G28 - Simple Mans, Simple REDO of an G28 LP640

[Simple Man]

Continued on the rear hatch.  Made some adjustments to the hinge mounting

Ground at least 1/4 of rage bondo that the PO applied and got the hatch to line up with the body on both sides

[Simple Man]

Dude! Just read through your door section and god did it give me goosebumps! When I did my doors on my murc replica, it was a nightmare! I feel your pain!

Great build thus far, keep it up brotha!

Thanks Jets!  Will be starting the passenger door here in January!!! cant wait!!

[Jets303]

Dude! Just read through your door section and god did it give me goosebumps! When I did my doors on my murc replica, it was a nightmare! I feel your pain!

Great build thus far, keep it up brotha!

[Simple Man]

I've been following your build for some time and I'm just wondering, you ever wish you'd just started from scratch?  I'd bet you'd be done by now!

thanks for following the build! Im enjoying the build and having a great time working through the issues.

[diablodoc]

I've been following your build for some time and I'm just wondering, you ever wish you'd just started from scratch?  I'd bet you'd be done by now!

[Simple Man]

That attention to detail makes a great builder!

Some times I wish I could over look things     the REDO would be further along than it is.  Thank for the comments!

[lambobuilder]

That attention to detail makes a great builder!

[Simple Man]

Laid out some string to check the lines from roof over the engine bonnet to the body in the rear. 

I was off by a 5/16 of an  inch and finally figured out where.  The two cut grooves in the body on the driver side are just 5/16 wider than the same two grooves on the passenger side.  This made the engine hatch seem to narrow and wasn't lining up on the drivers side. 

Have to mull over my options 

[Simple Man]

Had to increase the length of the OEM sized Replica bat wings.

The bat wings that came with the REDO were pretty pitiful

[Simple Man]

Was up late last night fiber glassing.  Got an early start today

The top of the engine bonnet is 1/2 "  wider at the top than the bottom.  Added CSM to make the distance the same.

Will need to cut the body to make the angle flow from the top of the engine bonnet to the body where the rear trunk is.

The other issue is the angle on the body is some how different from side to side 

[lambobuilder]

That's what I love about these type of posts. It's fiberglass, it can be fixed. Appreciate you showing us the reality of these builds.

[Simple Man]

happy Friday!   

The OEM replica engine bonnet is is about 2 2/16" to short.

Time to cut and then fiberglass!  Multiple times!! 

[Simple Man]

For the engine bonnet hinge, I looked at Autpro and USMC butler build threads for some ideas, as well as some pictures of Murci-Me car.

I cut the old rusted inch tubing out.  I took an Audi A-4 hinge and modified it so it would mount in the holes in the OEM replica engine bonnet. 

Not sure if I'm going to try to create a  more OEM look like Auto pros but will wait until the bat wings go in to figure what to do

[Simple Man]

started on the engine hatch. The REDOs G28 hatch had seen batter dayz, so I went with an OEM replica.

The angles on the body are not right.  The gap from the hatch to the body is 1/2 inch.

Fiberglass, and some sanding and the gap is 3/16 of and inch.  Will use some dyna glass to dial it in later

[Simple Man]

Well Having been down with injuries to both thumbs for 7 weeks, project REDO has been restarted 

Finished the IDLA port and the wrapping of the wiring harness.