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I'm currently rebuilding my extreme van and had a question for someone that may have tried this before. You close the door at the bottom and there is maybe an inch thick void, with curves etc. I was thinking instead of trying to form wood around it, I was going to close the door after it is taped or plastic covered. Then pour the space full of a body filler. Once it dries, open the door, peel off all the tape etc, and I should have a molded edge that the door closes really snug against? I was planing on putting a lot of screws in for the putty to wrap around and "bond" itself to the wood and metal. Sound like it would work, or would I still have problems with cracking?
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You may have a longer lasting door bottom section if you use an epoxy with a filler (like milled fiberglass) for strength. It shrinks very little too. I think bondo is over 5% shrinkage. Check out TAP plastice web site for more info. Lots of good info there.
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Actually I have a big bag of mill fiber sitting right here I used for part of the dash. Prob is, after I let it soak in for a couple days, then hit it with a mixer for the hardener, it gets VERY stringey(sp). The filler is not actually bondo, but VERY similar. It stays a little more "runny" to begin with which allows it to pour down into the hole better. Do you think the fiberglass fiber would stay more "fluid" if I didn't mix as much in? or not stir it so fast with the mixer?
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-------------------- Mike Extreme Audio www.ExtremeAudio.org Extreme Van for Sale, complete or empty! Team JBL Team Fi Certified 179.3 dB 2005/06/07 dB Drag Extreme 3-4 World Champion 3 Time Deathmatch Participant 2004/05/06/07 IDBL World Record Holder 2004/2005 MECA World Record Holder 2006 USACi B&K WR SuperMod Ext.
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There are 7 bags of quik rete, more steel, MDF and such in this thing than you can shake a stick at. Needs to be rock solid everywhere
-------------------- Mike Extreme Audio www.ExtremeAudio.org Extreme Van for Sale, complete or empty! Team JBL Team Fi Certified 179.3 dB 2005/06/07 dB Drag Extreme 3-4 World Champion 3 Time Deathmatch Participant 2004/05/06/07 IDBL World Record Holder 2004/2005 MECA World Record Holder 2006 USACi B&K WR SuperMod Ext.
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quote:Originally posted by DrBass: Posts: 156 | From: Mechanicsville, Va USA | Registered: Nov 99 | IP: Logged |
Hrmm not to far from me. When's this thing gonna be ready to let someone poke their head around in? I'm thinking about learning a little more about the dark side of car audio. That is if you wouldn't mind.
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At this point, it BETTER be ready for the dB Drag finals! Working on it every day, but the clock is ticking.....
-------------------- Mike Extreme Audio www.ExtremeAudio.org Extreme Van for Sale, complete or empty! Team JBL Team Fi Certified 179.3 dB 2005/06/07 dB Drag Extreme 3-4 World Champion 3 Time Deathmatch Participant 2004/05/06/07 IDBL World Record Holder 2004/2005 MECA World Record Holder 2006 USACi B&K WR SuperMod Ext.
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