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> Tube Chassis Subaru Engine build, Lots of new progress
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post Jun 24 2025, 09:38 AM
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Looks great, baby powder is your friend when doing glass work!

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post Jun 24 2025, 09:46 PM
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Looks great, baby powder is your friend when doing glass work!

As is a pair of your wife's old nylon stockings. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

No wife to steal from. We itch like real men.
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post Jun 24 2025, 09:50 PM
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I got a couple things done tonight, and its all based on trying to get to the point i can make fender liners. This time it was removing the pinch weld in the wheel well by the door hinge and cutting holes in the hood for tire clearance under load. I didn’t want to cut these holes for visual reasons but maybe ill style them up!


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post Jun 24 2025, 10:23 PM
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post Jun 25 2025, 07:21 AM
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post Jun 26 2025, 05:51 PM
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post Jun 29 2025, 10:14 PM
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Added some caps to cover the tires. I couldn’t make lmp1 style tire cutouts to look right so i spent the time and made some out of fiberglass. At the same time i also cut holes in the bumper for the splitter support cables. Idk why but it seems stiffer now and im plenty pleased with the current sate of the splitter. Attached Image
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Todays mayhem was instead makeimg fender liners and that was a much bigger undertaking. The wheel well was completely covered in masking tape then glassed over. I went through an entire gallon of polyester resin and a good portion ended up on me but it does look cool for two layers.
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post Jun 29 2025, 10:49 PM
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Added some caps to cover the tires. I couldn’t make lmp1 style tire cutouts to look right so i spent the time and made some out of fiberglass. At the same time i also cut holes in the bumper for the splitter support cables. Idk why but it seems stiffer now and im plenty pleased with the current sate of the splitter. Attached Image

Looking good! Maybe venting the tire covers at the rear would relieve any undue pressure?
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post Jun 30 2025, 08:36 AM
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QUOTE(tazz9924 @ Jun 29 2025, 10:14 PM) *

Added some caps to cover the tires. I couldn’t make lmp1 style tire cutouts to look right so i spent the time and made some out of fiberglass. At the same time i also cut holes in the bumper for the splitter support cables. Idk why but it seems stiffer now and im plenty pleased with the current sate of the splitter. Attached Image

Looking good! Maybe venting the tire covers at the rear would relieve any undue pressure?

I will more than likely vent them further out. It just doesn’t look right on the little covers i made
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post Jul 2 2025, 07:32 AM
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The rear fenders are about a half inch too narrow so i did the extra long step and stuffed a bunch of spacer behind the wheel opening and made a set of slightly extra wide rear fender molds. I also extended the bottom a few inches so it actually goes all the way to the floor as this chassis is about 2” taller than stock to fit the suspension under the hoods


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post Jul 6 2025, 09:02 AM
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New video out now!
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post Jul 7 2025, 05:30 PM
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Curious why you did the fender/hood cutout for front tire clearance. Do you expect the tires to move that high while driving? Seemed high but hard to tell from the video.

Cheers, and enjoy watching the progress.
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post Jul 7 2025, 06:01 PM
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Curious why you did the fender/hood cutout for front tire clearance. Do you expect the tires to move that high while driving? Seemed high but hard to tell from the video.

Cheers, and enjoy watching the progress.

They definitely could. There was only about an inch or maybe a little more to the top of the tire, so i didn’t want to find out after paint.
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post Jul 18 2025, 06:37 AM
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Finally laid up my fenders and they get a 6-7/10 from me. A couple spots where the outer layer pulled from the chop mat behind but its not a big issue. I cut out the outer layer and threw some fiberglass filler in it and it will be good as new. I had to build my own to meet the floor and be about an inch wider.


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post Jul 18 2025, 09:44 AM
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Man I thought I did a lot of work on my wide body kit but you have taken yours to another level! Great thing about fiberglass/composite is how easily it can be modified, at least once you get the hang of it.
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post Jul 20 2025, 07:35 AM
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Man I thought I did a lot of work on my wide body kit but you have taken yours to another level! Great thing about fiberglass/composite is how easily it can be modified, at least once you get the hang of it.

Very true just glad the fiberglass is almost over!
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