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05-22-2010, 03:09 AM | #1 |
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body work
anyone have any ideas on how to make a custom body any tips and tricks would be much appreciated i really want to custom my cart up just never did body work before and need a push in the right direction
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05-22-2010, 10:49 AM | #2 |
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Re: body work
If your going to modify/customize the stock Yamaha G22 body parts (injected molded "Thermoplastic Olefin"), they do make special bonding agents to adhear peices togeather. For more specialized custom body panel's/parts, you may want to use metal (steel or aluminum) or fiberglass. Check out Rodgers, "built from the ground up" or Rons "Geep1" and so many others I cant list. Good luck ..... and we love pictures!
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05-22-2010, 07:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: body work
Ron is TheNewGuy. It depends on the look you are after, metal worked great for his jeep but fiberglass is often used for smoother shapes.
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05-23-2010, 07:47 PM | #4 |
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Re: body work
Choose the method that best suits your skills. For me it is sheet metal, a welder and lots of rivets.
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Ron
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05-23-2010, 09:48 PM | #5 |
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Re: body work
Man Ron, that thing is nice!!
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05-23-2010, 09:54 PM | #6 |
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Re: body work
You are going to have to do allot of trial and errors, but they have a great line of good fiberglass and sheetmetal you can work with. Try to find an old fender and start to grind, sand, fill and smooth out your plastic(bondo), until you reach your comfort level. Dont be afraid just do it. LOL
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05-24-2010, 10:51 AM | #7 |
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Re: body work
You used to be able to buy sheets of fiberglass, use those for flat areas and still had to make contours. Or you can make it like a boat with ply and glass over it, or of course make a mold for it which is what the factory made ones are out of.
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05-25-2010, 11:24 PM | #8 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: body work
very cool jeep ..thanks for all the wonderful suggestions im tryin to make it look like a caddy with functioning hood only when u open hood no motor but a cooler to keep the fluids and snax...and want to do the rear end of a caddy with working trunk lid for functioning trunk to store things of need blankets chairs fishing tackle..whatever i might need on whatever excursion i encounter...soon as i get to piecing it together ill start posting pictures...its a yamaha 2005
G22 stretch...was considered an 8 seater but i took the very back seat off so its just the three seats now....wish me luck steven |
07-30-2010, 06:31 PM | #9 |
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Re: body work
heres the cart so far...couldnt get the body work done i wanted but got a clean paint job on it ..still waiting on topper from paint
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08-01-2010, 07:49 PM | #10 |
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Re: body work
Looks great!!
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Ron
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