GTR Stagea - Fiberglass Sideskirts

Then with the finished moulds I prepped them same as the plugs and began the layup for the sidskirts













Then it was just the process of tidying up these sideskirts so that I can use them as the base for the next step of mould making.

While that was going on I got tyres fitted to the new wheels and was able to confirm fitment













And also happening at this same time, some moderately sad news, the Beige Baguette is now sold and in the care of it's new owner.





I was really happy with that car and the new owner has heaps of plans for it including a 13b swap so I'm glad that somebody with a little more free time and money is able to give it the attention it deserves.

Back to the sideskirts, a little bit of filler on the sideskirts to get rid of all the ripples from riveting them together originally.








Then they got a layer of primer followed by more sanding and more primer.













All up it actually wasn't that hard to smash these moulds out and remake the sideskirts out of glass. And it is definitely going to make things easier in the future by having them perfectly solid.

Gave them a test fit and even though it was quite a bit of work to extend these sideskirts by only 30mm, but the fact that they now line up perfectly with the front lip just makes the whole build feel better and more cohesive.

Added benefit that it makes the car appear lower which means I can run it at a usable ride height around here and it doesn't look like hot garbage.











Still got to add the rear lip to finish the whole thing off but that will be after the widebody.

You'll notice the old wheels are back on. Rear fenders were rubbing on the tyres and so I'll have to cut them before I can fit the new wheels for good.