wanna see my new project?

[sed]

well at least one picture of it...

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/DSCF0848.JPG
more pics to come ;)

shawn :)

[KeWLKaT]

I dont see a pic...

[o2coolchris]

nice red X!

[yevRPS]

awesome project i think the next one should be a red O :) JFWY man..fix the pic we all wanna see it

[sed]

updated with pic you bastards :)

oh and remember this is day 1 of probably 7 or 8 days....

shawn :)

[EVOXD]

pic still not working

[Jtown]

pic still not working
Yeah what he said!

[Seinster]

I see it.
Shrounded in mystery though at this stage. :D
Can't wait to follow this thread, ;)

[slow 2K2GT]

I see it, it that gonna house your screen? I want to take my dash apart and do some fibreglassing as well, but our frigid weather makes it hard and I dont wanna break it.

[sed]

more pics to tease you :)

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/febshawn1.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/febshawn3.JPG

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/teaserfeb.JPG

look familiar?

[ilanpro]

I see were the HVAC is coing to glo

Great job on the screen

[sed]

thanks ilanpro, coming from you, thats a really great compliment... Any suggestions/advice on bondo? (not really bondo, but similar properties)

shawn :)

hmm that kinda came off like you are a prentincious (sp) bastard, lol not meant like that, just you are great with bondo and i respect your work :)

[ilanpro]

For the bondo Just make sure you mix it right and try to shape it when is still not dry so you can minimize the sanding time

[sed]

yeah, i found out the hard way that it sucks to work with like 2 min after mixing

[ilanpro]

Im I right on the HVAC?? Is a great idea

Also, Sed if you are going to keep it black use bumper moulding paint it matches pretty good

[Jlivan]

He lives in South FL, I am pretty sure the weather won't be a problem this weekend. I know it's going to be in the High 70's here. Prob warmer down south.

Looking good. So what color did you decided on the panel?

[sed]

ilan,

yeah its for the HVAC, i had to completly fabricate a new latch system and a whole **** load of plastic fill, but it'll be so pimp when i am done.

Oh and no, everything that isn't silver in the car now

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/shawn3.jpg

will be Krylon Mystic Blue (99% match of my seat's blue)

shawn :)

[mrhoaf]

now I see what you're doing... making the LCD look like it was always there instead of added on.... and I though it looked cool before...that's gonna look SWEET!

[Jlivan]

That is going to look sweet. Great idea for the LCD. :)

[sed]

thanks :) I hope it really comes out like I planned......

I went home for lunch today and did a second sanding and IMO it is shaping up super sweet.... once i primer, paint and clear coat it this is gonna be so pimp.

shawn :)

[ilanpro]

Sed you should get a mouse, they are great sanders

[sed]

A mouse? will look into it, right now i am just using a block of a 2x4 i cut... lol

shawn :)

[ilanpro]

is from B&D

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000050FBC/dealtime-dah-mp-20/103-6324380-9286227?dev-t=D2GPY4FLPNIDH9%26camp=2025%26link_code=xm2

[sed]

wow. sweet.

I'll be getting one for my grille. 100%

thanks man

shawn :)

one more pic, i know its ugly but remember i JUST started on this @ 10 pm last night...

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/DSCF0842.JPG

shawn :)

[ilanpro]

Sed , love the idea man, I am toying with the idea of the overhead HVAC yet, soon as I get m y beater and I can park the elantra for a summer car, I will get to it. You have inspired me

[sed]

You can thank Ford for that ilan..

if you hadn't noticed i fell off the face of the planet for like 3 months.

But good ol ford got me back in the modding fever :)

Glad you like it, wait till you see this **** when its finished... seriously i am at half mast thinking about it!

shawn :)

[hyunelan2]

Overhead HVAC would be sweet. Not to get too off topic, but with all the FG and molding, what about putting the HVAC down below, in the area forward of the shifter?

SED, keep the pictures coming.

[sed]

i thought about that too, but i need my ashtray ;) and i like my cigg lighter for misc powering of cellular type items

shawn :)

[ilanpro]

I like that little tray also, I can be very messy

[sed]

yeah thats a good point ilan, that thing holds 90% of the things in my pocket when i drive

shawn :)

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/yeahbaby.gif

first coat of primer.

looking pretty good so far.

shawn :)

[yevRPS]

sed..damn you work fast...looking good

[sed]

well if i do something, its to the max and as quickly as possible still being as neat and nice as possible.

shawn :)

it does look pretty sweet though huh?

