Topic: First experiment with fiberglass - big pics

[goaarongo]

Sorry about the micro pics in the first post - I think this will fix it.

I didn't really like the way that the molding looked on these aftermarket sidecovers I have, mostly because I'm running pods instead of the airbox.  So I decided to try my hand with a little fiberglass to do some reshaping.  A pretty minor modification really, but I think it came out pretty decent for a first try.  Hoping it holds up...

Here is the best before pic I could find-


And here's after:

[dRoc]

Looks like it turned out well. Hard to see your handy work with such small pics

Hopefully you wore a mask...that resin ain't good for ya!

[ekpent]

So did you just remove the front lip and roll it over Can't tell much on those pics

[seaweb11]

I just used a dremel and cut my front edge off. A bit of wet sand and it was good for paint.
Can't quite see what you did with the small photos.

[goaarongo]

All I really did was remove the molding that is supposed to match up to the original airbox.  No big shakes really, after seeing what some guys on this site can do with fiberglass.  The after market covers I had were pretty busted up, so I reinforced the tabs all around, patched a hole, and trimmed them down as small as I could get them.  The only remotely tricky part was carrying the contour of the edge around to fill in where the previous molding was not...  The last picture says it best I think.

[ekpent]

750 looks pretty clean-looks your your doing a cafe. Got a build thread going on or any pics of the whole project we can look at ?

[goaarongo]

Thanks ekpent -
I have been updating my progress here:
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=70744.0;topicseen#lastPost

Taken me over 6 months to get this far...  Wish I had more free time. 

[FrankenFrankenstuff]

K1-K6 $72


Let me know if you want a set   or am I too late?

[FunJimmy]

Sure trying hard to flog those covers, Eh!

[wannabridin]

i already have a set frank, and lemme tell you they're TOP NOTCH!  glad i could be of some help with this, sorry to give you such crappy blanks to mold from...

[goaarongo]

I saw earlier that you were selling these.  Wish i had noticed about 6 months ago - looks like a real fair price - but I'm still pretty happy with the way mine turned out. 

[MRieck]

K1-K6 $72


Let me know if you want a set   or am I too late?

This fella is a good guy.....I say that after talking with him for quite a while last August. Stand up guy.
  Mike

[seaweb11]

K1-K6 $72


Let me know if you want a set   or am I too late?

Now if you could figure a way to get this post into the humour section then I think your complete.