i think a bridge should be built from alaska to russia... that'd be totally sweet. we could all drive to europe.

lol cute... and romas you know i have an ae86 here for you to drive when you come here...

-DMC

wow..... great work doggy... >>

Lol..... Guys, thanks for the comments, and i totaly agree with Digndoug - im not a God at all.... there is no line about me in bible LOL....

Well back on subject:

3 DAY OF WORK on Edo's Celica.

Not done much, cuz whole day i spent fixing small things and preparing all the pieces for reasembling.

Lets start with the Rust fixing chemicals:

The smallest bottle is Rust cohesive material, its the best one i ever used from company Hammerite. Then id dryes it is like epoxyd, really good stuff, you can straight paint on it or use bondo or primers. The second bottle on the left is Rust fixing primer, witch contains some rust cohesive characteristic it is really good to use after all the rust or bare mettal is brushed with the first material. And the third, the biggest bottle - really good anti-rust wax, it is really tenacious, and it is really sticky so it is good to use in the places there the water gets - it stops water compleatly before it gets to the mettal.



Here the first material used to fix all the rust and the bare metal, after brushing it - all the places gets dark blue and they are covered in like a thin some sort of skin.





After about 3 hours - the rust fixing primer comes to play, i use it everythere there the first chemical was used, just to make sure better covering from rusting in these places.





And here it is - all mighty Wax, im covering full iner side of the fender - just in case >> And for better covering >>





I'v still had to fix one headlight, i did the left mount from piece of plastic, lots of gluing, lots of soldering, but it came pretty not too bad >> And it is strong, really strong.



Fixed the headlight holdes (bottom bars), they there all bended and out fo the shape, after hammering and bending them back - i needed to repaint them cuz in most parts paint was chiping away.



And the final - the fun part, made some side bars >> Took about 3 hours on them, but they came pretty not too bad, changed the original design a bit, cuz with the DG performance designt the wiring is a bit in the place there they have to go, so i made the design of them different.... hope they will help you Edo >>




Tomorow is reasembling and corecting all the gaps on the car day >> gonna see if i did all the metal works corectly >> Stay tuuuuuuuunnnnnnned for the updates >> I already ordered paint, this car is going to be one of the HELL color >> But this will have to wait >>

It looks like you're making awesome progress. Are you going to do a custom kit on Edo's car Romas? >>

Nah, not much time left before this car goes to paintshop, so all i will do is put the SSIII extensions on the front, and make simple custom sideskirts >> Thats all, i need to finish my bebe too... >> Cuz now it is standing outside while Edos celi is in my garage. blah >> >>
-Coomer+Apr 12, 2005 - 1:40 PM

wow Romas you amaze me. What kinda skirts? I know you said simple but nothin is simple with you.. Every piece of artwork amazes me. Keep it up.

nice bodywork doggy.......
i wish on the next project you could make the wide body kits for our celica?
that would be tight and badd

Lets get back on the track >>)

Days 4-5 of work:

Finally, reasembled the front, and fixed all the gaps. Now they are all practicly equal. Wasnt really too hard cuz i almost got all the shapes right then i hammered fenders. Atleast now the front of the car look not out of shape >> This was the end of the work on the front...













Second custom thing for Edosmobile - Strut bar... This sucker got my nerves totaly, cuz making it was like a hell.... first - what ever i did - i did wrong making it... Either it hitted hood, or was hitting engine... so i had to make the front bar bend in the both ends.. and etc... well Lets start with the pics:

This is the beggining of the side mounts. Cutting them with disc cutter, and them sanding them till the equal shape... Takes time, but in the end - worth it.





This is the end link of the front bar, i sanded it down (sanded all the welds) and got pretty nice shape >> Needed to make them both equal on the both ends so this took time still...







Fitted the strud bar to see is there any issues with it or not... Thanks god - no problems now >> Anything that is left - 2 center bars...




Working today took me whole day to make these 2 bars.... Cuz my welding machine was going crazy... shiz i need new one.. either it was over powered but it burned metal compleatly in few places... so i had to start all over again and again... Welll in the end it my welder setle down and i almost finished - 90% done.. Still need to weld small triangles on the end mounts, and get the bar to get sandblasted and then Edo will chrome it >>







Third custom thing - Side skirts, and then i will move to interior >>

keep an eye guys >>

looking good doggy are you going to do a rear bar?

