This will be a place where I will share some of my custom builds...
Just finished today,,,,

Fire extinguisher mount/cubby whole....

First we must choose an area and reverse engineer it in Solidworks,,,

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Anyone guess where this spot is yet????
Now the new part,,,
About 2 hours getting all the surfaces to play together...

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Now mating the two parts to check tolerances of the surfaces...
Fits right up...

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Sorry for the dark images, it was dark and I needed the flash for install pics...

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Still to come....

Custom Gurney flap/lip for GTO wing...
Finishing of the OE oil cooler ducts...
Complete Rear Diffuser for OE rear bumper...
Custom fender build...

wow i really like that lol. when i first say it put together in solidworks i thought "hmm thats a nice spot for a small extinguisher" then i saw your last pic lol. great job.

Yeah, I want that, where do I buy it. Awesome.

Rotr8 you amaze me!!!

I'm interested in what fender and rear diffuser ideas you come up with.....looks good

heres the oil cooler ducts from a long time ago...
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=148077
soon to be complete... a few mods were needed to fit

Truely from scratch, nothing more than 2 part epoxie ,some hand rasp, some bondo and a sanding block and sand paper...
To finish these they will be glassed into the fender, the current outlet where the oe vent is will be welded over and a new outlet will be cut further towards the wheel well arch...

well since you asked I guess I can give up the goods on the fender project,,,
This one was truely from scratch, Inspiration from the Z06....

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ohhhhhhh sittt

wowzers!!!!

damn... so much time and effort :icon_tup:

wow - i would never have the patience to do that ...

wow Greg... this is gonna turn out awesome... cant wait to see the end result

wow! its amazing! you have talent.

wow - i would never have the patience to do that ...

actually when you have several projects going on at one time you can jump around when you hit hurdles or need things to dry...

now that is some high quality work there greg. Epitome of professional.

one word. sick.

nice work :)

wow i cant wait to see these! there gonna look sick!

looking forward to seeing the finished product

great work

looking good, have u ever worked with converting maya files into solidworks? if so i have a ton of ideas for you haha

Its pretty difficult to do, You have to bring it in as a static surface. This means you have no way of build a feature history(the left column on the Solidworks screendumps) this feature tree is how youve built the part ie lofts, sweeps, boss, cuts.... Machines dont recognize surfaces in the sense of a mesh, you can build surfaces for tooling but you have to run it through several more software packages that make it a water tight solid, of which I do not possess

rotr8 is god :)

hahaha Told ya I was workin on some stuff Alfy, and the best is yet to come...
Go check out my bumper planning thread in the Exterior Mods forum, alwya looking for input...

Custom Gurney Flap for GTO wing....

This stemed from observing the morning due and which parts were wiped away after high speed runs. After observing this many times, Idecided to do several reuns with spraying Meguires quick detailer on the wing and then going for differnt speed runs on the highway,,, What I found was that the most affected areas were the end planes of the wing. The air was wrapping around the c pillar but the air from top roof indentation wasnt reaching the wing enough to have a noticeable effect. The MS wing is the correct and tested hieght, so instead of raising the wing I am creating a Gurney flap. This will help to create a larger seperation layer above the trailing edge of the wing, allowing for an extension of the turbulent airflow at a further distance of the rear of the car...
Essentially Im creating a lip for the wing,,,,

Orange area was the area that was working very well...

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Then I started to draw the area that was lacking starting from the center working outward.

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Now wrapping the wing with serane wrap so not to pull the paint, the lip will be molded to the trailing edge of the wing...

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Now for the build, again using Aves 2 part Epoxie....

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Creating a defined edge so I can come back and know the exact width later.

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After curing for 3 hrs in the sun, still green, complete cure time is 24 hrs no shrinkage.

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am now on the second layer of fill and rasping right now pics later.....

Dude, you are nuts. Your neighbors are probably like, "WTF is he cooking on his spoiler?"

hahah, yeah a couple of them came up to me and said, well you arent washing your car like always so what the hell are you doin now???....

Cool stuff. I like the fenders....I had a similar idea. What are you using as the base there?

Those are some creative stuff you are doing there! Nice job and can't wait to see the fenders finished.

Cool stuff. I like the fenders....I had a similar idea. What are you using as the base there?

Aves Apoxie Sculpt, best stuff Ive ever used, Ive been sculpting for years and this is the industry standard. Its used by the Smithsonian for thier animal and dinosaur displays and by hollywood, it has Zero shrinkage unlike alot of 2 part epoxies which I have found can have up to a 20% shrink during thier green state...

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^ IS this a PITA to handle like any 2 part epoxy or easier to work with?

Great job btw.

So you form the Apoxie into your sshape, wait for it to setup, then you can sand it and move it into your final shape, then use that for a mold for your final material like carbon fiber or fiberglass, etc, correct?

^ IS this a PITA to handle like any 2 part epoxy or easier to work with?

Great job btw.

