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DRFTAE86
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AE86 Bodykit (Homemade).....continued	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:06

Hi, everyone! After watching the creation of the other ae86 bodykit in the for sale forum... i was so inspired... i simply had to try in my self! So here it goes.... I first cut the stock AE86 bumper to give it a better look with a larger mouth/opening....which is great for intercoolers too! While doin this i still wanted to keep all the bolt positions so that i wouldn't loose any structral integrity. [Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:46] [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:17

IN "Adding-Lip" pic i made the lip using a piece from another bumper... clearly tooo long.... [Updated on: Sat, 26 June 2004 15:55] [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:23

Pics futher down... [Updated on: Sat, 26 June 2004 15:57] [Report message to a moderator]

SIMDOG
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:24

Dude, nice effort... Just a tip. Save your images as jpegs. It is a much more efficient format. Bitmaps (what you have) take up heaps of space. Your pics should be much bigger and still less than 100kb. Repost the pics. I wanna see better. [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:31

I'm a nO0B at postin pics!!! [Updated on: Sat, 26 June 2004 16:03] [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 15:39

Hey thanks for the advice...Will do! (I'll resumit the first 3 pics in jpeg, so there easyer to see) [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Sat, 26 June 2004 15:50

Here are the pics now in Jpeg... nice and big! Very Happy

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[Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:16]

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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 16:04

looks suprisingly good, nice work. Keep us updated how it turns out. Hmm if I only had more free time.. [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Sat, 26 June 2004 16:06

This is wat u been waiting for....The kit on the car!!! Very Happy

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[Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:15]

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DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Sat, 26 June 2004 16:08

Another angle... Nice huh?? Tell me what you think. Rolling Eyes

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[Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:19]

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Sam_Q
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 16:10

its looking mean! Now the hard part is making a peice to go on the inside edge of the bumper cut-out to make it look integral. Right now it gives an optical illusion of having a step there. [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 16:18

??? What do you mean? [Report message to a moderator]

Arch
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 16:22

looking good [Report message to a moderator]

Sam_Q
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Sat, 26 June 2004 16:29

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=getfile&id=5248

your lower section has been molded so that the opening is shaped inwards, and the bumper also has that higher up where the original opening used to be. However lower down where the bumper just been cut theres just a hole instead of a lip that goes in. Know what I mean?

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45aken
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 17:48

what the hella car is that lip from? or is it after market??? looks mighty fine! [Report message to a moderator]

Sam_Q
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sat, 26 June 2004 23:43

hey I forgot to ask, whats this doing in the for sale section? [Report message to a moderator]

Choony_AE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 00:30

man i cant belive u did dis JT but i guess you talk about it enough that giving it a go would be expected Good luck with the rest of the kit...keep us posted Choony [Report message to a moderator]

Arch
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 01:31

mebbe its in the for sale section because he will be selling copies soon! any chance u can make an airduct on the drivers side? [Report message to a moderator]

SIMDOG
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 02:43

That is an awesome effort for a home job. I know how hard these kind of things are to make. I do Industrial Design at uni I have to make scale prototypes of my designs. It usually takes weeks to come up with something presentable. Getting all the angles and sections to look integrated as one is the hardest part. [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 04:35

Thanks for the feed bak guyz! -Sam Q... i know wat you are talkin about... i'm yet to fit that...but will do! -45aken... The "lip" isn't really a lip from another car... its actully a piece from the top part of a rear bumper from a camery. (inovation at its greatest!) -Choony_AE86... Sup Choony.. how ya holidays? You know me man... I'll try it if i think i can do it! So if anyone else thinks they hav wat it takes... i suggest you do it! Its not that hard... it just takes time and planing. (Masking tape is ur best friend! ) -Arch... I'll look into puting a airduct on "ONLY" the drivers side... i also am thinking about gettin copies made if enough people like it.. or someone wants to make the copy??? -SIMDOG... i guess u know the time it takes to design and create something like this... i'm sure u got skillz... u should give it a try too! [Report message to a moderator]

SIMDOG
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Sun, 27 June 2004 05:55

DRFTAE86 wrote on Sun, 27 June 2004 14:35

SIMDOG... i guess u know the time it takes to design and create something like this...
i'm sure u got skillz... u should give it a try too!

I've thought about it quite a few times... The bumpers on the Cressida are not hard
plastic so using them as a base is really dodgy because they are kinda rubbery.

