Nige's wide body poject

[Tor]

Nigel is making a mould of the complete bumper with the intakes as far as I understood.

Looking forward to seeing more pictures. Especially those Wisefabulous parts.

[Nigelr32]

Originally Posted by Tareim

wouldn't it of made sense to keep the mould just in case you need to remake it for yourself if the bumper gets destroyed?

or just saying that to keep your ass safe from litigation?

No, on both counts.. These are bonded into the bumper buck, which will in turn be used to make a mould. So, when it gets crashed, I have a mould of a complete bumper with air scoops fitted already.

Thanks for looking in.

[Nigelr32]

Heres a shot of the front bumper buck as it sits today. Still not finished, but getting there.




Rads and fillets still need to be added.

[Nigelr32]

I've been quiet for a while but I've been busy. The front bumper Buck is nearly done, here's a teaser shot of the underside.

[Tor]

Looks fantastic! More pictures please!

[Tareim]

the underside looks great

[Nigelr32]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Here we have the bottom finished off and smoothed out. Mould making is getting ever closer.



The top side is also getting there now with its big mouth and filleted and rounded corners.



I now need to fair the RB spat in, cut it about to suit the taller wider arch then we're away!!

Hope you like it.

[Nigelr32]

As promised, I have finally had a look at the Wisefab suspension tonight.

I will be doing a full review, which will be unbiased, so keep a lookout. Those of you who know about the issues with the rear end geometry will appreciate the review.

As a teaser, here's a pic of the left side set up on the bench. Believe it or not, this is how it sits with a drop of around 40mm.



Pretty good eh!!

[Tor]

The front ended up perfect!

Any other updates? Or are you taking a summer break?

[solidONE]

Beauty!

[Nigelr32]

No summer break here Thor, just been ill for ten days. Thanks for keeping an eye on my build.

I have had a question asking just how well my panels fit.. so I thought i'd post a few pics of my body with them fitted..

The first four pics show the fenders glued to my body, ready for more mould making.









In the next pic we can see the right rear fender just sitting on the car whilst turned on its side. Note the panel is not yet trimmed.



Another way of seeing my panels is to look at this months Banzai magazine here in the UK, or follow rocketracoongt86 on instagram. I'm gt86nige on instagram

The front bumper is now undergoing mould making, here's a pic just before i started.

[[YOYO]]

This is going to be one heck of a fantastic build. So much dedication. Good on you mate

[DustinS]

Reading back through your build thread (again). I noticed you made mention that the STi rear hub will bolt up to the Twins. Interested as I am looking to go RB later on and that will help with fitting wheels. Do I just need the bearing/hub assembly, or the entire rear upright? I figured just the hub/bearing, but figured I would double check.

[Nigelr32]

Originally Posted by DustinS

Reading back through your build thread (again). I noticed you made mention that the STi rear hub will bolt up to the Twins. Interested as I am looking to go RB later on and that will help with fitting wheels. Do I just need the bearing/hub assembly, or the entire rear upright? I figured just the hub/bearing, but figured I would double check.

All you need is the bearing. p/n 28473FG010. You'll need to redrill the 114.3 into the brake disc. If you know someone with AP brakes, they have the 100 and 114.3 drilled into the bells so you could use those to mark out and drill yourself. The spigot diameter in the centre of the disc locates it, so you don't need silly accuracy..

For the front you'll need to drill the original hub or wait to see what I've gone and done...