Project 8

[bigman91]

well hell thats going to be one sweet track car if you do all wheel drive

[kookieboi]

oh yeah def going to switch to all wheel drive and do the custom chassis set up to give me way more suspension configurations. i just have to get the material and then im starting that part of my project.

[kookieboi]

bored at work so was surfing the net and came across some inspiration for my project

[All_Xmods]

Wow, blue R8 is not bad looking.

[kookieboi]

Ok i gave in and decided to take my freahly painted car under the knife and create a wide-body r8. couldnt find any styrene so im trying this molding stuff i found at Micheal's. this is what i have so far:

sanded and prepped body

cut up an old libary card to use for under spoiler and rear diffuser

cut out bottom rear section to make room for rear diffuser

used a sudafed box as a brace for the diffuser while it dries together

here is the front end coming together

and here it is with the back end



now just gotta wait for everything to dry so i can sand, sand, sand, and did i mention sand? lol

[Kot]

one thing i learned from making wide body kits is that 3mm on each side is probably wide enough (if you're trying to scale it).
anything more is a little overkill since you'll have to reverse your tires, and then you'll have to shave down inside the wheel wells.
then it gets extremely heavy haha :P

i like the goal you set though! looking forward to its progress!

[kookieboi]

thx for the tip! im doing wider than i need so that i have enough to get both sides equal and right where i need them.

[kookieboi]

its taken me awhile but im taking my time and not trying to mess up seeing this is my first project but its coming along. i have laid down some primer to help see the high spots. i still have more sanding to do and need to carve the body lines but here's the progress so far

[Howlsatmoonlight]

Wow, thats looking really good for your first project! What type of molding putty did you use?

[kookieboi]

it this stuff called plastic metal. it works pretty well it you dont put too much on at one time.

[DRFTKO]

I have to say, it looks incredible for a wide body! I say this because it is rather clean and not too extreme like most you see. Nice to see a unique R8 as well. Good luck with it!

[kookieboi]

Originally Posted by DRFTKO

I have to say, it looks incredible for a wide body! I say this because it is rather clean and not too extreme like most you see. Nice to see a unique R8 as well. Good luck with it!

Originally Posted by Howlsatmoonlight

Wow, thats looking really good for your first project! What type of molding putty did you use?

thx guys i appreciate the feedback. its nice to know im doing good on my first project like this. thx again

[kookieboi]

well here it is with the first coat of paint. going to buff it down and do another coat and hopefully call it good. it took a while but i think it came out pretty good

[lol]

Yummy. I wouldn't touch it after paint for the next 2 weeks to let putty cure and paint cure too. (:

[kookieboi]

yeah after i lay down the final coat im just going to focus on the chassis and electronics. so i wont be touching the body for a while

[bigman91]

ooooo man im drooling!!!. the body looks amazing thats for sure i have to update my R8 wide body. cant wait to see it finished.!!

[RCrally]

It looks cool. I wonder will the wheel touch the inner fenders if suspension is pressed.

[_rx7™]

nice work turned out really great !

[kookieboi]

Originally Posted by RCrally

It looks cool. I wonder will the wheel touch the inner fenders if suspension is pressed.

i grinded down the inner fenders. i still have to grind a lil more on them since there is a lil rubbing when i make full turns. but im going to wait until i get some deep rims to match the body kit first.

[Bananabrain]

That thing is looking pretty sweet, im not big on wide body cars but that looks great.