A little something I've been working on.....

[94SubieSVX]

These are in no particular order but you should get the jist of what's goin' on.:D:p


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[94SubieSVX]

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[Crazy_pilot]

Cooooooooooool! Did you intend to go through the front of the spoiler though?

[Hocrest]

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Ducts for cooling the rear brakes??:lol:

Looks good so far :)

[94SubieSVX]

Yes I did.

When I started it, I got a little anxious/impatient and didn't move the wing back. That would have made it easier to make the transition to the rear window plastic pieces(I forget what they're called).

But what I did was just get a general line looking from the side, then used styrofoam to help shape it out. Then put bondo on it and shaped it out using the bondo.

What I haven't got to start yet was, I'm gonna re-locate the third brake light to inside the wing like the prototype. I'll find the pic I saw it in then post it. I'm also gonna try to make the wing have the same curve as the trunk itself. (Looking down from above the trunk, I want the wing to take that curve).


Also once all of the shaping, sanding, etc. is finished, I might put a layer of fiberglass over to strengthen it up a bit.

:DI'm excited I can finally work on this more, but it's only cuz my diff decided to blow up the other day:mad:

[RSVX]

Looks nice, sanding that inside curve is going to be a B!tch!

[94SubieSVX]

Looks nice, sanding that inside curve is going to be a B!tch!


Tell me about it...:rolleyes:

I tried to a little bit, but when it's all choppy and rough like in the early pics, its hard to get a good sanding rhythm going. That's when I would whip out the grinder, but it won't fit in that tight area.:mad:

[Crazy_pilot]

I've actually had the idea of doing this bouncing around my head for a while. I think I would probably not bother using the stock wing at all and make one out of foam, then glass over it.

[94SubieSVX]

I've actually had the idea of doing this bouncing around my head for a while. I think I would probably not bother using the stock wing at all and make one out of foam, then glass over it.


I was thinking of doing that too, but I don't have dense foam, the stuff I have would just break since the wing is so thin.

I think using the stock wing will come out pretty nice once I finish the re-shaping of the back of it.


The real killer of doing this is all the damn sanding I have to do. Just to get the one side to come out like that took me a long time. I'm guessing I'll spend around 20-25 hours just sanding with this project.

[svxfiles]

All I really want for Christmas is the Show car spoiler and the side skirts.:o
Good show Kid!:)

[SUBBYRU89]

Looks good so far
I'm more judgemental at the final product, but I think it'll turn out great in the end.

Hocrest, it seems to me that those are his smugglers coves...pretty nifty when you need to hide small stuff;)

[redlightningsvx]

that bondo gonna crack, i would have laid fiberglass strips down to form it then put a light coat of bondo over that to smooth it up.......just some ideas but looks good so far

[94SubieSVX]

Looks good so far
I'm more judgemental at the final product, but I think it'll turn out great in the end.

Hocrest, it seems to me that those are his smugglers coves...pretty nifty when you need to hide small stuff;)


Well I'm not smugglin grapes I can tell ya that:lol:

[94SubieSVX]

All I really want for Christmas is the Show car spoiler and the side skirts.:o
Good show Kid!:)

Have you been a good boy so far this year Mr. Files??? Maybe Santa will be good in return!:lol::p

[94SubieSVX]

that bondo gonna crack, i would have laid fiberglass strips down to form it then put a light coat of bondo over that to smooth it up.......just some ideas but looks good so far


That's what I was worried about. And it probably will happen just from normal flex of the trunk. Now I'm thinking I should put a layer on the bondo after everything's done.

[SUBBYRU89]

Have you been a good boy so far this year Mr. Files??? Maybe Santa will be good in return!:lol::p
WAIT 1 SECOND!
I'm so confussed...Tom isn't Santa??? Wait, for christmas I got a present from Santafiles,Green-eyedelf and Hocrest. If he is Santa and I believe he is then I am really confussed by this. Unless you mean he'll be good to himself (which most of us know he's always good to hisself LOL)

Grapes? Didn't think of that, but I'm sure you can fit bunches:p

So when do you predict this project will be done? I am interested in the end result.

