong now and ready to make my shape now, not long til you will start seeing results,
enjoy

 

[CMF_Marshal]

skelton is done, boxes are shaped and been coated in resin and amp rack is taking shape, also made a tool compartment at the back behind the seat.
enjoy!

 

[CMF_sikK11]

just for info how much will all this weigh in the car. Definately wont be a fast micra after all this surely

 

[CMF_Pierce]

Its really looking a treat now! Cannot wait to see the finished job.

Agree with sikK11 though, after all this weight, I'd think about supercharging it so it keeps up with all the boombox swifts driving around haha

 

[CMF_Marshal]

im doing an engine job on it once i get off my p's cuz i cant do anything to it cept for the exhaust and air intake ive already got on it til i get licence
well ive been busy the last few days ive gotten done
- stinger roadkilled doors and boot
- run wiring for right handside of the car
- finished fabrication on the boot all ready for filler and sanding
- mounted everything using threaded brackets and bolts

at the moment the car is off the road so i can get serious work done without having to put it backtogther all the time, its in the garage with nothing in the interior cept wiring.
enjoy the pics

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got a bit done since last post, been so busy with work and getting this done i havent had time to post.
but here it is
boot is sanded back and ready to go
doors are ready
all wiring is run and ready to be inserted. am now going 0ga to the distro and 2 4ga to the amps. running off an optima yaaaa awesome, but expensive. worth it tho
all dummy asembled so that i can go ahead and fire it up
enjoy!

 

[CMF_Walker]

awesome

 

[CMF_sikK11]

looks pretty impressive. Good work mate.

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got a new optima battery a d51 to run the system, its awesome, the system is wired and running ready to go i love it!
also made a new fuse holder/killswitch pannel for the bay,
enjoy!

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys.
well back from the nats was an awesome weekend!!
headed up on saturday morning 6am after a big one fri had to celebrate getting it done (not a good idea). got just out of gundagi before we heared a sound comming from the bay, we pulled over to see what it was, went to open the bonnet, bonnet release was broken, arghhhh, road side repairs, finally got it open finished repairing the sound and got back on the road.

got into canberra round 11 and headed straight to the nats. we had a look around on saturday, burnouts, jack daniels slushies, awesome!!! went to the casino saturday night, lost too much money got back round 3 to the motel

sunday morning up at 7 to details and clean the car, then cheked into scruiting at 9 )after missing the turn and having to take a 20min detour thanks to all the roads being closed. finally got there bumped into matt vip, wazza and mackie. set up the car turned up the sound and watched people enjoy. there was some awesome cars there, met some nice people too!

after a long day i won the encouragment award ( a trophie and a $50 cheque) and got 2nd in exhibition class (a trophie)

it was an awesome weekend, burnouts, cars, booz, and just an all round good time!

thanks to twig, ayden and hebbard for comming along!

road side repairs

this was an awesome ute

 

[CMF_nigel brown]

its all lookin good man you seem to change it all constantly cnt wait to see it wen its finally finished and coloured lol lookin good tho