Very easy to handle, more of clay material once you knead it together, has about a 2 hr working/handling time, I find myself mocking things up on average, no matter what the size of the part in about 45mins,,,,

So you form the Apoxie into your sshape, wait for it to setup, then you can sand it and move it into your final shape, then use that for a mold for your final material like carbon fiber or fiberglass, etc, correct?

First and second correct, actually for the molds, I will lay glass over, creating a glass mold, then use that as my mold to create replicas,,,,
But to get the perfectly mirrored part thats a lil more high-tech, the answer to that can be found in the link I posted back in post #6, that is a more comprehensive thread, because it was my first time using the equipment where I work, well car parts at least,,,

so what do you do after this? it seems like theres a lot of indents... will you smooth it out with another layer? this is a good idea for a lip spoiler. hmm

nice man. can't wait to see what happens next ;)

so what do you do after this? it seems like theres a lot of indents... will you smooth it out with another layer? this is a good idea for a lip spoiler. hmm

Just start removing material, if you look at the first couple fender duct pics you can see that I shave down all the high spots then back fill the lows...
Thats pretty much how I build everything...

great idea :icon_tup: seem you canceled this project? http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=148077&page=2&highlight=oil+cooler+duct

No not quit, its just been on the back burner for a while, itll come back very soon,,,

Update on the lip,,,,

Ruffin in the form....
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More rasping and sanding and priming...

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Simple dimensioning,,,,

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End of day one of shaping,,,

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whoa nice man.

thats going to look so good man... cant wait for another update :)

how'd you go from the CAD model to the real thing? Rapid prototype or what?

Yup, we have 8 RP machines at work, we have SLS, SLA, FDM(which the fenders are), Objet, and a craptastic Z Corp...

^ i'm now officially envious

we also have thre RE scanners,,,

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very impressive! want to work on my track car?

I want.

so fvckin official

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I want that fire extinguisher set up.

You had access to this kind of machinery and having these skills...WTF!!! How come you dont work like on million projects? I like the fire extiguisher :yesnod: but not for me. OMFG is All I can think of....Check this out. Just like you made that cubby whole insert for the fire exstinguisher...How about making some insterts for the back of our driver/passenger seats to give us the ability to mount TV monitors?? I would by and I know so would others!....:yesnod:...The things you made for the bumper, what would it run$$ getting something made about the same size?

If like me you have caught your car on fire before... you always carry a fire extinguisher....

i want a fire extinguisher setup but not those metal bracekts that you have to screw into the side of your window and stuff. so the cubby idea is perfect. only problem might be thats its a bit far to reach from the driver seat. but thats fine.

If like me you have caught your car on fire before... you always carry a fire extinguisher....

Yes mine too has caught fire before, and mounting behind my feet on the floor seemed counter productive,,,

i want a fire extinguisher setup but not those metal bracekts that you have to screw into the side of your window and stuff. so the cubby idea is perfect. only problem might be thats its a bit far to reach from the driver seat. but thats fine.


Its altittle far, but the fire I had was small and eventually died out on the side of the road, but during the flamming frenzy I was thinking, WTF do I do Im on the side of the road, did have any fire blanket, no water not that I would have used it,,, after that I ve alsways carried a halon with me,,
Anyway if it happens again and is small I will have time to get to it and use it, if the fire is massive well, lets hope that never happens,,,

Where the hell do you work that you have all this equipment?

I am in awe

The answer you seek is in my second ever post,,, http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=146688

So you still working for the army?

yup...

ok this is serious! You should make rear wide over fenders! Wider than panspeed!

hahahh I have considered rear over fenders as well as how I would build them and in what material, Actually I plan on releasing an entire bodykit, I have two spare bumpers which I will use to create the winning design in my bumper build thread, an extra set of sideskirts and am still planning the rear diffuser,,,

you are a genius, if i had a billion dollars id invest in you

How much to get you to make OVER FENDERS? for rear?

hahahh i have considered rear over fenders as well as how i would build them and in what material, actually i plan on releasing an entire bodykit, i have two spare bumpers which i will use to create the winning design in my bumper build thread, an extra set of sideskirts and am still planning the rear diffuser,,,

DO IT!! Make them and wide enough so we can run 10"-11" wheels without a lot of camber!!

Your work truly is great. you should. design several idea's via your on the computer program, of different ideas you feel you could make. and offer to sell them to other rx8 owners looking for unique and custom parts.

If you are able to do rear over fenders wide enough. I will definitely be interested. I have been looking for similar things for a while.

Wow, nice work Greg.

update on the lip, still alot of work to go...


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I just ordered my GTO wing ($50.00 woot!). Decided last minute against the lip spoiler. I want that.

hahah I was gonna make a mold for all those that have the GTO wing, all this work is piling up, I gotta start finishing up all these projects....

BTW the inspiration for this mod was the TechArt 996 GT2 wing

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The lip for me is just the begining, I fully intend to build in an adjustable Gurney flap that will slide up and down the back of the lip...

