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Old 04-05-2012, 12:52 PM
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purplecivicturbo
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I thought i would stop by for a small update..
I have finished what i can do with the wheel arches now, having layed up fibreglass onto the wing, fibreglassed the rear of the arches and bonded them both, the shape of the arches no matches the contour of the body.
Ive added filler to the edges to smooth them in but i want to ensure that they stay separate from the car, even after respray- i dont want a bit of damage to require the respray of the whole panel..
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Also finished mounting up the front active aero, i decided to do it off the traction bar, this is great as the strength is massive. It sits in the unused space between the front bumper and the chassis.
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On another note, i was actually asked to make a little gizmo.. This converts the signal from an OEM stereo control (steering wheel, stalk whatever) to control pretty much anything, in this case a Race Technology DASH2
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Also started adding additional support to the boot lid. Its not finished yet as the bottom needs flattening and plating but the rain started.. These structural elements carry the load directly from 2 points on each rear wing support to the member running along the bottom of the boot lid. This should disperse any force exterted by the wing itself under airbrake and normal use.
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And just a little pic of the CNC miller running off my own engine position / coil on plug / anti lag controller.. It took 3 hours to do it lol, but its done now.
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