1st-Dec-24, 09:13 PM
I figured I should start a build thread for this new project, I think someone might be interested in it.
This is a "heavy" body that Fola makes and is intended to just paint and run. I however, want to make a car that resembles something Michael Niemas would make, and thus will need to perform surgery to achieve the finish I want to achieve. It's going to take a lot of work and will take a lot of time for epoxy work, sanding, shaping, more epoxy, etc...
Here's what I received in the original box, along with some new paints I ordered.
I thought the chassis comes with axles, bearings and other bits to make a complete running chassis, but I was mistaken. I didn't realize my last car from Fola had all the parts because he created a kit for me, so I placed another order for all the parts that were missing.
I started cutting out the body and shaping the wheel arches
I started building the chassis to get the wheel fitment, and drew in the front door arches that I need to create. You can see the outer layer of body I removed because it wasn't adhered to the weave underneath - that's happened all over the car and essentially has "bubbles" that I need to fill and fix
This is a "heavy" body that Fola makes and is intended to just paint and run. I however, want to make a car that resembles something Michael Niemas would make, and thus will need to perform surgery to achieve the finish I want to achieve. It's going to take a lot of work and will take a lot of time for epoxy work, sanding, shaping, more epoxy, etc...
Here's what I received in the original box, along with some new paints I ordered.
I thought the chassis comes with axles, bearings and other bits to make a complete running chassis, but I was mistaken. I didn't realize my last car from Fola had all the parts because he created a kit for me, so I placed another order for all the parts that were missing.
I started cutting out the body and shaping the wheel arches
I started building the chassis to get the wheel fitment, and drew in the front door arches that I need to create. You can see the outer layer of body I removed because it wasn't adhered to the weave underneath - that's happened all over the car and essentially has "bubbles" that I need to fill and fix