Having said that... If someone can locate me a front bumper for an MX83 I will DEFINITELY
show you what a mad homemade airdam would look like. Evil or Very Mad

I am not doing one for a car I don't own. Too much effort for something I wont be able
to use myself. Sad

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DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 08:17

Fair enough...a rubber bumper would be hard to work with. But any one with AE86 stock bumper should give it a go... The "hard plastic" is easy to work with. I bought a fibre glass fit today and should be fibreing up that bumper soon. I'm also thinking of making a lip for the rear bumper too???...I'll see how that goes. *HOLLA OUT TO 'KAO' FOR TAKING THE PICS FOR ME* [Report message to a moderator]

SIMDOG
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 08:22

Fibre glass is tough shit to sand or cut when set. Don't plan to sand big bits by hand. And, wear a mask. When I used to make my models without a mask I felt sick for about a fortnight afterwards. I realised that I was giving my lungs a good coating of paint and MDF dust. No such problems now that I have my dust AND vapour mask. [Report message to a moderator]

Sam_Q
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 12:59

I find that a grinder with a flapper wheel works exceptionaly well on fiberglass. It does however throw up an obscene amount of fiberglass dust so as Simdog says use a mask. [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 15:42

Thanks for the advise guys.... i will most definatly take all safety steps needed when doing the fibre glassing. -I've had a few suggestion in regards to futher modifing the front bumper.... 1- To increase the size of the air split(thin opening) above the mouth... like on the cby front bar. 2- To modify the bumper to hold a different pair of 'longer' indicator lenses. 3- To add a air hole to the drivers side of the bumper (and only to the drivers side). I will attemp to under go these 3 modifications over the next week before i begin fibre glassing the bumper and If you have any more suggestions, please tell me asap. Thanks. [Report message to a moderator]

Arch
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Sun, 27 June 2004 22:20

hey there i think that u should leave the indicators the way they are, if u do change them to longer ones, and decide to make copies, ppl will have to buy new lenses. meaning more cost, but really meaning they wont buy it possibly. just suggestion. the other ideas are great, keep up with the good work! [Report message to a moderator]

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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Mon, 28 June 2004 00:14

Awesome man! Well done on a really good effort. Lemme know when it's done so I can buy one! And yeah, do a rear one too! [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Mon, 28 June 2004 09:23

Arch... you make a good point...i don't know anyone who can/would make a copy of my kit though?? ... But i will keep the stock indicators just in case (and i can't really be bother changing them ) Any more suggestions guyz! [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Tue, 29 June 2004 02:25

Hi guyz....I have just finished increasing the size of the upper slit of the front bar...its about the same size as the slit on the CBY front bars. I will post more pics soon. Very Happy

I have also fixed the "problem/difference" that 'Sam Q' pointed out. Smile

Futher more i designed and finished the 'add-on' to the rear bumper (after a few diiferent desgins failed. Confused

(PICS BELOW ARE OF THE FAILED BUMPER ADD-ON)
('FAILED' MEANING I DIDN'T LIKE IT!)
***The new one looks better to me...pics of that to come soon***

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Choony_AE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!	Wed, 30 June 2004 09:17

woah yeh that is a pretty ugly rear bumper man geez whats wrong with you? disgrace! but the front looks good..! keep it up PS: make me one? plz? i pay u with GOOODDDD LUVVINN! [Report message to a moderator]

DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade)!!!

Wed, 30 June 2004 09:31

Haahahhah.....Sorry Chonny.....
......Minimum purchase of $10 when paying with goood lovin Twisted Evil

*Here are pics of the more "open" upper slit....
I tried to use the design similar to 'Katsuiro Ueo' AE86 front bar. Rolling Eyes

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[Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:36]

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DRFTAE86
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Re: AE86 Bodykitm (Homemade).... continued

Mon, 05 July 2004 02:08

Hi guyz.....
I have just finished fibre-glassin and body fillin my front bar..... got to sand it down soon.... Sad

Anyway i now have pics of my "proto-type" rear bar(work in progess)....its based on a rear bar that was posted in another bodykit post i found here.... i liked the design so i tryed to copy it. Very Happy

Tell me wat you think??? Rolling Eyes

(Sorry about the quality of the pics... used a camera phone) Confused

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[Updated on: Mon, 05 July 2004 02:40]

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Re: AE86 Bodykit (Homemade).....continued	Mon, 05 July 2004 09:16

prepare to make some money! [Report message to a moderator]

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