Overlay Panels for a Car Project

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11 Trim Around the Fenders and Bed Step

The ash trim needs to wrap around the entire panel. I’ve got the top and bottom done and now I need to add trim at the front and back ends. I’ll st...

12 Prep and Fiberglass

This blog took a backseat for a few weeks while I worked on Christmas gifts for the grandkids. The work covered here was wrapped up in October so I...

13 Ash Trim Install – or Adventures in Microwave Steam Bending

 I’m using quarter sawn ash for the trim on the panel. I cut enough material for the entire project (if all goes to plan). The border trim is 1.25”...

14 Backside fiberglass

 With the trim attached I can now remove the panel from the forms. [image.png] It only takes a bit of gentle prying and the hot melt glue breaks f...

15 Building up the 2nd panel

 Now I have two projects going at the same time. Once the first panel is off the forms I can reverse each form to create a mirror image for the dri...

16 Conversion Progress Update

 The car is at the shop being converted. I delivered it the first week of January. It sat for a week or so while Michael finished up an Audi conver...

17 Tailgate Forms from 3D Scan

The plan to make the bed side panels next is being postponed. I need to double check my template for the sides before I commit the design to a buil...

18 Another Conversion Update

Michael posted another batch of pictures so I can get all of you an update on his work (which is awesome by the way).    Here you can get a view of...

19 Progress on multiple panels

 I’ve been working on the first (passenger side) body side panel, the second (driver’s side) panel, and the tailgate forms all at the same time. So...