Cobra replicas in Australia

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Originally posted by Rebel1


Here is a handy hint to get your gaps near perfect.

Obtain some 25mm X 3mm soft rubber. I got some from Clarke Rubber.

Tape each side with some packing tape.

Jamb this rubber in the gap between the panels but let it sit high. This provides a fence to fill/glass against and provides a two sided parting line. I did two opposite sides of a panel at the same time so the panel would be even.

The end result is that you end up with an exact 3mm gap which may be too small but at least it is uniform and is then easy to sand to a final gap.

Cheers

That's a good hint Les

I haven't worked with glass before and at first, found it to be a bit daunting (like how much catalyst to use) but now I'm comfortable using it.

I used laminex as a backing to mould to the shape of the outer door skin, ground the outside leading edge of the skin so that the edge formed a point, put a layer of glass between the skin and laminex, made sure the resign soaked under the edge of the skin (easy to see b/c the gelcoat as been ground off) and then layered two more layers on top. After it went off, peeled off the laminex and hey presto the door's extended. Placed the door back on the cobra, used a flood light inside the car and let the light shine into the door sills so to mark out on the outside of the door skin where the edge of the door sill is.

Next step is to cut off the excess, hopefully tonight. I'm happy with the shape of the door sill so I wanted to keep the sill the constant and vary the door to suit.

Plus the bonus after using glass is that you fell a sense of wellbeing and being at peace with the world