DeLorean Limousine - Fiberglass Fabrication Phase Photos
Again, looking through my DeLorean Project Photo archives, I came across
some fiberglass fabrication photos, taken in three phases, back in 2009.
P1 photos are Phase 1, P2 photos are Phase 2, and P3 photos are Phase 3.
Phase 1 was underbody (pods) arrangement and alignment.
Phase 2 was underbody (pods) attachment and fabrication.
Phase 3 was underbody (single entity) finish work and paint.
Attaching first sets of photos below, for all three phases, and more may be
added at a later date, using the P1, P2 and P3 designations.
Thanks,
Rich W.
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DeLorean Limousine - Fiberglass Fabrication - Phase 1 Photos
Phase 1 was the arrangement and the alignment of the underbody pods.
This was made easier by the use of my full steel deck, 36ft flatbed trailer,
to use as a relatively uniform base to align underbody pods on my SS frame.
String alignment was used on several areas of the car (top and both sides)
for reference alignment. (strings were moved out of way, with doors open)
Reference photos just before fiberglass fabrication was to begin, April 2009.
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Later,
Rich W.
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DeLorean Limousine - Fiberglass Fabrication - Phase 2 Photos
Phase 2 was the primary fiberglass fabrication process phase, creating one
DeLorean Limousine underbody from the three donor underbody pods.
Of all three of these phases, this phase may have the most photos added,
moving from the floor/tunnel sections, to side wall sections, to roof sections.
The first set of fiberglass fabrication photos show the raw fiberglass sections
completed, prior to any final detail work and prior to most fiberglass painting.
Reference photos just after fiberglass fabrication was completed, May 2009.
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Later,
Rich W.
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DeLorean Limousine - Fiberglass Fabrication - Phase 3 Photos
Phase 3 had work begin on the DeLorean Limousine underbody as a single
underbody entity, and the first steps were to apply some black paint.
The exterior raw fiberglass was painted first, followed by the floor section,
the side wall section and the roof section, but NOT the tunnel section.
Drilling and installing the tunnel underbody bolts would be "easier" with raw
fiberglass rather than painted fiberglass, since light passes through this raw
material (using a flashlight), making the alignment for drilling much easier.
Paint will be applied to the tunnel once the underbody is fully attached.
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Later,
Rich W.