As for the version I make for anyone else they may just get the lip...

after that I ve alsways carried a halon with me,,
Anyway if it happens again and is small I will have time to get to it and use it, if the fire is massive well, lets hope that never happens,,,


Clean agent is definately the way to go but if that 1211 or 1301 get rid of it and get something more "kosher" discharging 1211 or 1301 can cause you lots of EPA paperwork headache if the wrong people find out about it(law, possibly insurance, fire depts etc)

if you ever pop your hood to extinguish a fire be careful. i've seen too many videos of hoods being popped and fire instantly exploding from small flickers, to stupid big - like 6-8ft flames. when you open the hood you instantly introduce ventilation, more open O2 sources, and worst of all disrupt thermal layers build up under the hood

Your products look great! Cant wait to see the finished product on the wing! Me wants... I've got a GTO wing too

BTW the inspiration for this mod was the TechArt 996 GT2 wing


Wow, if this is your inspiration, you're in good company. ;) Coincidence, a TechArt 997, in a very similar color scheme was my inspiration for my setup.

Clean agent is definately the way to go but if that 1211 or 1301 get rid of it and get something more "kosher" discharging 1211 or 1301 can cause you lots of EPA paperwork headache if the wrong people find out about it(law, possibly insurance, fire depts etc)

if you ever pop your hood to extinguish a fire be careful. i've seen too many videos of hoods being popped and fire instantly exploding from small flickers, to stupid big - like 6-8ft flames. when you open the hood you instantly introduce ventilation, more open O2 sources, and worst of all disrupt thermal layers build up under the hood

yes Ive seen this as well,,, I will be careful,,,

You are one crazy man!

update on the lip , nothing exciting just hackin away at it...

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adding hieght with Styreen square pipe...

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Ohhh and finished modifying the inserts for the new bumper...

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those vents look mean.

awesome Greg, cant wait to see it on the car

Those vents look kinda 09ish, you tryin to get on my swag, brah?

Great... now I got that song in my head again.... dammit!

damn your stuff is sick.... and your an industrial designer. i had figured.. i started going to school for that but it was not for me and the school was wayyyyy to expensive.. i finally subscribed to this. i want to see how it all turns out

I want that spoiler addition. Should I wait to get my GTO wing painted?:bowdown:

Once its done I will try to figure out the best way to make replicas...

Those bumper vent inserts definately have my attention.

bump

yea i just want to get in on this so i know when the thread updates...nice

hey man these look awsome on your new bumper :)

Ohhh and finished modifying the inserts for the new bumper...

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Those vents look kinda 09ish, you tryin to get on my swag, brah?

Chris Brown:
The name you know of
A little bit change now your boy done blown up
And I’m doing things that gets exposed
Stunting aint a thing to me
And it’s obvious it’s plain to see
That you gone make us both
Get into some things
That’ll scare grown folks
Shi* they might even say
You should leave me alone
Don’t be scared
You need to get like me
Stunting is a habit
Just gotta have it
Shawty can throw anything at me
I’m gonna bag it
When she sees the carrots
They real just like a rabbit
Can’t no other boy
Do the things you like
He aint your type
Change your life
But if you did your homework
Girl I’m pretty sure you know what I got
Drop top singing know Jones and Banner gonna roll
Let me stop
Stunting is a Habit

those are super sexy

ALright heres an update on the lip, I still have to snap some pics of where it is now bt the home stretch is in view,,,

So the las ttime we left off with me building up hieght out of styrene, it had a pretty major wrinkle in it so I cut that out and replaced it,,,

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My timplate for the crvature of the rise,,,
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New piece less of a wrinkle,,,
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filler...
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Now just to resolve the corners of the rise, then hollow out the bottom alittle for the tape,,,

i cant wait to see the final product :)

that looks like it will look good :)

What are the chances of you reproducing this for me?

thats a tough question to answer,, this is one of the hardest things Ive built, suprisingly, the size and length made it extremely difficult to keep consistant,,, Its still not perfect and once it is Ill figure out how to reproduce, it will most likely need construction a a silicon mold then Ill have to figure out what material the pour will be I was thinking a very stiff durometer rubber that way fitment would always be perfect and maintain its shape as well,,,
but our vaccumm injectoin machine's tray isnt wide enough so it may be some kind of resin,,,

Well, I want dibs on the first reproduction!!

I hope to see final pics of the car soon! this has been one of the best projects to try and keep tabs on!

i think you should get back to the side vents, im pumped to see how those come out way more than the lip..great work

great thread, and great efforts!

i think you should get back to the side vents, im pumped to see how those come out way more than the lip..great work

yeah I know, Ive been stalling on those because there are some materials Ive never used before. Once I lay them in glass the tricky part will be bonding the glass to the aluminum fender. There are three materials that I have researched that I have yet to use and have no experience with that can do this, one by 3M, one called VetteBond used to bond glass fenders to sheetmetal on Vettes, and another one that doesnt have as nice a rep,,,

Ill get on it soon,,,

looking goood so far greg! Any chance you will have this finished for the pa sushi meet?

The lip is nearly finished I will definately have it for the next meet,,,

Im working on my track bumper now, I waterjetted a splitter and am waiting on support rods in the mail, I m gonna sand down the CF lip and then re-clearcoat it, then build some hieght into the splitter to make an easier transition... Im also cutting out more than half of the blocked mesh that is there now for more airflow,,,

I just finished my headlights too that have taken me like a year to actually sit down and spend 15 mins to bake them shut, Ill post pics later today I should have those for the meet too,,,,

awesome greg I can't wait!

