Lamborghini Murcielago/MR2

[Peggyontherun]

@ bulldog bri - as long as a piece of string a roughly about 6 months left on it so next summer 2011 it will be ready in no rush as i want it all done perfect and as the crappy wet weather we are having here im glad it will be finished for next summer something to do over the crappy wet evening

@ The Gaffer - it will be over in the UK next summer as im getting new carpets and centre console all re-trimmed so will give you a shout when its time we can all meet up 

['The Gaffer']

@ The Gaffer - it will be over in the UK next summer as im getting new carpets and centre console all re-trimmed so will give you a shout when its time we can all meet up 

Nice one

[Peggyontherun]

Got the passenger side rubber surround nearly in


Has this curious fella being nosey


All small pin holes re-filled




The door just sitting there


The windscreen back from the printing shop all the relevant logos in place





The black border all around it


Closing panel all sprayed up ready fto be sent off for carbon fibered

['The Gaffer']

Love the glass, thats pretty serious stuff

[Peggyontherun]

Cheers not bad for a Nissan Maxima windscreen 

Love the glass, thats pretty serious stuff

[Peggyontherun]

Passenger side still a bit to fill



Coming along


Passenger side window trial fitted a good bit of work on this



Filling and sanding


Coming along


All gaps filled and sanded repeat process




Its getting there patients is needed



Window trial fitted before primer


Interior primered at last




A few lambo stickers just back from the print shop

[Peggyontherun]

Passenger side of the car a bit of filling going on


Bit of a clean up on the dash


Months of being wrapped up still looks good



Sanded ready for primer


First coat of primer

['The Gaffer']

This should be quite a motor when it's finished

[Bulldog Bri]

Just wondering where you are getting all the fine detail info for your build? It's almost like you have an original one to copy... 

[Peggyontherun]

@ The Gaffer - Cheers hopefully i am going a bit crazy with the carbon fiber on this car stay tuned

@ bulldog bri - I wish i had a real one just lots and lots of research on the net its all paid off so hopefully it will turn out grand

[Peggyontherun]

Was in my local scrap yard and i came across these sun visors there out of a rover 200


The rear spoiler arrived today still a good bit of work on it to do



The cardboard is the template so a good bit of cutting on it


This is underneath see the bends in it its light and strong


One sun visor in



Drivers side in




A bit of work on the rear going on

['The Gaffer']

Do you have a finish date in mind? Really taking shape now

[Peggyontherun]

@ The Gaffer - No time frame in mind just taking every day as it comes as i have been limping around the last 22 months due to me smashing my leg playing football i have one more operation to go so i only get to work on the car for 4-5 hours a day that life every minute has to be enjoyed and id say 3-4 months left on the car really so it will be on the road for next summer o i cant wait

Cheers

Sean

['The Gaffer']

@ The Gaffer - No time frame in mind just taking every day as it comes as i have been limping around the last 22 months due to me smashing my leg playing football i have one more operation to go so i only get to work on the car for 4-5 hours a day that life every minute has to be enjoyed and id say 3-4 months left on the car really so it will be on the road for next summer o i cant wait

Cheers

Sean

Sorry to hear of your accident, this 'Little' project must pass the time away nicely. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[Peggyontherun]

@ The Gaffer - cheers no worries its something i look forward to everyday getting stuck in to

[Peggyontherun]

Got the bat wings all lined and held down with bars for support


Bat wing in place



Passenger side bat wing with the crap paint on it


All stripped to the bone


Engine cover back on after 8 months off it




As the previous owner cut these slots out the fiberglass warped due to the previous owner not storing the engine cover properly so ive had to make a few adjustments

[Peggyontherun]

Ok the engine cover was cut be the previous and stored wrong so it all warped and twisted and sagged so here is some strenghtening


As the sides are a crazy shape they are separate pieces all of these will be fiberglassed


The rear passengers bat wing all gapped now so a bit of filling and sanding to go


Bat wing skimmed



Still a bit of work to go getting there tho


All the sides fixed in place


Looks messy but this will be all fiberglassed



Bat wings all sprayed light coat of black ready for block sanding when there finished they will be sent off to be carbon fibered



Sanding the engine cover

['The Gaffer']

Great work, I know quite a few people are following this thread

[Peggyontherun]

@ the gaffer - cheers will keep updating as soon as i get pictures its starting to come together now in all the right places cant wait to get the engine cover finished another one off the checklist

Here is a friend of mine in the US that has built his Lamborghini Murcielago

[Peggyontherun]

Good bit of sanding going on have arms like popi


The joys of filler



side view doors just sitting on the car


Getting close now


First coat of primer the slots will be all fiberglassed just waiting on its arrival

[Peggyontherun]

Ok all the small pin holes circled only the primer can show these up


The pin holes all re-fillered


Fiberglass just arrived today about time so i set to work fiberglassing all the metal bits

