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3 minute(s) of a 85 minute read
3-2-2014
Thank you for the comments, folks!!
I finished the first seat a few days ago. It took a couple of months total working a bit on it most days, but a lot of the work was undoing the previous covers and copying them; the next seat should go a bit faster. The rear seat is uncharted territory though, and will probably take longer to make.
Before moving onto the next seat, I started a little side project to build the trim pieces that cover the side of each seat base. Here is a pic of a gol gti showing the piece I'm referring to:
First I'm making a plug out of balsa wood, which later I'll coat in fiberglass resin and filler to smooth out, then make a mold of it using plaster. The final parts will be fiberglass.
So far so good, as long as I don't ruin it trying to make a mold we should be good. I ordered some PVA release agent to help that step, as so many times in the past I've tried using something I had laying around as a mold release (oil, wax, butter, foil, etc) and it never worked very well.
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The Fox!
Posted by Diggymart on 10/17/21 @ 1:08:06 PM
Nice update and video!
Posted by Diggymart on 2/18/21 @ 4:11:06 PM
Nice looking Fox!
Posted by MPower on 10/1/20 @ 7:49:34 PM
Thank you!!
Posted by alaincopter on 1/10/21 @ 10:14:40 PM
My pleasure, very glad to have my build featured - thanks for everything! From day one I've seen how hard you've been working on this site and you made it exactly the way us car nuts love - a great place to quickly access great builds and helpful info, along with a easy to use platform to post new content, even easier than the forums. Many props to a great site!
Posted by alaincopter on 5/3/17 @ 1:43:00 AM
Thanks! We appreciate the kind words. :)
Posted by diyauto on 5/4/17 @ 9:48:42 AM
Looks great and thanks for adding! I love that blue :)
Posted by diyauto on 4/21/17 @ 10:24:00 AM
Thank you Diggymart! I’ll have other updates soon as I’ve finished the interior upholstery, front suspension and brake upgrades, and I hope to start posting videos more regularly as well. Cheers!
Posted by alaincopter on 10/18/21 @ 12:55:10 PM