Patiently waiting.

^^ +1

The lip is nearly finished I will definately have it for the next meet,,,

Im working on my track bumper now, I waterjetted a splitter and am waiting on support rods in the mail, I m gonna sand down the CF lip and then re-clearcoat it, then build some hieght into the splitter to make an easier transition... Im also cutting out more than half of the blocked mesh that is there now for more airflow,,,

I just finished my headlights too that have taken me like a year to actually sit down and spend 15 mins to bake them shut, Ill post pics later today I should have those for the meet too,,,,

Just read this whole thread and wow...
Now more on the track bumper. I like the words splitter and tie rods being put together!

Just read this whole thread and wow...
Now more on the track bumper. I like the words splitter and tie rods being put together!

Nah, nothin special, just a little extra...

Still interested in your GTO wing addon!

Last pics of wing lip, Monday it goes in for paint,,,
Adhessive tape,,,
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Priming over the bottom prepped for more 70% Satin Black,,,

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I so want.

makes me want to start my own project

^seriously... I just need to get off my lazy ass lol :lol:

that lip came out so nice cant wait to see it painted and put on.

rotr8, great job and looking forward to seeing it mounted! I wish I had the skills for this kind of custom work :)

Headlights complete and going in tomorrow as well,,, not really scratch built but still painted,,,

Unscrew 3 small screws that secure the housings,,,
Baking open and seperating housings,,, 120 degrees for 8 mins,,,
repeat until apart...

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Clean up as much of the sealant as possible, you can apply more later after its back together...

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Prime and Paint...

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Filed the parting lines down from the mold,,,

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Make sure you allow time to completely cure and off gas before reassembley, a day or two should suffice,,, Check the directions of the paint that you are using and double that time just to be safe, you dont watn offgassing to occure after you reseal the housings,,,

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Press housings back together and repeat the baking proccess, screw back together and seal any open seams with any RTV Silicon,,,

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^Lets see some pics of those things installed!

oooo I'm anxious to see the headlights all complete...

nice and subtle with those headlights :) i used the same color on my calipers
any plans for the rears?

nice head lights i want to do that to mine eventually.

nice and subtle with those headlights :) i used the same color on my calipers
any plans for the rears?

yes,,, the rears are much more difficult I had to get two spare sets to frankenstien them together,,, you cannot bake the taillights open like the headlights they are sonically fused together,,,
That will come later down the road...

same color i painted my headlights dark gunmetal and black.. great job they look good

About freaking time I finished huh Shake, what was it like a year ago when I first asked you how to do it,,,

any pics on the final product

Looking good. I'm glad to see you taped off the reflector bowl for the parking light. Seems like everyone else that paints the lights just sprays it black or red or whatever and it looks strange when put back together.

wow that looks good. i would love to do this. but id be a bit scared lol.

I was alittle intiimidated at first as well,,, its really not that big of a deal and is about 10 times easier than I had originally thought,,,

So fitting in with the theme that Im altering in someway or another every panel of my car,,, New mirrors,,,,
Started yesterday and heres where I am at as of now...
The idea is to reatain the puddle light and mating surfaces so its an easy to do swap, the tricky part will be the internals for the cam/lock system that allows the mirror to be turned back, I may ditch that function since Ive only ever done that once or twice,,,

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ahh no way, those are sick. i cant take these projects, you need to get something together and start selling all these to us guys who cant stop modding our 8s

You're the man. You should make shells for nav screens. I have a navi, but before I got one, I would've liked to have one. Not moving ones, unless you can do that. But like regular ones.

ahh no way, those are sick. i cant take these projects, you need to get something together and start selling all these to us guys who cant stop modding our 8s

Patience,,, I have to find the right people that can reproduce, then all of them are going to be reproduced...

I was thinking it would be sweet to have a GTR/Evo X type front where the grill extends all the way down. Photoshop it!

you guys wouldnt mind if I wasnt able to cram the motors in there would ya,,,
I was able to cock it sideways but the mobility was pretty limited,,,
Im not too worried about it for my set,,,

I was thinking it would be sweet to have a GTR/Evo X type front where the grill extends all the way down. Photoshop it!

you mean like this ,,, Check out my Bumper build thread,,,
Im not going to go with the EVO look but it was considered,,, http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=175707

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youre nuts bro ahaha. simply nuts

man props to you for tryin out stuff i think the mirrors are looking sexy already!

That's the exact same way I wanted my bumper to look. It would fit my intercooler perfectly when it comes in... Bah!

Those mirrors are coming well, its gonna be badass.

screw the mirror motors, i havnt adjusted mine since I basically bought the car

That second one is amazing. Looks like the car is angry... Someday when I have some money I'm going to get a guy to hack up a new bumper to look like that.

pics of the splitters with tie rods please :) your work is amazing!