[94SubieSVX]

WAIT 1 SECOND!
I'm so confussed...Tom isn't Santa??? Wait, for christmas I got a present from Santafiles,Green-eyedelf and Hocrest. If he is Santa and I believe he is then I am really confussed by this. Unless you mean he'll be good to himself (which most of us know he's always good to hisself LOL)
HE'S THE REAL SANTA!!??


Grapes? Didn't think of that, but I'm sure you can fit bunches:p
LMAO:lol:

So when do you predict this project will be done? I am interested in the end result.
Well, seeing that my diff blew up last week and I'm not driving as much, it'll get done alot sooner than I thought. Probably in a month or so, if I take my time.:rolleyes:




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[SilverSpear]

You can use a larger disc to grind that interior. But man... I bet you are putting too much weight on that spoiler :o

But nice work you've done, try to fab a mold out of it (when done) and refab the trunk from scratch using the mold and fiberglass :rolleyes:

[94SubieSVX]

You can use a larger disc to grind that interior. But man... I bet you are putting too much weight on that spoiler :o

But nice work you've done, try to fab a mold out of it (when done) and refab the trunk from scratch using the mold and fiberglass :rolleyes:



Yeah I have put a decent amount of weight onto it, but at the same time half of it gets sanded off when I start to smooth out the lines, etc.

The mold idea would be pretty nice, but I don't think I'd have the skills to perfect it.

[superru]

man you got the skills!! you just don't know you have them until you pull em out and use em!!! :eek:

[94SubieSVX]

man you got the skills!! you just don't know you have them until you pull em out and use em!!! :eek:


Lol, well I guess I should rephrase that then...


I don't think I have enough funds right now to do that.:rolleyes:

[SilverSpear]

Lol, well I guess I should rephrase that then...


I don't think I have enough funds right now to do that.:rolleyes:

Well after thinking about it for a minute, I think making a mold out of it would be challenging. It needs to be done in 3~4 separate mold and be attached later on to form the final shape... You are right, it will take a lot of time and skills to perfect it :o

[94SubieSVX]

Here's a few more pics of progress. Not much progress tonight though, because my grinder decided it wanted to catch on fire and stop working:eek:. It was a POS anyway, Oh well.


This was BEFORE it caught on fire:eek: It smoked 10x as much as this pic.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/20.jpg


A little smoother inside there
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A little more smoother inside there.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/22.jpg


When I first started to grind away the back of the wing. I started at the middle.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/18.jpg


I got about 80% across the back before the grinder pooped out.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/19.jpg


The farthest I got.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/21.jpg


I sanded down the bondo too far and hit the styrofoam. I just pushed it in and added some more bondo to it. The second time around, I hit the styrofoam farther up on the wing and I have to re-bondo it again.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/17.jpg


Another shot.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/billwomack/Prototype%20Wing/16.jpg



In conclusion, CHEAP GRINDERS SUCK.

[redlightningsvx]

looks like your using an angle grinder which is not made for what you are doing. you need an air grinder that fits in your hand(the smallest one you can find) which runs off a compressor. it will work A LOT better for bondo and other things.

[94SubieSVX]

looks like your using an angle grinder which is not made for what you are doing. you need an air grinder that fits in your hand(the smallest one you can find) which runs off a compressor. it will work A LOT better for bondo and other things.


It was made to grind metal, and it couldn't even do that. It's because there's no torque in the little thing, it cost like $30. :lol:


If I had the extra $100+ right now to buy a palm grinder than I would, cuz I'd really like one.:(

[YourConfused]

These are usually on sale for $14.99 and are the best thing you can buy for under a bill. It took me 6 yrs to wear out my first one and my second one is still going strong!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91222

I'm not saying this is the best tool for the job, but it is a good cheap replacement for what you just just let the smoke out of.

