Now for the Plastic
Surgery
After 3 months of working on the heart and skeleton of the beast, it is time
to focus on the skin.  Algonquin College agreed to prepare the body for us as
so it was shipped over to the Woodroffe campus.  Under the guidance of Andre
and Steve, the students used the knowledge and tools given to them it the
various body shop programs offered in the new Automotive Training Facility
to convert a raw fibreglass body into a smooth, gleaming piece of art.
The body comes from Eva Sportscars with a coating that can be
primed and painted.  However there are always imperfections
that should be dealt with before finishing the job.
After an initial sanding to remove obvious rough
spots, the body is shot with a special thick coat of
primer.  This allows them to block sand and quickly
identify high and low spots.
The scoop was molded into the hood.  Eventually,
we will cut out the hole in the hood to allow for a
ram air set-up.
After multiple sandings, fillings, and primer coats, the
body was ready to go to the paint booth
Although this process takes only one page in this
scrapbook, it almost 4 months to complete.  The students
and professors worked around class schedules to fit this
project in.  Although it did take a while, the end result will
be worth it.
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