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Old 04-29-08, 03:13 PM   #171 (permalink)
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Re: Mark Reid RCR-40 Build

The car will be painted on Friday!!!!

My color selection is basically the same as Bill's, but I will not have the numbers and will have a sill stripe and white pinstripe separating the blue and orange.

Here are the first body sections fresh from wet sanding. They do need a good wash down.



The side windows will be installed with screws making them removable. We bonded brass wood inserts into the window frames using epoxy:



Once they are cured, grind the tops off, fill the area, and finish for paint:



The top of the window frame requires care. It has an acute angle towards the interior and the edge is all gel coat. The insert calls for a 1/4" drill bit for wood. I drilled 9/32" holes and used epoxy to bond the insert to the body. This will aloow these windows to be removable. The rear exterior window, rear interior window, headlight covers, and fog light covers will all be bonded inplace.
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