[ilanpro]

well if i do something, its to the max and as quickly as possible still being as neat and nice as possible.

shawn :)

it does look pretty sweet though huh?

You did know that the cigarrete lighter comes out right??

[sed]

Ilan,

yeah I know, but I am doing something else with that space now, so i decided i didn't care and wanted to shoot it too much to take the .01 seconds to take it out :)

[ilanpro]

How is the ceter console comming along??

[sed]

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/centerconsole.gif

[ilanpro]

comming along good man

[sed]

yeah its coming

I just did a test fit with the LCD, holy **** i need a tissue

shawn :)

ahhhh this god damn paint i bought sucks my ***. It ran everywhere now i have to wait for it to dry so i can sand it down and try again.

bollocks

shawn :(

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/agh.gif

THAT REALLY ****ING PISSES ME OFF

[SuperGLS]

Looks to me that the the HVAC is in the console the wrong way... looks like it's facing the passenger to me. I hope I'm wrong or that's the way you want it. The dash fascia looks really nice though.

[sed]

super, yeah its facing the passenger side because only the passengers say something about the HVAC lol, i don't ever use it. only if it rains, and i have to defog.

The dash looks like **** man, the paint ran everywhere... I gotta repaint it. bull**** krylon

shawn :/

at least something is going smoothly

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/consolelidshawn.gif

thats fake leather in a light gray if anyone was wondering

and its not done yet don't worry, just showing you that i started something else tonight and it calmed me down because its going ok :)

[Choking Hazard]

**** dude. thats the work of a craftsman. good job. muy props.


you ever try wet sanding of paint?

[EVOXD]

thats gonna look sweet.

[sed]

yeah it will when its done

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/before.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/after.bmp

doesn't look so different huh?

shawn :)

[TNT4ME]

Very nice Job!!! Can't wait to see it all together....

[sed]

me either!

shawn :)

[Jlivan]

Looking good. :)

[sed]

well the color i originally chose blew chuncks, so now i sanded it all down and reshot it with primer... I am going to go with a charcoal or similar gray..


wish me luck ...

shawn :)

[slvrsleeper]

Like I said yesterday, get the Testors metalizer in the titanium finish, I think you'll like the results. Of course you could always go for the ricer-in-progress look and put it back in the car stil in primer! Even better if you had overspray on the dash pad! LOL :D

[sed]

the only thing with that sleeper, is my vents are breushed aluminum painted and so is the guage clulster surround, so I don't want everything metallic...

I think i'll go with just a subtle change like a charcoal

shawn :)

[kylemorg]

Sed -- Did you paint over the cigarette lighter socket and light? It looks like you did in the pictures above...

[sed]

yeah because its being taken out.... something better.... :)

shawn :)

Update ******

test fit pics:
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/testfitclose.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/testfitangle.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/testfit1.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/testfit2.JPG
http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/testfit3.JPG

[KeWLKaT]

wow... I'd suggest some heavy sanding to square everything out though!

[mrhoaf]

well.... that's the test fit..... I'm sure he's not gonna leave it looking like that.... Sed knows what he's doing.....

[sed]

thats just overcoat of primer, thats one coat of primer with no sanding, just making sure the screen fits and still is functional before i spray it again with primer and actually paint it.

Hense the term TEST FIT

shawn :)

[KeWLKaT]

Bwahaha I guess you didn't feel the slight humor in my post then :(.

[sed]

guess not... you should seen it when it was not sanded with no primer

then you could say i needed to sand the **** out of it lol

shawn ;)

[KeWLKaT]

Yea, actually, I did see it, with the putty n all...

One question: what are you going to do about the buttons? it seems as if you wont be able to push them through those holes...

[sed]

they are fully functional, thats why i did the test fit... and those are just power buttons and the color/contrast/brightness wheels next to it.

shawn :)

personally, i think it looks badass, and pretty much OEM

[JuMpMaN6235]

sed what make and model is the monitor?

[sed]

i dunno, its xtreme video, i got it on ebay w/ the dvd player for 125 shipped

shawn :)

[TNT4ME]

Sed, Looks good man! I think Kewl was just talking about squaring up the little square button holes with a small file or something.

