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Rear Spoiler cont.
So then when finally the top of the spoiler was the same height as the back, I fiberglassed in part of it. This was my first time fiberglassing, but it seemed to be going ok. My Dad was helping me put down the glass and I would add the goop.
Once that section was done, it was quitting time. A little while later, I went back downstairs to check on it and it finally hit me. Why did we have to lower one side so much? I measured the spoiler from the top to the lip and it was pretty consistent the whole way. If the spoiler is the same height the whole way, why does it need to be set in on one side to be level? Then I stepped back again and took a look.
Wait a minute, the spoiler isn't centered left and right on the car. Looking at the holes for the tail lights you can see it is shifted towards the passenger side. And now that the driver's side is set in more, the angle where it comes out of the body won't be the same on both sides. Since I'm planning on having stripes, I think it would become more obvious how not centered it is once those were painted on.
What I realized is that the corners for the rear hatch glass weren't centered in the car, therefore when I centered the spoiler to the rear hatch everything was shifted to the passenger side.
After sleeping on it, I didn't like it and I decided to cut out what I did and center it left/right with the tail lights.
So, I took out the dremel and cut out what I did the previous day. I moved the spoiler over to the driver's side and low and behold, it is now centered with the back and the correct height across the top and down about the same depth on both sides.
Now that it was in a position that I liked, it was time to fiberglass it back in. More on how that went tomorrow.....
-Matt
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Looking really nice!
Great minds think alike, we also plan to integrate the wing like you have.
Question on the reverse lights, I like the location - are the Marker Lights - L488 going to be white lenses? If so, can you let me know where you got them?
Awesome build!
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Thanks Jonas.
Yeah for the reverse lights I purchased them from: http://www.**********accessories.com/c-58-lights.aspx
Under "color", select "clear".
-Matt
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Hi, Get breakdown on your build. Fascinating. Fantastic job. Are you going to continue on with the remainder of your build here?
thanks
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Thanks Nelson.
Yeah, I'm going to continue to update the remainder of my build here. It just takes time to find the correct pictures to upload and replace the links. I try to get a couple updates posted every few days.
-Matt
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