Convertibles BABY YEAH!!!

Aaronmamo · #1 12-20-2002, 08:04 PM

Hi,
I saw this sweet supra. I was wondering if anyone knew how to cut the top off so nicely like this person did. I have a dremel. Do you just dremel it and sand it. Can someone pleas explain. Thanks!

MTL · #2 12-20-2002, 09:08 PM

this just makes me think..
you have the word Dremel and stuff in your sigs, you sound like a Dremel user, and yet you dont know how to take off a chunk of your roof??

my approach would be too drill a couple holes in a row, and then use the sanding discs and slice them out in a line...
its probably better to cut a square out, instead of sanding the whole thing...its alot faster that way
after that, id sand the edges, either by hand or with the dremel

Aaronmamo · #3 12-20-2002, 09:43 PM

Thanks for your input. About the signature it says "Aaron+Dremel=Terror for Bits" this means that when I get my hand on a dremel I always cut everytihng up and to a "hck" job. It looks very bad. I might have my dad help me. Ir my mom, she is a wood shop teacher so she should know what she is doing,I hope, lol. Thanks for your advise

MTL · #4 12-21-2002, 12:36 AM

btw, that supra' rear is really HIGH...
if they had lowerd it to a leveled height with the front, it would look better...
and also where did u see this pick from?
they had a good idea about replacing the original body posts, cuz after a while, the holes get worn out

Aaronmamo · #5 12-21-2002, 09:28 AM

Yes I agree. aTHey look ugly with the back up. I will check were I got it from when I get back home.

hunter · #6 12-21-2002, 09:41 AM

thats a kewl car

Aaronmamo · #7 12-21-2002, 12:58 PM

Ok, The site the picture is from is. http://www.minirccars.com/auldey.htm
They have some other cool cars on there too.

Aaronmamo · #8 12-21-2002, 01:00 PM

Here is a picture of what I plan to do to the front. The on on the left is what I want to do, but I think instead of cutting it out I will just us a black decal. I am not brave enoigh lol. The car on the left is the car I am talking about. I got this picture from www.carmoworld.com.

Aaronmamo · #9 12-21-2002, 01:04 PM

In the picture above, the supra on the left has no ridges. Has anyone seen this before. I have my car all picked out and I bought my spraypaint today for the orange. What primer and color of primer do you recamend MTL. I made a huge mistake with my bit. I did not use primer and my bit is so ugly now. I look forward to hearing from you.

hunter · #10 12-21-2002, 02:44 PM

kewl email me as soon as u get a car

MTL · #11 12-21-2002, 11:38 PM

actually i think that hood is a custom [along with the paint job], because the racing supras dont have the TRD style vents...
he probably filled it in with putty, and sanded, and then cut the holes out...
i like the look of the grille, wonder what they used

primer is a must, or the paint wont stick to the surface...
there are a many different kinds of primer...ive used a Tamiya one, and some strange one ive never heard of...if u can find a spray can buy that, itll be very useful and alot easier/faster

hunter · #12 12-22-2002, 01:16 AM

ur probably right

Aaronmamo · #13 12-22-2002, 09:22 AM

I am going to search the internet and try to find out what is is. It looks like a silver hexagonal screen of some sort. Well, as soon as I find out what it is I will let you know. Thanks for the info on the hood. I think I am just going to leave the ridges in the hood.

Seeya!

hunter · #14 12-22-2002, 11:49 AM

that would work

Aaronmamo · #15 12-22-2002, 12:40 PM

It is called fine Hexagonal Mesh. It is expensive on the internet. I will prabaly go to my loca Hardware store and check to see if they have any.