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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #541 | Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 10:03pm
Edited by beetwenty
Saturday, 05-Jan 2013 @ 8:56pm
"I have decided to do a door card write up.   This is not the only way to do it, just what I have done.     Firstly cut out the shape for your door card and test fit it into your door. Make sure every thing lines up correctly, this is the easiest time to..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #542 | Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 12:23pm
Edited by beetwenty
Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 12:25pm
"Here is a pic of the cards in place. "
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #543 | Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 10:48am
"Thanks for the kind words.   I never mentioned the chrome as I already had that part figured out, And I wanted it to be a suprise.   The rear cards will need to curve towards the car to stop the cards from poping out the ash tray. If you keep your card..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #544 | Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 8:37am
Edited by beetwenty
Friday, 04-Jan 2013 @ 9:05am
"Update time.   I went down to clark foam and rubber and bought some closed cell foam sheeting. This stuff is way better for a noob like me, I can do anything I like with my glue and there are no problems.   This shows my card with the closed cell foam..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
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Post #545 | Thursday, 03-Jan 2013 @ 12:10am
"It helps out alot.   I am learning alot as I do this. I had read an article about DIY door cards and it mentioned "closed cell foam".   I didn't know what that was until now...   "An important division of solid foams is into closed-cell..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #546 | Wednesday, 02-Jan 2013 @ 5:42pm
Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 02-Jan 2013 @ 8:07pm
"No way, it is taking ages to make these.   I know now why trimmers charge what they do for door cards, they take alot more time than I thought to make.   Any way more pics.     Spraying glue.   I think im going to use cans from now on, I had to use so..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #547 | Wednesday, 02-Jan 2013 @ 2:39pm
"I have made the card part of my door card for the passenger side front today.     I guess this will be a slow build for me, i'll do a little here and there."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #548 | Tuesday, 01-Jan 2013 @ 5:29pm
"No worries Leith, I think i am where i need to be with my learning and experiments I'll get there in the end. So far im happy with where im at and with what i've learned. I bought an el-cheapo spray gun with a big pot from bunnings today. This way glue..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #549 | Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 9:07pm
Edited by beetwenty
Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 9:08pm
"I put down a bid on that today, just $20, so only minimum bid plus a dollar. If you want it I'll leave my bid at the $20 and stay out of the auction.   I owe the 1000 community for the indicator switch I bought at starting price recently. (Thanks again)."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
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Post #550 | Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 8:15pm
"Thanks, Don't go pulling anything off a working car for me, that goes for you to Dundee.   Im only after bits that will otherwise not be used."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
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Post #551 | Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 1:54pm
"Do you have anything for an early heater?   Im after a heater core, electric motor & fan, resistor I think (That coil of wire thingy) and the clips that hold it all together."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
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Post #552 | Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 11:47am
Edited by beetwenty
Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 11:49am
"I bought a 4 litre can of contact adhesive from Nolan UDA before the holidays. The guy had the 3m stuff there, but reccomended this stuff over the 3m can.   He claimed it had the same bite as the 3m stuff and at a few bucks more than one can of the 3m it..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #553 | Monday, 31-Dec 2012 @ 11:14am
"I am now waiting for my contact adhesive to go off on my second test piece. I rushed my first test piece, but the thickness is spot on without foam on the edges. So this door card idea is looking promising.   Im now trying a second test piece and wieghing..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #554 | Sunday, 30-Dec 2012 @ 8:07pm
"You are a genius Leith.   I'll have to do some more tests on a small bit of masonite to see how it fits into the chanels and to get an idea of how it would look in full size.   I would prefer aluminium, fibreglass or plastic because of water resistance,..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #555 | Sunday, 30-Dec 2012 @ 1:20pm
"I went down to Bunnings and bought a 3.2mm piece of masonite.   It is good to work with (Cuts easy), but I need to find it in maybe 2.5mm or even 2mm thickness.   I tried to glue a small piece of foam and vinyl onto the masonite to check out how it will..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #556 | Saturday, 29-Dec 2012 @ 10:43pm
"Yeah, Clean flat surface, release agent of some sort, resin, fibre, resin and go over it with a roller.   I even have a big sheet of glass that I could use to lay it up on.   I guess I should have a look at the local stores before I decide on a final..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #557 | Saturday, 29-Dec 2012 @ 9:13pm
"Thanks for the input guys, I guess I need to see what's avaliable to me and go from there.   Leith, did you lay up the fibreglass sheeting yourself?"
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
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Post #558 | Saturday, 29-Dec 2012 @ 8:23pm
"Datsun 1000's look cool in any form."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #559 | Saturday, 29-Dec 2012 @ 1:29pm
Edited by beetwenty
Saturday, 29-Dec 2012 @ 1:29pm
"I am thinking of having a go at building a replacement set of door cards for my B10 as the ones on it now are looking pretty old and worn out.     The vinyl is stained & ripped, and the card is warped and weakened from water dammage.   My question is......"
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
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Post #560 | Friday, 28-Dec 2012 @ 7:52pm
"Don't feel rude Chris.   Your comments are always welcome here. This is exactly why we have this section, to keep things working and keep our forum user friendly.   I'll run it by Andrew and we'll see what we can do.   Thanks for the input.   Ash."
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