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latest style project

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:56 pm
by ttocs
Quarter window louvers, whatch think?

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/7

Now to make the other side......

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:59 pm
by jbob0124
I like the old tape deck.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:03 pm
by ttocs
with the new face ya mean? :D Always one of my favorite, I have sat there and watched it blink a blue fuckoff for more then a few minutes before...

Thanks, but back on topic how bout the louvers?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:13 pm
by jbob0124
Sorry lol, louvers look good. How hard is it going to be to match the other side?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:27 pm
by ttocs
That one is made of 1/4" hardboard and bodyfiller to smooth out the joints. Before I glued everything together I first took the time to cut pieces for the other side and made sure they fit. Now all I will need to do is start shaping them to match which I am sure will be harder then it sounds, its always the simple shit that gets ya!

What I plan on doing with these then is using them as a plug for a fiberglass mold so that I can make an exact copy out that will not rot out the way the wood will.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:13 pm
by jbob0124
Shouldn't be hard making a mold for those.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:22 pm
by ttocs
I am hoping but never done it before. They are fairly flat the only part I see being difficult is the areas between the fins might need some cleaning manually after pulling them.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 3:23 pm
by stipud
For homemade those look pretty dang good I must say.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:23 pm
by Stryker
I would prefer dark tint over those. I've seen a few around town with some sort of louver never been a huge fan. They are a great effort tho.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:27 pm
by ttocs
thanks mang! The car has so many curves that I didn't want them to be just flat. In the end they ended up having some more complex curves then I anticipated but I am happy with the look.

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:24 pm
by waynehead
hell yeah man, looking damn good