[redlightningsvx]

A dremel with a cylinder bit with 40 or 80 grit on it would be the best thong for the inside of the wing

[Hocrest]

These are usually on sale for $14.99 and are the best thing you can buy for under a bill. It took me 6 yrs to wear out my first one and my second one is still going strong!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91222

I'm not saying this is the best tool for the job, but it is a good cheap replacement for what you just just let the smoke out of.

Yeah I've put mine through ton's of abuse. For cutting metal their, 10 packs of 4.5 inch cutting disks are another great buy.

[svxcess]

I second going the Harbor Freight route. I have bought a lot of tools I needed only occasionally and did not want to spend a bundle on them . Everything I have bought has been extremely well made and worked without any problems.

My most recent purchase from them was an aluminum racing jack to use in the garage and to carry in the trunk instead of our stock jack. It lifts 3000 lbs and goes for only $79.00. I have used it several times and it is really great. Weighs less than 25 lbs.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/91000-91099/91039.gif

See it HERE (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91039)


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[Wikedjuggalo]

These are usually on sale for $14.99 and are the best thing you can buy for under a bill. It took me 6 yrs to wear out my first one and my second one is still going strong!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91222

I'm not saying this is the best tool for the job, but it is a good cheap replacement for what you just just let the smoke out of.

I had a fun time using this grinder to grind metal off a rusted Stair case for some work. It worked good ^^ Sept we had one Burn out and catch fire on us. But the other 2 worked great!


Funny Story about that, our boss Bill, was a a$$hole, he was getting pissy with us because we were taking our time to grind down the metal good. He grabs the a grinder and starts to grind rusted metal above his head without goggles and a mask, I didn't want to end up in the hospital getting rust removed from my eye. But anyways he did it and surprise guess what got in his eyes? Rusted Metal, and if anyone knows what happens when you get that in your eye will feel his pain. TBH I laughed at him for being impatient and trying to be a show up. He didn't enjoy that day one bit.

[94SubieSVX]

Hmm thanks for the input guys. It's funny though because that grinder looks almost identical to the one I have, but in orange.

To whoever has one of the Harbor Freight ones, how "torquey" is it? The one I just burnt out would come to a stop if I put the littlest bit of pressure on it.

[Hocrest]

To whoever has one of the Harbor Freight ones, how "torquey" is it? The one I just burnt out would come to a stop if I put the littlest bit of pressure on it.

I don't think mine has ever binded up??? If it has, it was while cutting through thick metal, not surface grinding....

[WestCoastSVX]

Well after thinking about it for a minute, I think making a mold out of it would be challenging. It needs to be done in 3~4 separate mold and be attached later on to form the final shape... You are right, it will take a lot of time and skills to perfect it :o

I'm thinking this might be a reason Subaru didn't follow through with the design from the show cars. I don't know anything about molding fiberglass, but it seems like a 1 piece trunk lid and spoilder would be very hard to do and work intensive. They already had enough work intensive items on the car like the glass. :rolleyes:

Plus, they got to offer the option of spoiler or not spoiler, which the other way would require two seperate trunk lides rather than just a bolt on spoiler.

[Wikedjuggalo]

Hmm thanks for the input guys. It's funny though because that grinder looks almost identical to the one I have, but in orange.

To whoever has one of the Harbor Freight ones, how "torquey" is it? The one I just burnt out would come to a stop if I put the littlest bit of pressure on it.

O it will do what you need it to. We were grinding rust off metal and we had to apply some force to it ^^ I think it will work for what you need it too.

[94SubieSVX]

If I can get this done by Reading it will be for sale. If anybody's interested make some offers. If I do sell it and get the buyers trunk w/ wing in return, I'd take some $$ off the selling price.

Just some food for thought.:)

[YourConfused]

Hmm thanks for the input guys. It's funny though because that grinder looks almost identical to the one I have, but in orange.

To whoever has one of the Harbor Freight ones, how "torquey" is it? The one I just burnt out would come to a stop if I put the littlest bit of pressure on it.

It's power is on par with that of more expensive units. When applying full force to the grinder it will bog down a bit, but is not going to slow to an unusable speed.