I always get those two confused... Since finishing up the fender extensions (never say finished, I am tweaking them.  more on that later...) I decided to pull the headlight bezels and grill off in anticipation of installing the headlight mounts. Since I was already there, I decided to pull of the front bumper again to... Continue Reading →

Well.  The fiberglass work is done at least. My last post was all about the importance of taking your time when working with fiberglass.  It's frustrating when your trying to make something out of nothing and it doesn't go the way it should.  I'm sure that goes for any hobbyist when they are starting out.... Continue Reading →

The excitement of any project tends to impact good old fashioned common sense.  When in doubt about something, either go back and find the answer or take the the right precautions in order to minimize a negative impact. With the second set of plugs shaped, fiberglass materials at hand, and the knowledge of Polyester resin... Continue Reading →

I jumped into building the fiberglass fender extensions thinking I knew what I was doing.  I read some forums, watched some YouTube videos, said to myself "This doesn't look hard!". Boy was I wrong.  Reading, watching, and doing are three very different things.  But hey, without trying, you won't know what mistakes you'll make,  therefore... Continue Reading →

Thank you all for the positive comments I've received regarding the fiberglass fabrication I have been *attempting*. The beautiful thing of trying to do something new with no experience is that you make lot's of mistakes and hopefully learn from it so you can do it differently next time.   Unless you do the exact... Continue Reading →

At the end of my last post, I some how managed to learn just enough about fiberglass to add a nice candy coated shell to my floral foam mock-ups. And that's exactly how they felt with a single layer of glass, they were kind of hard on the outside, but if you gave them a... Continue Reading →