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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 So when do you predict this project will be done? I am interested in the end result.
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You can use a larger disc to grind that interior. But man... I bet you are putting too much weight on that spoiler
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
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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.
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man you got the skills!! you just don't know you have them until you pull em out and use em!!!
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Lol, well I guess I should rephrase that then... I don't think I have enough funds right now to do that.
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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
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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. It was a POS anyway, Oh well.
This was BEFORE it caught on fire It smoked 10x as much as this pic. A little smoother inside there A little more smoother inside there. When I first started to grind away the back of the wing. I started at the middle. I got about 80% across the back before the grinder pooped out. The farthest I got. 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. Another shot. In conclusion, CHEAP GRINDERS SUCK.
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Last edited by 94SubieSVX; 01-15-2008 at 05:06 PM. |
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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.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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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. If I had the extra $100+ right now to buy a palm grinder than I would, cuz I'd really like one.
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the best grinder ever
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/cta...emnumber=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.
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A dremel with a cylinder bit with 40 or 80 grit on it would be the best thong for the inside of the wing
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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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. See it HERE .
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . |
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[hijack] 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. [/hijack]
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1994 SVX L - FWD Barcelona Red 190K miles ~ SOLD 1994 SVX LS - 5spd AWD Emerald Green 202k miles PWR Radiator, HID 5000k, New paint job with issues, 17" STI BBS wheels, converted to 5spd AWD from FWD. Purchased from SVXyGirl 2/20/09 -- Undergoing complete rebuild 1993 Justy 4wd 5door- Teal of sorts , beater. 2008 OBXT Newport Pearl 65k miles Last edited by Wikedjuggalo; 01-15-2008 at 08:35 PM. |
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