The tail light backing plates turned out great Brad.
Will need to keep that in mind.
I agree on reproduction parts.
Anything u can do to refurb original will end up better.
Thanks Craig.
I am working on reconditioning my original door panels at the moment. I previously purchased reproduction panels which didn't fit at all. The door panels I am currently using are new old stock, they fit but I am sure they could be better.
I still have the original panels that came on the car. They are in poor condition so if I stuff them up it will be no great loss. I have removed the trim and using a heat gun removed the vinyl covering. With the vinyl removed the panel is quite flexible so it will now lay flat against the inside of the door (instead of trying to pull away from the bottom). The cardboard backing is a bit soft in places so have I fibreglassed these areas up. I am using West System epoxy for the glassing, I haven't tried it but I think if I used the polyester resin it would desolve the foam padding. I plan on filling any defects and the window crank handle hole in the foam and then covering them with a light fibreglass cloth and epoxy. I have spoken to a motor trimmer about this and was told this should give a good base for them to recover.
I am not sure how these will turn out, at the end of the day they might end up in the bin!!!
I am also working on the hood. It's a hand laid ACI hood with the rough fibreglass texture on the underside. I have started to remove the paint and sand the surface. I will then use Vette panel adhesive as a filler to smooth it out.
Should look a lot better once it's painted satin black and new insulation on the back half of the hood covering the engine.