Love the low profile mirror! I'm lazy and would want them to be motorized though.

That second one is amazing. Looks like the car is angry... Someday when I have some money I'm going to get a guy to hack up a new bumper to look like that.

hahah actually my basement grows bumpers, it has to be dark and in secret though, here we can see two bumpers growing ontop of each other,,, lol,,,

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pics of the splitters with tie rods please :) your work is amazing!

the splitter is bolted on but the splitters still arent, night do that today,,,

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I also dremeled out probably another 100% or more surface area of the original mesh piece...

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Ok, i love the splitter! How deep does it go under the undertray? :)
I might really ask you to build one if you want to!

im interested to see the final product with those mirrors! this stuff takes some balls!!

that lip looks sexy and the mirrors are so so cool

good work greig!

Ok, i love the splitter! How deep does it go under the undertray? :)
I might really ask you to build one if you want to!

If you have a waterjet or CNC or lasercutter available bit enough I ll give you the solidworks file,,,


Just mounted the connector rods on the splitter...

the right side is alittle off but Im not worried about it,,,

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The orange area is the area that I dremeled out that was previously blocked,,,

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its coming along great! youre making me want to start modding my car again!

i love that front lip :)

Dry fitting Shine Sides,,, fitment isnt perfect so Im going to be build mounting brackets for the flanges,,,
Also while I had them on I dry fitted on of my fender vents, it will be glass in when I get to it and the actually outlet is going to repositioned in parallel with the car instead of perpindicularly coming out the side it will now vent the front wheel wells,,,

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Ohhh and Lip spoiler goes on tomorrow,,,

Looks great. The sides go really well with the autoexe bumper.

quick chop of what it might look like color matched,,,

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i wish i had the resources to make this kind of stuff, how much of it is actually done on the computer compared to hand made??

Looks great. The sides go really well with the autoexe bumper.

I think they do too,,,

AutoExe advertise all the SE-03c with the MS sides but the MS sides have that additional integrated splitter and thier front bumper does not.

I gave it alot of thought and these match the best,,,

i wish i had the resources to make this kind of stuff, how much of it is actually done on the computer compared to hand made??

I sculpt everything by hand first then if I need a mirrored part or duplicated I turn to the computer,,, doing both allows me to think more about how I will execute each piece for replication,,, The first page of this thread you can see I just started with cardboard, tinfoil and Apoxie Sculpt,,,

The new mirror Im building will be a perfect example of this, when Im happy with it I will scan it and have the RP machines build the mirror so the set is exactly the same...

Heres another example of this,,, http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=148077

cool, i've got a lot of time on my hands so i might start messin around with stuff like this.

It looks incredible! I am really impressed with the work and quality of these.:icon_tup:

cool, i've got a lot of time on my hands so i might start messin around with stuff like this.

Dive right in,,, I started all these projects because there was a following on here not too long ago that people thought that exterior aftermarket had stagnated, it really hasnt at all and the more people doing projects like these the better it will get,,, IF anyone wants to post there projects up in here feel free to, but I will harrass you to complete them, lol,,,,

The Aves Apoxie Sculpt is extremely easy to work with(just wear gloves, sticks to your skin like tar, ask me how I know) has about a two hour working window(most of my ruff builds take about 30-40 mins to mock up,,, and completely cures within 24hrs absolutely no shrinkage(unlike many simular products, which can have up to 20% shrinkage,,,)

So the next thing after mirrors are complete, is a hood,,,
The design will be inspired by the Gemballa Carrera GT Mirage,,,,

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6987/01gemballamiragematte.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6378/05gemballamiragematte.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

That looks similar to the rx01 bonnet, a lot more tastefully done though.

rx01 kinda it will flow with the lines of the car better though,,,
the unique thing that Im doing is that I will be starting with the Autobahn hood so that will automatically delete the rotary accent in the hood and give me a clean canvas to play with,,,

rotr8, I have a rear lip spoiler I plan to start sometime this year and will be hitting you up with questions :)

rx01 kinda it will flow with the lines of the car better though,,,
the unique thing that Im doing is that I will be starting with the Autobahn hood so that will automatically delete the rotary accent in the hood and give me a clean canvas to play with,,,

You still going to do the z06 scoop project too?

rotr8, I have a rear lip spoiler I plan to start sometime this year and will be hitting you up with questions :)

No problem, I will help anyone out as much as I can,,,

You still going to do the z06 scoop project too?

ehhh I dont know anymore,,, thats the great thing about PS you can play with ideas without having to do them,,,
I really liked it in the begining butIve done a couple more PSs with my own pics and it wasnt as glamorous for some reason,,,
I think the hood will be enough fo rthe front,,,
Im planning out how to build my own rear skirts now,,, and then the rear diffusser will be built,,,

I really like what you are up to over there.... need an intern???

you're sick rotr8... best word to describe it.

whats the point of the splitter at the bottom of your burnout? sellin?

looking good, cant wait until u start on the hood :)

Wow... you're my hero dude. Your stuff looks amazing! I'm just starting to get into composite fabrication with the end goal of making some parts for the 8. Hope you wouldn't mind me harassing you from time to time with a question or two ;)

I REALLY like the ZO6 fender vent cover pieces...I want to try my hand at making some. And some wider rear fenders...A rear diffuser would be sweet, too.

whats the point of the splitter at the bottom of your burnout? sellin?

