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    im just dreaming up silly things but

    could you make a complete fibre glass copy of an 86 body? by using a car?

    i know nothing bout glass so help me out

    ie if i had a tube frame and wanted to drop a body on it to make it look like an 86

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    go to youtube and look up something like diy fibreglass molding and you will get an idea.

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    you mean someting like this, just with a ae86

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    it's can be done by using what you have to put the fiberglass on to make a mould and then using that as an inverse mould.
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    It's quite a simple practice, but like most things, in reality it's not, it all comes down to technique and knowing what you are doing. If you don't it will release some pretty fucking ugly/wavey/dimpled/weak/generally shit articles.

    That said, a monkey with one hand and biggo's dick in his mouth could knock something out, but i wouldn't put it on my car.

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    did someone mention Streeter body kits?
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    cheers guys

    that mr2 (or what is left of it) is awesome!

    so basically make a mould of a real car then make the panels from the mould
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    yes something like that. You can also add things to the original pannels, lets say you want to make a bonnet bulge you could put a layer of foam then car bog over it before using it as a templace for the inverse mould.

    I don't know much about it really, I read a book or two and I made the seats for both of my trikes but other than that I avoid it where possible as it can be a real pain to use. It also makes a huge mess, I used disposable gloves to stop myself getting the strands out of chopped matt stuck to me.
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