Nope, hes already got one from GT4 i guess

-nik+Apr 14, 2005 - 1:37 PM

-nik+Apr 14, 2005 - 10:37 PM
I already have it made by DG performance >>

This post has been edited by edo17982: Apr 14, 2005 - 3:51 PM

wow.... the strut braces looks good. will look perfect after chromed. >>

Boooo, no update >> - I was waiting whole day to learn about progress and nothing....

respect >>

wath for a brand is the duplex muffler >>

Ha ha.. we all do stupid things then we are young >>

It is gone already, Apexi N1 style muffler will take the place now >>

As for update, i will update today - this will be the best update ever - Making side skirts - the proces write up.


-Slowrider+Apr 19, 2005 - 9:57 AM

one word... awesome >> i wish i was as skilled as you

Bumpity Bump, waiting for the update.

yeah doggy come on stop teasing us >> >>

i actually like that exhaust for sum reason

-playr158+Apr 20, 2005 - 12:44 PM
I do too, alot.

edo's is exhaust is sick i would have left it.

Oooooook sorry for the long wait, but few last days i'v been working on Edos var for about 12 hours a day so i dont want to turn my PC on then i get home - just nice warm sleep.......

But.... as i promised - here coes the MAKING THE SIDESKIRTS:

Lets start from the point, that is nessesary to build some simple shape sideskirts. First of all i bough a sheet of metal thickness about 1 mm, then i vent to one metal shot and asked them to bend the shape from it, like i arleady knew what shape i want so i just drawed scetch and let them do they job. After this, then the metal shape was ready, i lay fiberglass inside it, basicly i use about 4-6 layers of fiber fabric, to get the right thickness and strenght.

Here are the pics of the metal shape and right next to it - removed one piece of fiberglass shape, ready to be used in making basic shape of the sides. The reason i use metal shape, that it is the fastest way to get the fiberglass product out of it, it wount requires any mold relising chemical, and it is easy to work with it.



After i got one straight piece, i cut the top till needed height, and then im fitting it on the car. As long as we all know that the celica side is curved, so you cant use one long straight piece, so im making 2 straight pieces of fiberglass shape, then im fitting one on the straight place (there the doors area), another piece im cutting into 2, and fitting them from the ends.




It requers sanding to fit the other 2 pieces to the sides, cuz the shape of the car is not straight at all, so after sanding them till the needed form, im just fixing them to center piece by aliuminium plates and some screws together. Im using aliuminium plates on the inner side too, just to get the strenght in these plases. Well, then all this done, im removing them from the car, and glassing the iner side (note: Im leaving the aliuminium plates inside, i just glass over them, just to have some reinforcment.).



After the glassing is done, im cutting the shape to the right lenght, and try to fit it again on the car, just to see if everything is alright. As you can see in this photo, the car is all taped up with covering material, yes it is cuz im ready to move to the next level now.





After i fit them tight on the car - i glass them on the gar, just to have the best fit, and to rise the ends of it higher on the body of the car. The epoxyd removes easy from the covering material, so after its all dry, just pull the scirts out a bit - and here ya go:





Well, after some sanding, cutting messuring - i got one side almost done, sure you can see in these photos what it looks lie for real, but they will look pretty nice and simple. After some desidions i cutted the small vent on the end of the sides, just to ruin the plain design, still need to make somthing on the front of the sides, but i will see what will come to my head then i install the front extensions...













Later yeasterday after whole works, i finally tryed installing SSIII extensios, just to see is the height of the sides is atleast the same as extensions - and bingo, it is >> Well, as for more works to come on the sides, they are still unfinished, so stayyyyyyyy TUUUUUUUnnnnnned for more updates and dont judge the unfinished product.

Thanks you all guys >>

Awesome! I love getting updates on your work Romas...the car is looking really good. >>

Its gorgeous. Finally, I can go to sleep in peace.

I attempted to do some body work because of this thread.

thank you Romas >>

Keep it up, awesome!

you my sir are a legend.
I wish you could do a bit better write up into an artical for the bodykit. Specificly working with the fiberglass (cutting the vents and stuff)

Also looking at the picture of the rear of the car at the top of the page. I think the celica is gorgeous without the wing. Is there any rear bodykit or anything changed about the car in that shot? Lights, Lowered etc. It just looks so good.

-Zoiks+Apr 21, 2005 - 11:15 AM

I'll keep those JDMs light, the only thing I'll do is to remove the orange bulb cover inside the light once my car will be back home >>
As for the rear nothin will change except the N1 style single muffler >>
That's it >>
And Bro,,,,,,A W E S O M E WORK!!!!!!!!! U ****in' genious, I always said that!!!!!!!!!! >>

i ment current mods at the moment. Why not keep the dual dual exhausts? I think that dual exhausts look awesome as they seem to balance the rear out.