Track bumper... No way in hell that the AutoExe will see such a destructive battleground like a track,,,

Wow... you're my hero dude. Your stuff looks amazing! I'm just starting to get into composite fabrication with the end goal of making some parts for the 8. Hope you wouldn't mind me harassing you from time to time with a question or two ;)

Great, composites is a nice discipline to have, Im not even there yet, not that things are linear I would rather concentrate on hwat Im good at, maybe we can work together Ill make masters and you can make the composite replicas...

I REALLY like the ZO6 fender vent cover pieces...I want to try my hand at making some. And some wider rear fenders...A rear diffuser would be sweet, too.

Go for it man, dont be afraid of it, with the material I use if you dont like you just chuck and start over again,,,

All of these are insane! Is this what you do for a living? lol.

Great, composites is a nice discipline to have, Im not even there yet, not that things are linear I would rather concentrate on hwat Im good at, maybe we can work together Ill make masters and you can make the composite replicas...


Would love to do that! But in all honesty, I'm not really there yet. I'm just starting to develope my skills in the area... and will be a little bit before I have enough practice under my belt and the money to start playing with the cool stuff (vacuum / infusion). I'm sure I'll get there shortly though.

If your ever looking for info on that stuff.. let me know.. I can refer you to some pretty decent resources which would most likely save you some time and money. :)

DAM! This is crazy! I can't wait to see the final product of this project.

So the next thing after mirrors are complete, is a hood,,,
The design will be inspired by the Gemballa Carrera GT Mirage,,,,

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6987/01gemballamiragematte.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6378/05gemballamiragematte.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com/)

The Carrera GT hood looks a lot like the Stage21 hood for the RX-8..

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/971/stage21.jpg

yes but Im gonna be getting rid of the rotary accent/indent, much like the R8 GT3 hood with a large venturi coming off the back of the Rad,,,

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havent made too much progress in the last couple days been sick,,,

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Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!

man that hood is sick ...

Sorry for the grainy pics it was getting dark out and my ISO doesnt go to low,,,

It looks alot better in person...
One unexpected pro is that while driving at night it is an excellent headlight dimmer/blocker that extra inch is ideally positioned for this..
Its not perfect buts its a really unique piece for the car,,,

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Mirrors look cool

You should take a pic of them next to a stock mirror for comparison.

I want to see them on the car!

Not on the car yet, not gonna go through the troble yet I know they'll fit,, but heres the comparo,,,

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wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?

those mirrors look so sexy if you sell your cf covers let me know :)

wow the mirrors look a lot better. Are you going to have to custom cut mirror glass for them or will the OEM mirror glass fit?

I will have to scribe the glass on my set, I have the tools at work, just not sure how thats gonna work when I go to make them for all you guys,,,

hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.

those mirrors are AMAZING!!!

roto8 wanna hook me up with those mirrors, i currently have one fcked up :(

hey whats the time frame on these mirrors going into sellable models??... honestly I would buy a set today if you had any prototypes for sale. Very very nice.

I have no idea,,, Wasnt working of a release schedule, but with the interest that its generated I will try my best to get these out,,, the easy part is done, the hard part is that last 10% of bringing all the components together,,,

heres my PS concept for the hood,,,

http://a.imagehost.org/0110/hood-concept.jpg (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0110/hood-concept)

I'm thinking the hood will look good bro. Sideskirts look nice BTW.

man that hood looks sexy

You got the new clear corners too. Those look good.

rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.

Got any pics of the lip spoiler form a little farther away?

wow this is really coming together. nice work man.

rotr if/when you sell any of these im gonna go broke, the mirrors looks sharp and very agressive, that hood is exactly what ive been looking for for the past year or so, and well the last one isnt you but i think your pic just sold me on those racing beat clear corners.

The clear corners are RX8Strakes clear corners,,

the mirrors are nice and the hood has a nice flow with the rest of the body

bonnet looks win

sorry i meant to say rx8strakes...anyway keep up the amazing work!!

I think we need to get Greg a girlfriend..... LOL just kidding Greg, you do some great work and always come up with the craziest ideas. Keep it up dude!! Molly thinks you should start a reality show called "Pimp Yo' 8". I'd watch dat schiznit!!!

After the favors I'm gonna owe... I might as well be his bitch - ROFL

I think we need to get Greg a girlfriend..... LOL just kidding Greg, you do some great work and always come up with the craziest ideas. Keep it up dude!! Molly thinks you should start a reality show called "Pimp Yo' 8". I'd watch dat schiznit!!!

yeah for the last two years I have been single,, and it seems to be a chicken and egg kinda situation, do I do all these projects cuz Im single ATM or am I single because I do all these projects,,, :rolleyes:

^ITS A WIN WIN- :yesnod:

After the favors I'm gonna owe... I might as well be his bitch - ROFL

yeah hopefully Ill get them all done on time,,, last week I was sick with Metal Fume Fever, but theyll get there,,,

What the hell is Metal Fume Fever?

