azcarbum Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Dave, Great!!......... Finally some advancement on the car. I'm sure glad to see that coming along...... It looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) OK.. sorry, been so busy haven't been following things lately. Work on the tail is in full swing!!.... Jesse started removing the lower lip on the bottom, and is into the rounded tips. I only have this photo at this time, but will have more shortly showing the changes as they are completed. There are alot of questions about pricing, but until I have a full layup schedule completed on both FG and CF ( which wont happen until the mold is done ), I won't have a good idea of pricing. So i don't want to guess. I will tell you that the CF tail we are going to produce is going to be the best thing I can have made... NO FG in it at all!!... and shootingf for 3-4 lbs. ( thats with clear coat ) I'm excited to see the tail with the changes. It should be very special indeed. Edited April 20, 2010 by azcarbum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) As for the commenet regarding the rear look of the tail.. "Plank". The tails rear section will be getting altered because of the mods being made. 1> ( yellow line on photo ) the lower 1/2" lip that extends down onto the edge of the hatch, that is being removed. Becasue of this, the outer edge of the lower tail will be reworked. This should eliminate some of that squired off look from that bottom side. This witht he rounded corners on top, will drasticly change things up. 2> ( red rectangle ) This whole area is being reworked because of the crapy shape *( note the waves all they way down the tail ). Edited April 21, 2010 by azcarbum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks for your approval Brian. It's great to finally have the car in a position where I can begin adding parts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMission Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I'm definitely liking the development, please do your best to keep us informed and up to date, as I'm fully planning on running this when it's available... BTW - Got the ZCC tow brackets on! - Lovin' them... now just need to lock down who makes the best FG bumpers (if only you made them!), as they are on my short list as well. AZcarbum, I know your affinity for rarer items and not recreating what's out there, but your attention to detail and dislike for releasing wavy or poorly made FG items is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 All requests for addl pics are in I'm pulling the spoiler off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurai Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Looking good so far keep us posted cant wait to see this bad boy in production lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) Hey guyZ... Work on the new Z-tail is in full works. I've attached photo's to help show the work being done. It's a bit hard to tell through the photo's, but its better than nothing ( I know how you all love Photo's, Photo's.. and more Photos) LOL. Here are the few points were working on: The end upper edge has been cut and rounded more ( hard to tell in photo, but I sware it has! The front edge is now near flush to the body.. 1/2" lip removed. The top detail lines are rounded ( smoothed out ), as not to be so sqaure. The outer edge that swoops down, is goig to be extended to meet the outer rounded corner of the car. It will be a very smooth "slide" if you will. This will help with the overall transtion of the tails areodynamics, and will hopedully allow me to work the back of the tail edges, to try to eliminate some of that 2X4 look. We've also calculated the weight of a CF tail, and are positive we can get it to around 3.5lbs with clear coat on it. The last photo shows the detail lines on top face of the tail being so abrupt.. The one before it trys to show the difference between the detail lines being smoothed out. Edited May 5, 2010 by azcarbum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurai Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Looks great definately coming along nice im def gonna hold out for this bad boy to be released. Any idea for cost yet? (CF) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan1 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Do you guys have an approx timeline as to when this spoiler will be available for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) UPDATE TIME!!!.................... YAH BABY!! Tail is really starting to show the target shape changes we wanted. Note the following points when comparing the old shape to how it sits now. Outer egdes of tail are rounded Front edge to hatch is near flat ( lip removed ) Front tips/over fenders are extended out more, and now follow the curves of the car Top surface lines are smoothed out more Tail edge is thinner/sharper back edge of tail no ends at the hatch ( lip removed ) Because the back tail edge is gone, it now allows the tail to sit directly over the hatch button The over all shape is now much more fluent to the Z.. Very happy with how its taking shape. We are now working on the surfaces, making sure they are smooth and straight. I'll keep you informed as we make more progress. Brian Edited May 20, 2010 by azcarbum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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logan1 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 sweet! Thanks for the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurai Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Excellent keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 That thing is looking sick! Flows with the lines of the car much better, excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff81 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I may just have to buy one in Carbon Fiber when they are ready. Great Job Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Very nice work. The lines are just right Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelix112 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Damn nice. Looking forward to more updates and an ETA. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azcarbum Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Just a quick update... Tail shape is near complete. Just a few final touch-up points, and we should be about there. When we get to laying up for the mold, I'll let you guys know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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