Fiberglass streetrod dash tech!!! by a 5 year old

hahahahaha No seriously. Me and my son Tyler Did some work to the T bucket satruday and a lil this morning. We made a plywood floor and glassed it in. as well as a custom wrap around dash check it out it's bitchin'.

 

our hamade driveshaft tunnel layered over some pipe to create the mold. about 4 layers of glass on em.

 

the custom dash. we started the dash out by drawing out a template then cutting out like 3 layers of glass. The lil instrument cluster I have to install says "saftey first". lemme assure you that this car will plolly be anything from safe hahahaha

 

heres the kid laying the resin down!

 

givin a shout out to the metal maniacs across the nation!

 

dash sheet metal screwed into place

 

glassed up

 

did you use the cloth sheets and just layer them with the resin?what brand of product did you use?i'm gonna be doin this soon in my 27,and have never really worked with fiberglass,could use a tip or two.

 

done floor pic 1

 

floor pic 2

 

If you all forgot what the T looks like!! later dudes

 

I can't stop looking at the headers

 

Ditto, that thing absolutely rocks, more people should use straight 8's

 

Hey Andy, you know that we have child labor laws here Floor looks bitchen, I get a chubby every time I see them headers too. Good Tech

 

that is so cool, Tyler will remember this his whole life.

you are a cool dad!

Paul

 

hahaha...Awesome
Its so cool getting the kid in the shop with you.
I dig when my 2 yrold "helps" me out too.
The T is looking pretty badass. I'm gonna make it down there soon to check it out.

 

Go Tyler Go! Love that custom exhaust more pics of these please!

 

It looks like you have a 38 buick instrement cluster there? Is the motor buick? The car looks real cool. I bet your son will alwas remember the time he is spending with you. My girls remember going out to the garage with me. Now it's my grandaughters turn and she loves it. She also loves going to cruise nights and car shows. It's a great thing to shear with them. Godd luck with the car and keep up the great work.

 

That Windshield frame looks evil.

 

Way cool Drew!

 

that poor kid is gonna grow up demented just like all of us.

 

we just have a bunch of that old mat laying around i think it is made by evercoat. but yes one layer at a time with a paint brush and it's pretty easy. fiberglass is really cool. it's just a big peice of bondo.

me and tyler have a good ol time workin when he listens to me hahaha. he likes drawing out pictures of cars and then wants to build em. the T is turning out cool and I am sorry to say I will have to sell it when it's done due to house purchasing hopefully. here is a pic on wheels I will have to keep you guys in suspense till it's done now. drew

 

Those headers look totally KICK-ASS. What a crazy lookin car! Good for you gettin 'em started young. Too bad ya gotta sell the car when its done though.

 

That's realy cool... but is the boy eating the resin?

 

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Must be getting "Fiber" in his diet..., Just like his Dad...!

 

Dont want to spoil the party, but it is wise to let the kid use a respirator, gloves and goggles. I work with fiberglass for a living, and we are always cautious to protect ourselfs from the styren and reactive hardeners in the resin.
Just my 2c.

 

here are some more updated pics from today. I braced up the inside and foamed the voids..

 

then I glassed some steel rod to the inner to create a divider between what will be painted and what will be upholstered. and glassed that in.

 

smore

 

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