Metal fume fever also known as brass founders' ague, brass shakes[1], zinc shakes, Galvie Flu, or Monday morning fever[2] is illness caused primarily by exposure to certain metal fumes. Chemicals such as zinc oxide (ZnO) or magnesium oxide (MgO), often cause this through breathing fumes created by heating or welding certain metals, particularly galvanized steel.[3] Chromium[4] is also a hazard, from stainless steel. Cadmium,[5] present in some older silver solder alloys can, in extreme cases, cause loss of consciousness within a matter of minutes. Iron itself, and so most simple steels, does not give rise to it, nor does aluminium.[citation needed]

Symptoms
The symptoms are nonspecific but are generally flu-like including fever, chills, nausea, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and joint pains. A sweet or metallic taste in the mouth which distorts the taste of food and cigarettes is also normally reported along with a dry or irritated throat which may lead to hoarseness. Symptoms may also include a burning sensation in the body, shock, no urine output, collapse, convulsions, shortness of breath, yellow eyes or yellow skin, rash, vomiting, watery or bloody diarrhea or low blood pressure, which require prompt medical attention.[6] Milder flu-like symptoms will normally disappear within 24 to 48 hours, and someone suffering from metal fume fever will usually feel well enough to return to work the next day, despite the fact that they may still be feeling a little bit under the weather. It often takes 4 days to fully recover.



Me and my buddy were welding an access panel for his remote mounted turbo in the back of his car and we really didnt have any ventallated air so that night and the next day is when it really started to kick in,,,

the painted wheels look a lot better with the auto exe front, and that hood concept made MY PANTS GET TIGHTER :yesnod:

That blows.... note to self; don't get Metal Fume Fever

note to others..... never let me near any welding gear.....

hahah it wsant that bad thankfully my case was pretty mild, but from what I hear every time you get it gets proggressively worse,,,

dam painting the headlight housings is nice.....damn! Most unique 8, after splitter, headlights, bumper, fender, mirrors , hood, now u just need a widebody.

Any updates? :)

Glad to hear you're feelin better... respirator's are your friend.. those $30 dollar 3M resp's from Home Depot or whatever work quite well at keepin' illness away! I'm paraniod to all shit when it comes to fumes after talkin' with acouple people about perm side-effects etc.

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Any updates? :)

Glad to hear you're feelin better... respirator's are your friend.. those $30 dollar 3M resp's from Home Depot or whatever work quite well at keepin' illness away! I'm paraniod to all shit when it comes to fumes after talkin' with acouple people about perm side-effects etc.

Trying to source out a sheet of mirror, I talked to soem people in my shop and they're extremely confident that they are going to be able to waterjet the mirrors, there will be a slight sandblast around the edge but that can be covered with a trim gasket,,,
Also trying to find a place thats willing to replicate the mirror bodies,,,

wow youre talented

there it is! new avatar. nice work.

MUST HAVE MORE!

im totally jealous of the stuff you can pull off =\

PS If you ever start producing those mirrors, i call dibs on a pair

Thats what Im looking to do,,, I added a special touch,,,
A rotary shaped blinker,,, some fill primer is drying now,,, but in a half hr or so Ill post pics of the ruff opening,,,

Awsum! Waiting for da pix

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Is it a little higher on the passenger side?

that looks pretty good ...

why not just get the centre rear mazdaspeed and modify it to be use with the both oem side diffuser? just my opinion :)

becasuse getting the MS rear would probably cost x10

Thats what Im looking to do,,, I added a special touch,,,
A rotary shaped blinker,,, some fill primer is drying now,,, but in a half hr or so Ill post pics of the ruff opening,,,

if you really want to get crazy you can do something like this and build it into your mirror:

http://www.xtremekreations.com/ledlighting/IMAG005A.JPG


http://www.xtremekreations.com/ledlighting/IMAG004A.JPG

I'll even be nice and point you to the step by step ;)

http://www.customclassic.com/support/lightsupport/flushysupport/flushyinstructions.htm

or

http://www.baddad.com/info/?pg=instructions&id=3

heyo hats pretty cool idea, we'll see what happens, for now ive already carved out the recess,,,
Ill keep that in mind, thanks for the links,,,

Actually now that I look at it I may choose to do this also ,,, Thanks again,,,

thats pretty tight rev

It would make the lights more expensive sine I would have to hand lay each one though,,,
Ill keep it in mind,,,

Ah... it's not my idea... custom bike shops have been doin' it for awhile.

I just thought about applying it to the 8.... been farting around with the idea making a mirror that's relatively simular to the MS mirrors in Japan ('cept flipped for NA).. was going to try and integrate that style of light into the corners. Or who knows.. maybe just something completely different... doesn't really matter now... the temps are getting too cold to really get into starting up a project now.. le sigh.

thats what garages and basements are for,,, have you started on the mock up???
you can post your progress in here if you want

It would make the lights more expensive sine I would have to hand lay each one though,,,
Ill keep it in mind,,,


Nmmmmmm.... I guess it kinda depends on how you were planning on reproducing the parts... and out of which material. Really all you'd need would be to have the space cut out of the part, place a plastic or alum plug in there, then coat with epoxy / tinted clear coat, let cure and remove the plug. Window created.

