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Suprareal · 08-23-2015, 03:41 AM

Its great having a girlfriend who actually supports the hobby. She bought me this 20ft long canopy that serves as my constant work space and will also serve as the paint booth.

Next was something i contemplated for a while but came out better than expected. After seam sealing ( which was is difficult to make a neat seam ) i decided to try making some areas completely seamless.
I used fiberglass bondo for this, only enough to flush out the edges. If your doing this try not to build it up to high anywhere because it will have more of a chance cracking later.

Went through the works with this. Wet sanding, priming, spot putty, repeat.

Next was to sand down the firewall and rear tubs to prime the whole bay.

Fully primed

P/S reservoir will be here in the corner not interfering with the wiper motor. I had done this in my hatch when it used to be SR and was very happy with it.

Interior seats are still being decided. Leaning towards using matching S14 kouki's.

08-23-2015, 03:41 AM	#6
Suprareal Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: LongBeach, CA Age: 31 Posts: 378 Trader Rating: (4)	Its great having a girlfriend who actually supports the hobby. She bought me this 20ft long canopy that serves as my constant work space and will also serve as the paint booth. Next was something i contemplated for a while but came out better than expected. After seam sealing ( which was is difficult to make a neat seam ) i decided to try making some areas completely seamless. I used fiberglass bondo for this, only enough to flush out the edges. If your doing this try not to build it up to high anywhere because it will have more of a chance cracking later. Went through the works with this. Wet sanding, priming, spot putty, repeat. Next was to sand down the firewall and rear tubs to prime the whole bay. Fully primed P/S reservoir will be here in the corner not interfering with the wiper motor. I had done this in my hatch when it used to be SR and was very happy with it. Interior seats are still being decided. Leaning towards using matching S14 kouki's.