Damn good job, can't wait for the finished pics.

[sed]

first coat of color:

the picture does it absoultely no justice. This thing looks so pimp

shawn :)

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/painteddash.jpg

now remember all you siskel and ebert wannabes this is first coat no sanding inbetween coats.

[David]

This is going to look very nice soon as it's done! I especially like the accent of the toes at the bottom of this image as well, really adds to the dash! ;)

[sed]

:) i'm very happy with it...

those are my tosies..

;)

shawn :)

[EVOXD]

cant wait to see it in the car with the dvd. It is gonna look amazing.

[slow 2K2GT]

Very nice job man, looks great. Cant wait to start mine, the SAFC needs a new home I think. Keep up the good work.

[ilanpro]

Is that charcoal gray??

Looks great, I do have a dumb question why didnt you put the radio on the bottom?

this way the screen would be easier to watch.

[BlackElantraGT]

I think it might have been harder for him to do that because then he'd have to do more molding/sculpturing by not only making the screen part custom, but the radio slot would have to be custom made also. I know that was a bad explaination, I just can't find the right words at the moment.

[sed]

black elantra gt has it perfect.

My head unit is a flip down type and it hit the tray at the bottom of the console...

I wish i didn't have a flip down because i wanted the screen up top....

oh well i have to live with it...

shawn :)

and yes, that is a GM color replacement, dark charcoal gray metallic...

badass

shawn :)

[hyunelan2]

Looking good sed. I see you went with my suggestion on the dark gray metallic... looks awesome doesn't it. I totally agree with you on pictures doing no justice for the color.

Keep the pics coming (unless of course you're doing more important things - like helping Ford tune that SC).

[sed]

yeah when i get home today its 2 more coats of color and 4 clears and i'm done

[hyunelan2]

I found from some of my experiences that using a claybar works really well on metallic paints (since you can't wet-sand or you lose the metallic). I actually use the claybar exclusively now instead of high-grit wet sandpaper... it's a lot 'safer' for the paint with me.

[sed]

claybar? sweet thanks

shawn :)

[DubyaO]

Good job Sed! Hey man, can you give a little quick instructions on what materials you were using to create this? Epoxy filler?

[sed]

sure

I used a liquid plastic product from www.smooth-on.com

BUT I found out that regular old bondo will work just the same with a little bit more effort for 10% of the cost.

Just get some bondo, some CREAM hardner, a plastic knife and creativity

shawn :)

http://www.nitrousworld.com/pictures/DSCF0902.JPG

soooooooooooooo sweet

shawn :)

just wanted to bump this up...

shawn :)

[SuperGLS]

Ha, looks good Sed, now finish it and install it already, haha. Keep up the good work.

[sed]

ahahaha the suspense is killing me, but i have to finish painting the lower console first... and i have to clear everything..

oh well, tomorrow's work

shawn :)

[yevRPS]

flakes don't look so good in the pic...but i'm sure it's awesome looking in person...so are you bringing it to work with you tomorrow and some clay bar? :)

[sed]

yeah the picture washed it out real bad and made it look textured. yeah i'll be bringing it to work tomorrow lol

shawn :)

[ilanpro]

Any install pics yet?????????????????????

[yevRPS]

sed's saying that he's been busy at work (can anybody believe that?? :) ) and didn't have time to finish it yet

[ilanpro]

Well he is alway post whoring here. lol

[sed]

not always, two weeks ago i posted average of 87 a day, this week was like 2 or 3 lol

shawn :)

but I am going to install just the dash this afternoon to take pics, then take it out again lol

[Jlivan]

Installed yet? Gosh your taking forever ;)

Anyway, I should point out that you might want to clip your toe nails :)

[sed]

lol, i usually don't take forever, but i got real swamped with work, and by the time i get home from my 13 hour days i am exhausted and its dark, this weekend was superbowl and wife's brakes and battery...

really no time till this weekend, but i am leaving early to go pick up my kitty from the vet, so i'll put it on today for pictures

and my toenails are fine!

shawn :)_

[Jlivan]

and my toenails are fine!

shawn :)_

Well at least they are clean ;)

[sed]

leave my tosies alone!

[yevRPS]

maybe if you'd leave them out of the picture :) this isn't the first time you did it is it?