Recent content by ebrabaek

On a finishing note....Pun intended.... I have settled on vibrating sander with an ultra fine scor pad, then 0000 steel wood to finish with a buffeting wheel. Seems like a lot of work to undo a shiny paint job, but I did it and had to do something in between all this Thixophloppic curing...

What a joy it is to unmask or un mold a cast. It is like opening Christmas presents...... and I like those a lot. Pealing the union.... Note the overlay of THIX as the tape rolls off. . It will peel off as the underlying tape comes off the edge as evident in the picture beneath this one...

Ha ha.... Ohhhh..... I can share that, as I drove it yesterday. It did have plastic over it as I was expecting rain and I did not want to walk home. The noise was never very much to begin with but it is now GONE. It makes sense though. I absolutely agree that air slushes over the cab and down...

Corners were filled in and are now curing overnight. Had to do something in the meantime, so it is Super hack Thursday. As a minor distraction I am pretty stoked about getting the air compressor onboard. I thought for a long time about this but with 7.2KW available in AC format I wanted to stay...

On another note, I have been playing with the rear door as a test to find the finish I like. Settled on 0000 steel wool and then buffed. Looks perfect. Now on to the main unit. Not a fan of too shiny Composites, unless it is in a hot rod..... Ha ha.

Both sides now done.... Then it was time to cut out the flat piece to replace the pyramids. Plenty of cut away left overs.... It fits...... Perfect. Time to bond the edges and corners....

Measure.....measure again. When your done measuring then measure one last time. I spent all day yesterday contemplating if I should do this but this morning the message was clear. Lets do it. First cut..... Second cut... Third and last cut had to be done with a hand saw...

It is done....... And very succesfuld if ya ask me :geek:. I need to let it cure for a few hrs to set the THIX and I will post all the pictures. Now I can take a breath. Ziiiiiiiiz izzzz nov zeeee Paaaanzer Box.;):cool:

Bout to do it........

Yeah..... right you are. Still mulling it over. The noise is also only very slight, and at high speeds. I can certainly be just fine with it. But it is my inability to leaver stones unturned and trying to make things better... :geek::oops:

Then there is the cutting of the corners...... Pun intended. It is my plan to use a wooden type saw. It has a flat and long blade. It will be wasted on those two cuts but that is on. This way the angles will remain in check. It is however non reversible and as such I am a bit uhmmm.... ehhhh...

First project was the thermal delamination. It is hard to capture but this is how it looks.... It is so ever small, but I would like to show how to fix it. As forementioned it is almost impossible to avoid unless you have a big press or a 8x4 foot vacuum bag. There will always be a bit of...

Hmmmmmmm...... That brings me back to my old stomping grounds as I migrated to this awesome and beautiful country. Guessing here to the 7K feet elevation..... Silver City, Glenwood, Mimbres, Cloudcroft, RuidoSss.....Riudaaaa..... Ehhhhh The city next to Sierra Blanca??? Yeah...... I have done...

I am guessing about $1400-1500. The window was just a tad over $300 so that pushed a little. Still have not found a good solution for the aft window, and so when I find that, it will bump another couple of hundred I suppose.

Ha....... You and me both....:ROFLMAO: It is a beautiful think to tinker. The early stages were fast paced for sure as panels had to be created and bonded together. This is the stage I really like. Mostly because of the "Tinker pace" (relaxed, take your time and make sure you like what you see)...