-=*(Manufacture of a replica of the D-Speed ​​plastic hood)*=- — Toyota Corolla Levin, 1.6 liter, 1999

thanks! this moment is already taken into account =)

good job, next time use a respirator with cans (as when painting a car)

... dry ones worked ... (hic). like leaves in autumn))))

I think I saw these two in muzzles somewhere. And as for the cans, it’s right - I poured beer there and didn’t need to take it off. Yes, in the story I didn’t specify the most important point - about the amount of alcohol drunk

Well, yes, yes, tell me ... I’ll lay everything down as they drank everything, but they didn’t leave me) -)-)

in winter, this is clearly not where it will be done, but it will be seen there, thanks)))

Vital nothing is impossible! I’ll soon finish what I started - I’ll drop a photo ...
If necessary, I’ll sign the whole technology. ;)

I really want a hood like in the first photo)))

Well done!

=) try;)

... again, all the hands do not reach ... tighten it with a film)))

Nice you messed up.

... and what is there to think. =)
information on materials, preparation and the process itself on the Internet shaft ...
.with a friend purchased materials ... drilled into the box and go! )))
... slowly after work and on weekends ...

the price of materials up to 4 rubles - maximum!
... the rest is hands, head and a little bit of nerves. ))))

Did you think of this yourself?

Yes, there would still be time to deal with this in-line ...))))
And so, in essence, nothing complicated ...

Great job! Judging by the joints on the car, it turned out very well. You can put it on stream =) Not a bad colym in theory)))

accurate measurements were not made ... I can measure ...
according to personal feelings, no more than 5 kg. ))))

PS ... added a photo to this effect - where both parts were fused ...
my friend. without straining, he holds it on one finger ...)))))

Great job! Did you weigh the new hood? I wonder how light it is...

)))) Thank you! we try.

hands grow from the right place) well done

…I'm already thinking about wings… ;)

Yes, not really excellent. for work. This summer I myself fucked :) the first experience with resin and glass mat. Kaif something else to blind

Thank you Zhen ... about the final result, it will be seen how I fit it or paint it =)

The hood turned out.

Nu… approximately 10 rubles… maybe less. =)

what is the asking price?

... the question is stuck EXCLUSIVELY in my free time ... but in general it can be done. =)

Excellent competent work.

…not yet…

Don't make a spoiler

…guys?! ... so we do it together with a friend ... )))))

Super! I would like to find such people, I would immediately do it for myself ... Do guys not work for export? :)

Thanks for the high rating. ;)

opanki, even attentiveness apparently let me down when reading! Well done guys, I shake hands for akununuyu work! :)

Absolutely no problems ... knock in a personal or asya ... I'll tell you everything ... I will easily share my experience ... =)

oh, I would also make a plastic hood, native pipets what a heavy kg 20 probably

the difference is 10 kilograms :) 15 and 5 respectively;)

Has he gotten much lighter? How much is the weight of the original and homemade?

From gibs, because the only copy was needed ... :)
They sculpted from fiberglass, glass mat only for reinforcement in the middle layers ...
Only glass mat is not enough ... in practice, the design is too rigid ...

We didn't use epoxy, we used polyester resin!

And why did they make a matrix of gypsum?
Why not ordinary glass mat? As I see it, you blinded it from epoxy with fiberglass?))

The hood turned out to be smooth and everything is wonderful in terms of rigidity / flexibility ... :)
but the fact that a bunch of small notches from the air on the gibs is yes ...
... and that is not critical - it is leveled with the thinnest layer of special putty ...
... and then the film. :)

Clear) Just as I noticed the hood is not very smooth turned out)

5 kg ... against 15 of the original :)

What is his weight?)

Yes sir :)

mmm) ok)

Lubricated of course ;)

and the hood was not lubricated or covered with anything, so that the gypsum matrix would not spoil it? Or does plaster not stick?

I worked exclusively with polyester...

what is the best resin to use? Epoxy or polyester?

Thanks, good idea! ... and I'm glad that at least something helped! ;)

great job, but there is a better offer, since so much work has been done, why spoil the beauty with a carbon fiber film, you can tighten it with carbon fiber (carbon fiber) it’s better and no more difficult than the hood itself
, well done, so I decided to do my own and your experience helped me a lot

But why then gypsum at all ?!

gelcoat is it if it is made of fiberglass, or do you think it is possible to remove gypsum with its use?

Silicone is sold in tubes. ;)
In general, it is already easier and more reliable to make a matrix using gelcoat. ;)

thanks! what about silicone? can you tell me more? I'm also going to remove the matrix and I'm afraid that the plaster will remain on the product)))

A solution of soapy water with silicone;)

Hey! please tell me how you smeared the matrix so that the product then separated?

Thank you for rating!

well done five plus

Thanks! =)

Super job! but I was afraid to make a remark from the spoiler ...))) now I'm not afraid)))

Hey!
Bookmarks on a metal base ...
That is, metal plates as bases to which are welded, a loop and hinges ... =)

Class!
And how are the hinges and the hood lock loop connected to the composite?

handsome.