[Peggyontherun]

All dried and ready for sanding down


A skim of filler


All skimmed



First one sanded


Second one sanded and first one re-fillered


Engine cover flipped over and fiberglassed nails used to keep the fiberglass up until it dries



Nails removed fiberglass 70% dried


Rear wing all measured up and template placed over it will try and get some of this done next week

[Peggyontherun]

I had a good friend over so we decided to work on the rear spoiler we got the template cut out and a few bends done


See the curve all cut out


The shape of the rear spoiler this will be all fiberglassed when its nearly finished i had brackets made up for the rear spoiler to attatch it to the rear booth but there not strong enough so back to the metal shop will have them tomorrow


More sanding going on



One picture for the road as they say

['The Gaffer']

Really looking good

[Hairy Santa]

nice work there  that man, what weight are you expecting the car to be when  finnished  ?

[Peggyontherun]

@ the gaffer - Cheers its taking shape now

@ Hairy Santa - Cheers as for the weight i dont really know i will be getting it weighed when its finished just to see but as the car started out with just the four wheels and no bodywork id say it wont weigh alot more that the original mr2 hopefully 

[Peggyontherun]

Filling and sanding has been going on the last few days all done by hand as the sanding machine wont sand in the grooves




Front section getting skimmed


Got the two brackets for the rear spoiler back today see how thick they are compared to the aluminum one on the left hand side


Getting there



Mock up with the new brackets

[Peggyontherun]

Engine cover all masked up


Rear wing all on now


All pop-rivated on



The fun begins




Rear wing wrapped in tape to take the shape



Skimming each part of the engine cover and then block sanding them to get it all flat


Getting there

['The Gaffer']

I can only imagine how must dust you must be making

[Peggyontherun]

Fiberglassed the last section on the engine cover the nails are used to hold the fiberglass up

Cleaned up afer the fiberglass dried

First skim of filler


Exhaust gap all fiberglassed

[Peggyontherun]

A fair bit of skimming left


Skimming to get the engine cover straight



All sprayed to see where the low spots are


Re-fillered

All sanded



Still a few bit left to refill

[Peggyontherun]

Got the engine cover fitted back on the car today



Bat wing block sanded


Drivers side block sanding going on


Coming along


Re-skimmed as there was a few low spots


Bat wings all painted in blue to see where the low spots are

Engine cover up


Gas rams all hooked up


Bat wings all block sanded


Rear wing back on i ordered the fiberglass matting to start on the rear wing that will be here tomorrow hopefully



Ariel shots

[Peggyontherun]

Got the first layer of fiberglass layed on the rear spoiler



Was having trouble with the rear booth catch so the brackets were removed and altered a bit


Brackets slotted and re-fitted


All working good now


Going to be a long process



Passenger side air scoope re-fillered wasn't happy with it



Progress after alot of sanding


Spare filler left over from a mix so i filled in the exhaust top


Left to dry


Scoop back on and fitted


See the sharpe lines am happy with this

['The Gaffer']

Nice Job!!!

[Peggyontherun]

@ the gaffer - Cheers 

More fiberglass arrived today so im fiberglassing the underneath of the spoiler all prep work


Fiberglassed left to dry


Drivers side air scoop being secured down


Passengers side all back in


Wing all dry


Drivers side air scoope all finished


All secure now

Fiberglassing the sides of the rear wing all threaded bar used to hold the fiberglass down


Rear view picture

[Peggyontherun]

Getting all the gaps right on the side of the engine cover


Next layer of fiberglass


All done


All filled over i will get the perfect gap this way



Passenger side view


As the spoiler sits on the booth the booth is not secure so i came up with this
8mm bars through the box section and through the booth there is a quick release on the bottom if i need access to the booth


This is the hole cut for the 8mm bar that bolts through the booth all this will be cover over



A few pictures for road as they say was helping my mate with his blue corvette in the back round we took the last suspension arm off the car he had rebuilt three of them so was a few hours work on the removal.

[Peggyontherun]

Task today was to get the gap/lines around the engine cover and bat wings all perfect


Booth closing fillered


Engine cover and bat wing all fillered


Passenger side fillered


Getting there


Gap all cut out


Passenger side all sanded


Re-fillered


Passenger side gap/lines all cut out


Booth gap/lines all cut out taking shape now


Re-fillered and will be block sanded


Drivers side gaps/lines


Top drivers side gap/line


Passenger side gap/line


Better view of the gaps/lines

[YellaBelly]

With all the filling you are having to do chap, how much will the beast weigh?

[Peggyontherun]

@ yellabelly - there has been a good bit of filler used but it say 10-15% only stays on the car buy the time its all sanded the rest is in the hoover 

[YellaBelly]

Ha Ha! Good point, I bet your arms feel knackered after all that sanding?