Exposed Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Small updates One of my major milestones on my checklist, the suspension is set up and just about dialed in. (sound off, have the compressor going in the background). Since the video I've trimmed off the remainder of the rear quarter, I was just to excited to see it move. 20201122_195128~2.mp4 I ripped the passenger side rear quarter off and I'm going to stretch it out a bit more. Wasnt please with how it looked with the over fenders. I also finally got around to mocking up the driver side rear quarter. Still need to build out the back end and widen it about another 1inch but really liking the look of the car currently. Did a small clean up as well, I think it was needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jboogsthethug Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Man, I love your updates! Hopefully with winter here we'll see more of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 @Jboogsthethug, hopefully! Been taking advantage of some of the days off work. Glad I decided to not use the fender flares, worst part is all the time lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Small update, been trying to finish up the driver side rear fender. Have it roughed out but it still needs to be shaped beside the door and the rear of the panel needs to be brought down another 1.5in after that I can finish welding, hammer and dolly, knock down the welds and then to try to find all of the highs and lows. The panel currently sits past the edge of the rim so that the wheel is tucked in when the car is lowered, I havent decided if I want that or if I would prefer it to be flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I love seeing these updates and your approach to widening the rear. Out of curiosity what is the wheel dimensions/tire size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 wheels are 12in outside to outside, cannot recall what the offsets were at the moment. Tires are 225. 45 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Love to see the progress of others builds here as I vicariously live through others projects while my own crawls along. Keep up the great work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 More rust, thinking about just tubing the entire rear end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AydinZ71 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I feel your pain! I’m in a similar position. I feel like I’m replacing half the car. Naturally you add reinforcement as you build back the structure, but it’s painstakingly time consuming. the tube frame is not a terrible idea! Il be going that route with my next S30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 @AydinZ71 Saw your build its coming along nicely. Can't wait until the rust is all gone. I'm going to need to do some research to see how I'll tube the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AydinZ71 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Exposed said: @AydinZ71 Saw your build its coming along nicely. Can't wait until the rust is all gone. I'm going to need to do some research to see how I'll tube the back. Given how much you have already cut and rebuilt, you may notice departing from OEM Will free you up to get creative on the routing. One idea is to make a wire model at 1/12 scale. You think some of your ideas through before you do it full-scale. You just need to be super careful on your measurements between body panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 @AydinZ71 ya typically ill do a paper template, tape it all over the car and if I like it I'll either make a wood or wire buck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 After fitting the rear quarter panel on the driver side I didn't like how the rear dog leg was aligning so I decided to cut it off and remake a new one. I ended up making the radius section a little more defined the second time around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Slow progress but any is better than none. Hammered out the passenger side rear. Still need to do some trimming but its better than how it was. Need to finish up the passenger side rear quater then weld them to the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AydinZ71 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Is that panel leading or just freshly ground steel? Looking good . fresh. Edited June 21, 2021 by AydinZ71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 @AydinZ71 all mild steel, just ground down some of the welds for now. Still need to hammer them out but limited on time at the moment. @NelsonianThanks! Hopefully start the other side in the next couple weeks. Glad to see everything finally coming together though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exposed Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 Finished the driver side rear wheel well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhead Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Holy crap. That is beautiful, clean work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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