Winter 2012 mods...

[tom4bren]

Touche'

I have no response to that.

[Ldub]

......

OK, got the first coat of epoxy resin laid & am waiting for it to tack...

Gonna proceed with the laying on of the fiber (carbon, that is...) in about ten min...

Plz send all available good ju-ju & + vibes towards Fgo...

[Ldub]

Well...that was a complete F U B A R...

I got what I had comin', I guess...I shoulda known I would need a helper for the placement of the cf...


Now the GOOD news...

Due to the fact that I have a few friends around here, John (Rowhard) being one of the bestus...

I had a "plan B" to fall back on. After I F U B A R'd about $65.oo in REAL cf, I remembered that John had sent me (just cuz...for free, whatta guy) a good sized hunk of black fiberglass fabric.
Same 2x2 twill as cf, just a bit stiffer in the drape/flexibility dept.

John, ya saved the ol' dubsters bacon today...
Actually, thanks isn't enough...

THANK YOU!!!

At the least, I'll always have a F'd-up piece of cf to remind me to slow down & maybe even ask for some help once in a while...or not...

Gotta go heat gun some bubbles...more later...

[jeeperkate]

Sorry to hear about the CF...looking forward to seeing some pics though!

[Triathlete]

maybe ya shoulda used that 3m vinyl!!

[Ldub]

maybe ya shoulda used that 3m vinyl!!

That might be the most sensible thing I've heard all day...

[tom4bren]

I got what I had comin', I guess...I shoulda known I would need a helper for the placement of the ...

... to remind me to slow down & maybe even ask for some help once in a while...or not...

Dang son. Rekin we ARE twin sons of different mothers.

[Ldub]

Dang son. Rekin we ARE twin sons of different mothers.

Ain it da troot...

Never met my Bro Tom face 2 face, but talk'd to him onna tele from time 2 time...

It ain't too difficult to tell were cut from about the same kevlar...

I'd be willing to bet niether of us has taken any cred for others accomplishments , nor blamed the nearest passer by for our failures...

HOWEVER, the learning process for us, is not so much a curve, as it is a nearly vertical straight line......

[tom4bren]

HOWEVER, the learning process for us, is not so much a curve, as it is a nearly vertical straight line......

Hence my career history. I'm getting my 30 year pin today. I should be excited but it's really just making me feel old.

[Ldub]

Hence my career history. I'm getting my 30 year pin today. I should be excited but it's really just making me feel old.

I can jack my own thread, can't I......

Grats on 3 dime Bro.......

[tom4bren]

Thread Jacking a Dub thread ... that's an oxymoron (sp?).

& Thanks.

[Ldub]

FINALLY crossed the finish line with regard to...finish...

A little primer, fill & sand...



Paint out the edges & easy to forget places...




Then spray out the rest...

[JoFotoz]

Lookin' Dub.

Jo

[VXorado]

Nice. The finish on my hood scoop gave me trouble too and I ended up getting it line-X'd after messing up the paint job. I don't know how your insert would have looked in CF but the satin black looks nice.

[Ldub]

Lookin' Dub.

Jo

Nice. The finish on my hood scoop gave me trouble too and I ended up getting it line-X'd after messing up the paint job. I don't know how your insert would have looked in CF but the satin black looks nice.

fellers

I'm kinda liking it too, I even left just a hint of the weave showing through the bondo...just cuz...

And if I decide that my sanity needs another challenge in the future, I've got enough resin to give it a go, + all I'd have ta do is sand it lightly & go...