Body of Work
This Side UP So with the help of family and friendly neighbors, the body shell has been restored to its proper right-side-up attitude. This was a nice chance to see the results of some of the bodywork projects I've been engaged in lately. The badge recesses turned out nice. Another recess for the fuel filler cap. This is probably more of a Shelby Cobra thing than a British AC Cobra thing but to my eye it looks more finished this way. Body Mod Process In an earlier installment I showed the process of 3d printing modified body parts and using epoxy filler to temporarily mount them in the bodywork, then pull a mold. The next step is to cut out the temporary 3d printed part, leaving a big hole, wax and PVA the mold so it can be removed instead of permanently glued on to the bodywork, and then fix the mold in place. I just use regular wood screws to hold the mold on. The Replicar / LMR141 bodwork comes from England, where registration plates are long and skinny. Above, I ha...
