kane's wide body AWD n12 exa updated 3/8/2011

Post by **shanec86** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:07 pm

make sure you dont bitch out on epic offset/width rims either!

Post by **15exa** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:22 pm

lol, i wont man

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:32 am

This thing is gona look wicked when its finished

Post by **Ash** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:59 am

dude

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:18 am

It'll look awesome!

SevPP · Post by **SevPP** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:48 pm

Lookin awesome!

Still can't get over the fact you found the original moulds!

Post by **15exa** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:04 pm

SevPP wrote:
Still can't get over the fact you found the original moulds!

thats what 4 years of persistance will get you

Post by **15exa** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:50 pm

i played around a little with the fitting today. slightly modified the standard reo bar to fit the bumper, and trimmed the inside of the guards to fit the bumper.

the 2 halves temporarily fixed. the will be glassed together at a later date

before the guards were trimmed

roughly...................

Post by **shanec86** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:50 pm

Kimmo wrote:
15exa wrote:i did find the original moulds
: O

I'd hate to tell you but they aren't the original Gibson moulds, they were destroyed.
The proper guards are metal with bolt on fiberglass flares, the front bar is one piece, and the reAr flares are different. Either way they look close enough.

baz · Post by **baz** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:50 pm

How much for the moulds?

Post by **15exa** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:25 pm

shanec86 wrote:
Kimmo wrote:
15exa wrote:i did find the original moulds
: O
I'd hate to tell you but they aren't the original Gibson moulds, they were destroyed.
The proper guards are metal with bolt on fiberglass flares, the front bar is one piece, and the reAr flares are different. Either way they look close enough.

ah ok. old mate told me the front bar/spoiler is from the original mould...

the guard moulds i got mine from used an original set flares from the original moulds, adapted to the guards.

and yes, the rears are different. possibly a lack of enthusiasm by the manafacturer to finish them off properly, as per the gibson car.

not too sure, just going off what i was told.

Post by **shanec86** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:27 pm

yeah reason i say is because i was talking to the current owner of the EXA most of the weekend, i knew you were building this show i showed him some pictures. He said while the car was first privately owned there were never any moulds taken, gibson then bought all the cars for a museum but ending up selling them off and Justin now ownes it. He said maye Fred had a mould taken but the originals definatly arent around any more and Justin definatly hasnt had moulds done.

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:54 am

Gee, they are pretty wide, aren't they? You'll need shitloads of rubber to fill em...

15exa wrote:it will be fully engineered and street registered.

Doesn't that mean you'll need to modify the suspension for the wider track?

Post by **15exa** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:36 pm

Kimmo wrote:
15exa wrote:it will be fully engineered and street registered.
Doesn't that mean you'll need to modify the suspension for the wider track?

for an extra 3 or so inches, i doubt it

Post by **15exa** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:12 pm

finally have a weekend to myself so i thought i would try and get some work done.

i removed all the glass and started on the rust repairs. i havent got down and had a good look at the lower sills but i think they arent too bad. i got the cash together for the cage material now so that shouldnt be too far away, then i can really start hookin into the body work.

i also had a go at getting that ding out of the ass, looks tonnes better than it did.

some pics