Or if you're really lazy... just make a clear plastic plug and place a tint film over it.

haha.. that's if I had a garage or a basement! I live in a condo... and try as I might.. I can't bring myself to work on that stuff in my condo.. I'll be working with foam.. and even though epoxy has a very low odor.. it still smells.. so I'd have to leave it on my balcany to cure with all the other crap that's blowing around up there.

Right now I'm using a dealership to play around and test... I still have to finish my console liner overlays before the temp goes below 20. If I have time I'll make acouple of CF mirror covers for the time being and work on some of my idea's over the winter in Alibre (just got that last week.. woot).

You should see how small the room I work in is,,, I live in a condo too, I just made sure I built myself a small hobby room in the basement,,,
Aves Apoxie is the best and pretty cheap considering the quality, it has Zero shrinkage,,,
http://a.imagehost.org/0764/CIMG0451.jpg (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0764/CIMG0451)

Ohhhh and in case anyone was wondering the rear diffuser is all photoshop!,,,
Just testing the waters on design and how to build it,,,

man love all the work you do

How good is apoxie for making layers\sheets? Like your front diffuser (i know i'm being repetitive!).
I just stripped my car and might want to look into a cleaner look for the back missing seats!

ehh im no expert but i would think fiberglass would be easier for that.

if you really want to get crazy you can do something like this and build it into your mirror:

http://www.xtremekreations.com/ledlighting/IMAG005A.JPG


http://www.xtremekreations.com/ledlighting/IMAG004A.JPG

I'll even be nice and point you to the step by step ;)

http://www.customclassic.com/support/lightsupport/flushysupport/flushyinstructions.htm

or

http://www.baddad.com/info/?pg=instructions&id=3

:SHOCKED: The poossibilites are endless, I've actually done similar etchings on acrylic sheets with LED's, but the metallic surface seems way sexier than a translucent acrylic sheet

you'd want to fiberglass the seats... mostly because it is just a large area. But also it would take about 100 times longer to apoxie sculpt it.

How good is apoxie for making layers\sheets? Like your front diffuser (i know i'm being repetitive!).
I just stripped my car and might want to look into a cleaner look for the back missing seats!
VVVVV
you'd want to fiberglass the seats... mostly because it is just a large area. But also it would take about 100 times longer to apoxie sculpt it.

I built my splitter out of 1/4" Lexan,,,

I use the Apoxie Sculpt for the smaller more 3D shapes,,

awesome stuff man...I'm excited to see it all together. All great work, but I think my favorite is the mirror so far.


An easy way to make flat sheets is to lay up carbon fiber on a flat sheet of aluminum (not aluminum foil!) that has had release applied to it. comes out perfectly flat and the side of the carbon against the aluminum is perfectly smooth (assuming the aluminum is smooth).

Or like Greg said out of lexan...mcmaster-carr sells all sizes and thickness of plastic sheets up to 54''x64''

And DragonPlate is a great place to get some CF...

I want.

You should see how small the room I work in is,,, I live in a condo too, I just made sure I built myself a small hobby room in the basement,,,
Aves Apoxie is the best and pretty cheap considering the quality, it has Zero shrinkage,,,

Aroo?? Basement? In a condo? You mean like a townhouse? I'm living on the 34th floor.. no where for me to go 'cept out the window :Freak_ani. Honestly... since I got the 8... the biggest thing I want is a garage... I don't really care about the house aspect... but.. just some place I car work on my car / parts.. lol


And DragonPlate is a great place to get some CF...

I think Rotr8's got the right idea... buy some prefabed CF and just cut to shape... if you're really interested in working with CF and are most likely going to try making other things.. then by all means... but pleeeasse be sure to do your research and ensure you have all the right knowledge / safety equipment (specially if you're going to use epoxy).

Rotr8... I'm gonna guess the diffuser is more for show correct? From the image it would look pretty good.. the only thing I'd say is that the back of the thing drops pretty low... and you might have some nasty scraping if you're going up onto a steep driveway or over a speedbump with anything in the truck

Guess i'm going to try CF then. 120€\squared meter but should be well worth it. I thought about apoxie and not fiberglass because of the many curves and angles i would have to cover. Guess i'll just make a panel screwed to the back and leave some ugliness!

Greg can you rebuild my car? :sad:

Well I do have a contact that can get me access to a wind tunnel :evil_laug
Its a work in progress and I do want to make it as low as possible without compromising access to slightly steep roads and driveways. But as of now I usually find ways around those types of roads anyway out of fear of damaging my front bumper,,,


[QUOTE=xun4gvn4everx;3202596]Greg can you rebuild my car? :sad:

I told ya we'll get that scoop working...

That scoop deffianetly has to get working!!!

I still have the scoop, but the rest of it is getting towed away on friday