[r34 racer]

Dear members,

So far my project 350Z is progressing very well, It has a dual internal 150mAh NIMH mod, black painted spokes on chrome wheels, and is lowered in front by way of removing the stabilizer bar in front.

However, within a week, my pullback will be coming in. I plan to transplant both front and back wheels onto my Z's chassis and then lower the body by splicing tabs, but i am not a fan of the way the wheels protrude out of the sides of the body by several millimeters (deduced from pictures on this board). I am going to mold widebody flares onto my Z, but i need to know the procedure.

What i'm thinking so far is to mold the wider flares onto the existing body, wait for them to dry, and then dremel out the insides of the flares as needed, removing the old plastic flares that will be underneath the new, wider, molded flares.

However, i have several questions as i am quite the n00b to body mods. I need to know the following:

1) what is the best type of material to use to mold the new flares? Where can i get this material?

2) do i need to score the plastic where the moulding material attaches to get it to adhere properly? I know this is protocol with ceramics, but im not sure about plastic.

3)what can i use to shape the material i will use for the flares, when it is wet and when it is dry?

4) I assume it is necessary to strip paint before molding. How does one go about stripping the paint off of bodies without scratching the plastic?

5) what procedure should i use to paint the finished kit, and what type of paint is best?


Thanks for the time, and please, feel free to post any tips/tricks for this project. I will get pics ASAP, it promises to look totally badass.