good to see it coming along.
on a related note, i took my truck out for a little drive the other night also.

it does feel good doesnt it, and trickyslick i do have pics of the back of the car they should be in this thread if there not i will post some up

good god that truck is what you called slammed to the freaking ground good god is all i can say right now

Bdyman, car is looking really good. And Frank.. I love the 1st gen bodydropped dime. That thing is layn hard!

it would look even better if it had 22`s tucked in that metal, i would have liked to do a body drop on my car, but way to much time and money

i agree.. i remember hearing you did/were doing something, and the thread has nothing showing it.


...just what are you hiding back there....?:ninja:

lol hmmm that will be interesting lol

using a 59 caddy tail light,

and thats what makes everything worth it;)

ya she loves my grand prix its magnaflow exhaust sounds great, and when i take off she just smiles and gigles
shes 12, and when i hit the switch and just driven around she loves it
i show my grand prix, she gets bored, but she tells people its my dads car with a smile on her face, that`s my girl

i like it are u doing this all in a shop or at home ?

I believe he has done all at his home.

I thought I remembered seeing a custom trunk...any more shots farther away...Hope I am not ruining you big unvailing...I just love to see custom work.

Beautiful car by the way....

thanks guys, andys right i do the work out of my garage, and the sheet metal i did at work, when i say that i mean the fenders, the doors, the hood, the ass end i did at home, and i will have the bumper done next week, i "shaved" the lisence plate holes and the area where the olds emblem goes, they dont call me the plastic man for nothing
the rear bumper will have the lisence plate pocket from a grand am grafted in, i love plastic, the rest of the car is done from my garage, i even painted my car the last time in this garage, no paint this time primer, and pinstriping for me, ole` skool!!!

it looks nice i wish i could do this but i dont have a garage or the tools and expericance to do this bdyman do u work for a bodyshop near the northern suburbs?

ya i work in lyons, at fullers auto body, i live in cicero, and do work from my house too

Nice work bdyman. Can't wait to see the finished product.

are u gonnna change the color or anything? haha im intrested to see what ur gonna do

nope no paint for me this time, just primer and pin stripped
here are some pics from last night

yes i know i need a new camera, but ya get the pic

Well, pics are better than no pics! Looking good, can't wait to see it finished and in person!

this week is going to be a buisy week for me, grand prix got effed up at the dealership, so iam painting that this week, and the finishing touches start this week on the alero, if iam consistant with the alero i should have it done in 2 more weeks, i hope!
will keep updated as i go along

can't wait to see it looks gorgeous :)

progress is goin` great, i ran out of welding gas on tuesday, so take care of that on monday, its almost ready for bondo, then i can modify the rear bumper, prime it, and drive it whoooo hoooooo
thanks dude

more updates!!!
 

here is a pic of what my bumper will look like, frenched plate, yes it will be all plastic, they dont call me the plastic man for nothing
like it or not i like it its different , and its all plastic

very interesting.. :thumb:

I'm feeling it Chris, it will look good and is definitely different.

I wanna see more pics of your custom trunk and spoiler

Will that be in all plastic by any chance? :p

why yes it will be all plastic, thats why iam called the plastic man
oh yes it will lol

doch tuner i changed the deck lid a bit, so when iam done fabn` on it i will post more pics this week, the bumper is coming along great, iam so close to bondo i can taste it, and i love the smell of bondo in the morning

so... fiberglass for metal on metal (or weld) and bondo for plastic?

did you put reinforcement under the head lights to stop it from getting wavey ?

I also like to work with plastic/fiberglass its interesting and fun. I also like the melting metal tho (is part of my job). I have this heater control project hanging over my head that needs to get done. I am thinking of making side skirts for my car. like these



looks nice very smooth. you going with gray primer ?

never bondo on plastic, plastic welding, plastic adhesives, like 3m of fusor products, plastic reinforced patches for strenght, as i go along on the bumper i will post pics of the work so you guys see how plastic is repiared/customized the correct way

and yes grey primer its ppg`s ncp271 which is a high build corrosive protected primer, and no worries at all it would take yrs for this primer to fade and or to chaulk up and loose all properties
as i built the pockets i welded to the rear body panle, and the other fab work on the 1/4 is just exterior sheet metal for commetics, nothing was strutually cut to impose the strenght of the car
and when its ready for primer i am goin to go inside and put pillar foam to keep things quite, seam sealer around joints, 3m makes a seam sealer in a tape form which will be reinstalled in the trunk gutter, when its done its goin to look like the factory made it like this
von dutch style stripes, loud exhaust, and one crazy tattooed polak driving

ok... so.. what is bondo used for?? all i ever hear is "don't use bondo for this, this, or that..."

(pardon my body work ignorance. :lol: )

body filler is used over metal, fiberglass, and aluminum, applying over aluminum a sealer has to be applyied first then bondo can be slung
bondo can be used to shape fiberglass like making boxes, fiberglass enclosures, bondo has come along way from the lets say 80`s, it is easier to sand easier to sling,
not safer to breath unforutnely, doesnt shirnk like the old stuff used to, it is a polyurathene based product hence the easier to apply, we do use fiberglass or duramix sometimes to shape first, a company called evercoat makes some of the best filler out there, especially there glaze, its called metal glaze, can be brushed on, again its a polyurathene based product the old red glaze is a polyethylene based product which was nothing but a headache,
it swelled up shrunk up, no matter if it was finished in 320, it never dried , in the late 90`s is when the products changed due to osha and the epa, so another product made by evercoat is called all metal, it sjust like fiberglass but its all metal, another great product
bondo when used correctly will last the life time of a car, bondo today is not porus like it used to be, so when i sling bondo on my car or any car for that matter i know i will have no worries becasue the metal is preped and the product i sling will last

I just got a gal of rage gold at www.eastwoodco.com they have a retail store about 20 min from me. its great stuff and isn't terriable expensive at $40 a gal.
its a cool store and cool people that know there sh**. they have a pin stripe kit on sale right now ( if you do it your self )

when it comes to filler cheaper is not better at all. get good products and it will last (if its aplied right)

My friend used Evercoat on his car and he's so damn retarded that he even effed that up. Haha.

so anyone want to buy it when its done???

buy what? the car? O_o